2022 Foals

[Asha]

How are the already born 2022 babies getting on? I have to say we’ve had a bit of a rollercoaster with baby 1 until now. Mum has a nasty tear that she needs to go to Newmarket to be sorted at the end of June. Bought them home Saturday so she can have a high grass diet - as vet said is important. First day out yesterday and all was well bought mum and foal in and after about an hour baby started colicing ? god foal colic is the worst I’ve ever seen. Writhing around in pain throwing himself on the floor his legs just buckling beneath just the worst. Vet came and gave some Metacam and after 15 mins or so he calmed down. Have been checking through the night and looks like he’s through the woods so far , bloody horses!!

thats very scary . Hope mum and foal start to get better quickly. You must be exhausted

Rustle is doing great now . The first 24hrs where a bit of a worry as he couldn’t stand . So me and the builder ( thank god we had the builders round ) had to pick him up every hour to drink . Then just as I was starting to panic that I would have to get up every hour over night he just started to ping up on his own . He had a slight contracted tendon in one hind , maybe that was it ? Vet gave him a bit of pain relief so whatever it was is sorted now . Plus his contracted tendon has corrected itself now as well .
He’s now pinging everywhere ? hope yours recovers as well x

 

[Parrotperson]

Ahsa we need pinging pictures of Rustle!

and please may we have some of yours too Horse-rules?!

The law states that when posting about foals you MUST post a picture. ???

 

[Asha]

Ahsa we need pinging pictures of Rustle!

and please may we have some of yours too Horse-rules?!

The law states that when posting about foals you MUST post a picture. ???

A few recent ones , may favourite being the one where he’s giving the others a demo ??

 

[milliepops]

adorable!!

 

[Ambers Echo]

OMG so gorgeous x

 

[Asha]

OMG so gorgeous x

how long have got before we see Ambers ? Very excited about it ?

 

[Ambers Echo]

how long have got before we see Ambers ? Very excited about it ?

Urgh AGES. Day 330 is 26th June. Dying with impatience!!!

 

[Parrotperson]

Oh he’s fantastic! Lovely Rustle! Pinging happily! He’s got lovely markings. ???

 

[Asha]

Oh he’s fantastic! Lovely Rustle! Pinging happily! He’s got lovely markings. ???

I need to take some photos when he’s turned out in the morning. He’s like a lamb/ goat just can’t work out what to do so just jumps up and down ???

Urgh AGES. Day 330 is 26th June. Dying with impatience!!!

he/she will be worth the wait ! Seriously excited about your updates . Going to be cracker especially as he/she will be part ID ?

 

[Horses_Rule]

Looks much better today vet said to put back out as normal so I did and he’s been out and back in tonight all fine so hopefully that was it. Horses are just a rollercoaster ride!

 

[TheMule]

Goodness, what a worry! Why do we breed again?! I hope all continues to go the right way ?

My mare is 320 on Friday and doing all the right things currently

 

[TigerTail]

I am still short of a name for this long legged filly - ideas pls?! Also colours, dorsal stripe and leg barrings, pale legs and tummy with black arrow heads in her ankles ?‍

 

[ihatework]

TT - dam and sire name?

 

[Ahrena]

We have a baby! Born last night at 21:40!!!
It got a bit scary as Lexi was very agitated Sunday night/Monday but nothing progressed so we called the vet. They scanned her and found one of his front legs was tucked under him so we decamped to the equine hospital incase he didn’t righten himself before birth. All turned out to be fine, her waters broke at 21:30 and he was out 10 minutes later!

I’ve totally confused myself on his colour; dad is buckskin. I can’t see any obvious signs that he’ll grey out but he has a very defined dorsal stripe so I thought he must be some kind of buckskin despite being so dark. But then I read foals are often born with primitive markings? So now I’m clueless, although I don’t really care as he is perfect. Lexi is being a very over protective mum. I’ve called him Pesto, his proper name will be Sunday Justice.

 

[Parrotperson]

Oh! Pesto is lovely! Naughty pesto for causing a panic though ?. Phew. All’s well that ends well. ?

 

[Rosemary28]

We have a baby! Born last night at 21:40!!!
It got a bit scary as Lexi was very agitated Sunday night/Monday but nothing progressed so we called the vet. They scanned her and found one of his front legs was tucked under him so we decamped to the equine hospital incase he didn’t righten himself before birth. All turned out to be fine, her waters broke at 21:30 and he was out 10 minutes later!

I’ve totally confused myself on his colour; dad is buckskin. I can’t see any obvious signs that he’ll grey out but he has a very defined dorsal stripe so I thought he must be some kind of buckskin despite being so dark. But then I read foals are often born with primitive markings? So now I’m clueless, although I don’t really care as he is perfect. Lexi is being a very over protective mum. I’ve called him Pesto, his proper name will be Sunday Justice.

He's lovely!

 

[milliepops]

Congratulations Ahrena

 

[Alibear]

Congratulations Ahrena.
I know zero about colour genetics, but Daisy is grey, and her first filly looked very similar to yours when born. She, too, is now grey. Well, to look at, she's more strawberry roan currently, but technically and long term, she's grey.
It will be fun to watch the colour changes anyway.

 

[TheMule]

What a lovely baby Ahrena, congratulations!
He looks bay, but will be interesting to see over the coming weeks if there's anything else going on

 

[Asha]

ahhh lovely, what a beauty ! congratulations Ahrena. Glad it all went well in the end, they do love to keep us on our toes.
As for colour, he looks just like my girl from last year a lovely bay. ( adds in disclaimer im useless with colours )

 

[Ahrena]

Thank you all!
I’ve learnt that apparently many foals have primitive markings (I.e dorsal stripes) so I think he’s bay. He doesn’t have any white hairs around his eyes/muzzle (apart from the stripe) and his legs are very light which apparently suggests he’ll stay bay, but who knows!

He is already a very cheeky chappy!

 

[TheMule]

320 days today. Phew!

 

[Asha]

What a lovely neat bump ?

 

[TheMule]

What a lovely neat bump ?

She's very wide ??

 

[Asha]

She's very wide ??

???
Does she usually go the full 340 days ish ? Excited for you !!

 

[TheMule]

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Does she usually go the full 340 days ish ? Excited for you !!

She's a maiden so it's really anyone's guess. The udder is quite a bit bigger today. It would suit me if she went a little early, but she'll go when she's ready ?

 

[Asha]

Gosh, and wax too by the looks of it ! Hope you don’t have too many sleepless nights x

 

[Clodagh]

I’ve just read this thread. Enjoyed every post! Keep ‘em coming!

 

[TheMule]

Gosh, and wax too by the looks of it ! Hope you don’t have too many sleepless nights x

She has had little beads for a while so I think just plugs. I'll knock them off later and see it they are replaced, but I suspect we're still a way off

 

[Errin Paddywack]

The very first foal I ever bred had little beads of wax like that one evening. My sister asked if it was wax and I said I didn't think so. She was a maiden too. Next morning there was a foal up and running around. She had gone just 331 days. Bit of a shock.