2016 Foals Due

Ashlingm - Imo I don't think her belly has dropped enough yet, though i found it useful to view from beind too . My mare didn't read the book on signs to show! She waxed up on one teat about ten hours before , vulva hadn't lengthened (I was measuring) when checked 6 hours before and no change in behaviour whatsoever. She was literally stood eating just before waters broken. Thankfully I was watching on my camera
 
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Cannot get over the size of this guy less than 24hrs old think she was glad to get him out Ameretto M x Missy ( orchestra)

I dont normally post my offspring on here just amazed by this one.
 
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LJR said:
He's huge, gorgeous :)
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Yes and he knows it he actually walks over for a scratch I normally have a slip oin for a few days ,however he will be OK can scratch his ears head and back and he pushes up to you even more. Shame he is standing so badly but even with his size he is dead straight.
I am sure my words will come back to haunt me when he turns into the ugly duckling thug!!!!
 
ihatework said:
He's enourmous!
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Yeh she was 17 days over so that will account for some however she has only had grass all winter and spring and kept short on that as well as she had laminitis before the last one something I had never encountered in a TB broodie before still better safe than sorry.
 
Goodness, he's a strapping chap isn't he? Congratulations.

One of mine held onto hers for an extra month I reckon one year, horrible spring, foal overcooked a bit and came out windswept.
 
Ha! Thought she might be! She's a lovely sort, and congrats on your wee lad - he's just all of a piece, and I think he has a lot going for him. Thanks for sharing the pic! (Plus you've given me food for thought for one of my girls for next year ...)

Golden_Match_II said:
To be honest we have no idea - it says Welsh x TB on the passport but we aren't that sure as all unknown. Reason we bred from her was more because of what she has done rather than breeding haha! He is very cute haha
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I am new to this horse breeding, I have a rescue mare who came to me and ending up be pregnant. I know this is atleast her second pregnancy. So friday around 5 pm she was laying down pushing getting up and down, rolling, sweating all over , holding her tail to the side, vagina is loose and when I squeeze her bag watery white milk coming out. Someone told me to take the other horse away and that made everything worst. She stopped labor and went crazy. Half way throw friday night I put them back with her. Since then she has been acting like nothing is wrong.. she is still has.white milk but it is not leaking I had to squeeze it to get it out... has anyone had this problem. My vet said it was false labor but I read that they can delay if they are messed with..
 
mgodwin1941 said:
I am new to this horse breeding, I have a rescue mare who came to me and ending up be pregnant. I know this is atleast her second pregnancy. So friday around 5 pm she was laying down pushing getting up and down, rolling, sweating all over , holding her tail to the side, vagina is loose and when I squeeze her bag watery white milk coming out. Someone told me to take the other horse away and that made everything worst. She stopped labor and went crazy. Half way throw friday night I put them back with her. Since then she has been acting like nothing is wrong.. she is still has.white milk but it is not leaking I had to squeeze it to get it out... has anyone had this problem. My vet said it was false labor but I read that they can delay if they are messed with..
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Sounds like she is gearing up. Keep her under observation from afar, don't interfere too much and stop squeezing her bag! Good luck
 
Well, one benefit is that she's done this before. She's obviously not far off, so look for running milk, wax on her teats, and her udder might look shiny. It will also be hot and full. Slack muscles on either side of her dock, and her lady bits all floppy and reddened.

Is the other horse a mare or a gelding? She's obviously bonded with this horse, and is happier with than without her companion. Is there any way you can move the other horse into a field next door or something along these lines so they can still be companions but the other horse can't interfere? Sometimes other horses can steal foals. I had an elderly Shetland mare who was a fantastic nanny to weaned youngsters, but would steal a newborn. She had to move to a next door field during the foaling season, poor old dear. She LOVED foals and would stand gazing sorrowfully at the foals as they arrived. Once all of the babbies had arrived and bonded with their mums for a week or two, she was allowed back with the herd and took over her duties as honorary auntie, and patiently put up with awful pestering by a growing gang of foals.

Anyway ... I digress.

Just maintain her routine, keep an eye out for the signs and don't interfere unless you absolutely have to in an emergency. Thankfully that is fairly rare, so let us know how she gets on, and good luck! Oh ... and pics when the wee one appears would be lovely ... :D


mgodwin1941 said:
I am new to this horse breeding, I have a rescue mare who came to me and ending up be pregnant. I know this is atleast her second pregnancy. So friday around 5 pm she was laying down pushing getting up and down, rolling, sweating all over , holding her tail to the side, vagina is loose and when I squeeze her bag watery white milk coming out. Someone told me to take the other horse away and that made everything worst. She stopped labor and went crazy. Half way throw friday night I put them back with her. Since then she has been acting like nothing is wrong.. she is still has.white milk but it is not leaking I had to squeeze it to get it out... has anyone had this problem. My vet said it was false labor but I read that they can delay if they are messed with..
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Just wanted to share some foal pics with you of my little colt born on 08/06/16 - im so proud of my mare and over the moon with the foal, this is my first foal so im a little excited :-)

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splashgirl45 said:
very cute, what are you going to call him?
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thank you :-) his passport name is Helianthus (Scientific name for sunflower) my mare is called Lily (stable name) being my favorite flower and sunflowers are my second favorite. Funnily enough i found out a while ago she had a foal in Belgium as a 3yo and she is called Jasmine, another flower! Havent decided on a stable name for him yet
 
Escada2004 said:
thank you :-) his passport name is Helianthus (Scientific name for sunflower) my mare is called Lily (stable name) being my favorite flower and sunflowers are my second favorite. Funnily enough i found out a while ago she had a foal in Belgium as a 3yo and she is called Jasmine, another flower! Havent decided on a stable name for him yet
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Ant?

Gorgeous foal and such a lovely mare too.
 
Golden_Match_II said:
My Welsh x TB (in signature) ex eventer (22 points, up to 1*) is in foal to Primitive Faerie Tale due late May/early June.

Her second foal and she's 14. We have a full sister from last summer who is lovely if looking a bit awkward at the moment!
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Golden Match - congratulations on your second beautiful foal! Just wondering how chunky your mare is? We have a cob mare that if she is as good as everyone seems to think she will be we would like to breed from in the future. I really like Sula Blue but saw your posts/foals from PFT & they look rather lovely too! We would need something that would seriously refine the mare, so something TB or almost all TB which PFT is. What is he supposed to be like temperament/sharpness wise? How are you getting on with your two?
 
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