2017 Foals

oohhh, how hairy is the second mare ! lol.

The first one certainly has more development than my mare who is due on Thursday. Shes still some way to go.

Do shetlands/minis foal earlier than standard horses as a norm ?
 
Shetlands are on the whole same as any other. Miniature horses can go earlier 300 onwards. My mare last year went 326 and in 2013 340. These two are maidens so no clue. I will be milk testing when I think she's close.
 
My mare foaled at 315 last year so I'm assuming she'll go similar his year.

My mare I'm waiting on now I haven't bred before so I don't know if she will go over or what. She's "due" on the 16th but that's looking doubtful.
 
First foalie arrived early this morning :) Foryd Super Girl (by Foryd Flying Express) x Sharmon Rivaldo (by Tymor Pele)

318 days
 
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Ddraig_wen said:
First foalie arrived early this morning :) Foryd Super Girl (by Foryd Flying Express) x Sharmon Rivaldo (by Tymor Pele)

318 days
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Congratulations, is all ok as this seems early ? Was your other mare empty , or was she just hiding it well ?

The HHO law states that you have to post foal pics ......
 
Asha said:
Congratulations, is all ok as this seems early ? Was your other mare empty , or was she just hiding it well ?

The HHO law states that you have to post foal pics ......
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All good :) . Mum and baby doing fine, he's huge though. Not sure about Gwen yet but she's been known to hide a foal up high before.

Peregrine Falcon said:
Absolutely disgraceful!!! WHERE ARE THE PICS?!!?!?!?

Congratulations, looking forward to seeing pics.
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Photos will be up later once I remember my photobucket password ;)
 
Wide load!

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still no foal for us yet.

After seeing YCBMs Barncam post I went out and bought some CCTV, so can now monitor her from pretty much anywhere. Saturday, I honestly thought she was in labour, we had rolling, pawing kicking you name it. Then all of sudden she lay down and went to sleep. Perhaps baby was getting into position.
The mucas plug looks as though its been coming away, with a bit of reddish brown discharge. Her vulva is relaxed and bright red, however her bag just hasn't developed much. Shes also been eating for Britain.
She didn't sleep much last night, paced a lot and looked very uncomfy and this morning her bag was definitely bigger, with a little bit of wax, we are gradually getting closer. I'm putting money on her foaling on Friday.
 
My two coming along nicely both on cam too. I'm betting on next week for one and the week after got the second. One looks more ready body shape wise but the other had slightly more bag. No sign of milk / fluid in either yet .
 
TexasCBS has the first Shagya XCB in North America - I hope she will post later, photos of her colt Griffin. He has adorable CB ears and the prettiest face.
 
I have boobs that seem to stay up now. She's over 300 days and her earliest due date based on 330days for minis was 16th April now revised to may 8th as I doubt she's st 328 days now!
 
equi said:
I have boobs that seem to stay up now. She's over 300 days and her earliest due date based on 330days for minis was 16th April now revised to may 8th as I doubt she's st 328 days now!
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until she innocently bags up and gets colostrum 2 hours before foaling sunday night so you get a nice suprise monday :D :D apparantly mine is bagging up and looking like she will go to her due date in a couple of weeks :)
 
crabbymare said:
until she innocently bags up and gets colostrum 2 hours before foaling sunday night so you get a nice suprise monday :D :D apparantly mine is bagging up and looking like she will go to her due date in a couple of weeks :)
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I know 😂😂 she may hold off til Monday night I'm working Sunday one lol
 
It's a boy ! A lovely big bay colt, born last night about 9.45. Took him about 2 hours to stand but as soon as he did he also mastered the art of trotting and bucking. Watched it all on cctv, and managed to record it too. It was a very quick straight forward birth.

All good until he tried to suckle, it frightened mum, and she tried to kick him, cue me panicked, so range vet and ran straight into the stable.vet only lives around the corner , but by the time he arrived I had managed to calm her down , and reassure her. So she let him do it. Then vet helped him suckle from other side. I stayed up for a few hours watching and once she got the hand of it all settled down. This morning all seems good, but I will be closely monitoring .

Here is the feisty little fella ��

https://youtu.be/t1tvdX7YDKY
 
Asha said:
It's a boy ! A lovely big bay colt, born last night about 9.45. Took him about 2 hours to stand but as soon as he did he also mastered the art of trotting and bucking. Watched it all on cctv, and managed to record it too. It was a very quick straight forward birth.

All good until he tried to suckle, it frightened mum, and she tried to kick him, cue me panicked, so range vet and ran straight into the stable.vet only lives around the corner , but by the time he arrived I had managed to calm her down , and reassure her. So she let him do it. Then vet helped him suckle from other side. I stayed up for a few hours watching and once she got the hand of it all settled down. This morning all seems good, but I will be closely monitoring .

Here is the feisty little fella ��

https://youtu.be/t1tvdX7YDKY
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Gorgeous little thing and looks like Mum will be a very good mother :)
 
Ah he's lovely congratulations pleased all went well!! Mine has reached the safe 320 bag has stalled a bit been the same for several days☹️ My other mare is catching up so don't think she is three weeks behind so expecting both at approx same time .
 
congratulations :D mine has a due date of next weekend and I am told that mum is bagging up nicely so I will be on cctv watch part of the time and if she foals when I am not online I will have a phone call so I can see it. I must admit its odd in a nice way to have someone else doing the work though. tell your mare well done for foaling when there is a bank holiday that you can use to sit and gaze at him as he eats sleeps and poos :D
 
TheMule said:
Gorgeous little thing and looks like Mum will be a very good mother :)
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Thanks TheMule, she's now enjoying feeding him which is such a relief. She's very affectionate with him now


Magicmadge said:
Ah he's lovely congratulations pleased all went well!! Mine has reached the safe 320 bag has stalled a bit been the same for several days☹️ My other mare is catching up so don't think she is three weeks behind so expecting both at approx same time .
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Thank you, two at the same time sounds exciting and exhausting. Hope all goes well for you, can't wait to see your pics x
crabbymare said:
congratulations :D mine has a due date of next weekend and I am told that mum is bagging up nicely so I will be on cctv watch part of the time and if she foals when I am not online I will have a phone call so I can see it. I must admit its odd in a nice way to have someone else doing the work though. tell your mare well done for foaling when there is a bank holiday that you can use to sit and gaze at him as he eats sleeps and poos :D
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I like the sound of someone else doing it, that's definitely a sensible thing to do, all the fun and less stress sounds fab. His mum is very clever, I told her I had booked this week off work, so she's clearly waited for that. Good luck with your girl and don't forget the updates 😍 Xx
 
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