caberston
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glad your mare is well Amaranta, thats one thing at least.
stimpy- pictures??!
stimpy- pictures??!
come on wee one!
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alfiesmum
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i have eventually put my pics up 
caberston
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sugar delivered a big colt last night at 11.30pm 
he came out fine, but had rather wobbly legs so after trying for a while to stand up he started to give up. cue me picking the big bug*er up and holding him for about 3 years while he finally worked out what he was meant to do with his mouth (sugar was very well behaved and just stood nickering at him and trying to shove him (a bit too firmly!) in the right direction), by which point i was ready to keel over!! he eventually managed to get his balance and wobbled himself around the stable and UNDER mummy a few times 
he's a bit down on his fetlocks so he struggled to sit down again once he was up, sugar started to get a bit impatient and tried to bite his legs off at the knee (she was only trying to help), he managed to lower himself part way down and then did a bit of a 'TIMBERRRR' motion at this point i left them too it for a while. went out again a couple of hours later and he seemed to be getting the hang of getting up and down by himself (in a fashion ) oh and i forgot to mention- he spent the first half an hour of his life with me thinking he was a filly (oops)!!!!
anyone else had experience of foalies that are down on their fetlocks?
and piccies (because he's really very cute!)
ideas for names would be greatly appreciated!!!
he came out fine, but had rather wobbly legs so after trying for a while to stand up he started to give up. cue me picking the big bug*er up and holding him for about 3 years while he finally worked out what he was meant to do with his mouth (sugar was very well behaved and just stood nickering at him and trying to shove him (a bit too firmly!) in the right direction), by which point i was ready to keel over!! he eventually managed to get his balance and wobbled himself around the stable and UNDER mummy a few times he's a bit down on his fetlocks so he struggled to sit down again once he was up, sugar started to get a bit impatient and tried to bite his legs off at the knee (she was only trying to help), he managed to lower himself part way down and then did a bit of a 'TIMBERRRR' motion at this point i left them too it for a while. went out again a couple of hours later and he seemed to be getting the hang of getting up and down by himself (in a fashion ) oh and i forgot to mention- he spent the first half an hour of his life with me thinking he was a filly (oops)!!!!anyone else had experience of foalies that are down on their fetlocks?
and piccies (because he's really very cute!)
ideas for names would be greatly appreciated!!!
ElleSkywalkingintheair
As excited as Kitty about to be a bridesmaid
He is lovely
Bennions Field
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he's finally arrived, been watching the post for ages, hopeing that the little one would arrive safely and he was certainly worth the wait super mare by the way too
my little filly was a little down on her fetlocks when she was born, she soon straightened up after a couple of days of very controlled turnout for 20-30 mins at a time, within a week you would have never known she looked perfectly normal, and now as a yearling she's continued to develop as normal and is just as she should be.
enjoy the next few days, i'm sure you will waste away many an hour just watching and enjoying i know i did, and still do for that matter, cant believe its been 12 months already !
super mare by the way too my little filly was a little down on her fetlocks when she was born, she soon straightened up after a couple of days of very controlled turnout for 20-30 mins at a time, within a week you would have never known she looked perfectly normal, and now as a yearling she's continued to develop as normal and is just as she should be.
enjoy the next few days, i'm sure you will waste away many an hour just watching and enjoying
i know i did, and still do for that matter, cant believe its been 12 months already !
Fools Motto
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''Forrest'' - as in Gump... trying to get his legs to work before he starts to run!!
Lovely smart looking chap!
Lovely smart looking chap!
caberston
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he's finally arrived, been watching the post for ages, hopeing that the little one would arrive safely and he was certainly worth the wait
my little filly was a little down on her fetlocks when she was born, she soon straightened up after a couple of days of very controlled turnout for 20-30 mins at a time, within a week you would have never known she looked perfectly normal, and now as a yearling she's continued to develop as normal and is just as she should be.
enjoy the next few days, i'm sure you will waste away many an hour just watching and enjoying
thank you both
BF- thanks, im hoping mine will just come up by themselves over the nest few days. he's rather big for her (!) so i expect he was quite cramped in there! just got a spot of unfolding to do
caberston
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SpottyTB
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Congrats, he's gorgeous!
caberston
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Congrats, he's gorgeous!
thank you
meant to be revising for uni exams but i cant stop playing with him! Cherrygarden
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Lovely pictures, no idea for names though, what should they include or are you just after a stable name?
With regards the fetlocks I'd agree they will come up on their own usually but it can help to get some of the foaling bed out if it is very deep to help them get about and after intense reading last year after stud next door had one with proper flexural issues at the front coupled with being very down at the back reading internet and book seemed to suggest there may be a link with not enough mineral uptake in the mare during pregnancy(certainly true with this one the mare was half starved when they bought her 7 mnths gone) contributing to the flexural problems and that giving a mineral drench to the foal may help them perk up and let down the relevant structures. May be worth a go if he doesn't strengthen up but I am sure he will.
Congratulations : )
With regards the fetlocks I'd agree they will come up on their own usually but it can help to get some of the foaling bed out if it is very deep to help them get about and after intense reading last year after stud next door had one with proper flexural issues at the front coupled with being very down at the back reading internet and book seemed to suggest there may be a link with not enough mineral uptake in the mare during pregnancy(certainly true with this one the mare was half starved when they bought her 7 mnths gone) contributing to the flexural problems and that giving a mineral drench to the foal may help them perk up and let down the relevant structures. May be worth a go if he doesn't strengthen up but I am sure he will.
Congratulations : )
alfiesmum
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congrats it too fell for the What are you? problem, took an hour for both myself and a friend to realise i had a colt,(now its extremely obvious-he is like his father )
vet reckons lots of people make mistakes lol xx
he looks gorgeous xxxxx
and yes they play havock with your schedule! i havent touched a hoover all week
go out to yard and sit there all day and night lol x
it too fell for the What are you? problem, took an hour for both myself and a friend to realise i had a colt,(now its extremely obvious-he is like his father )vet reckons lots of people make mistakes lol xx
he looks gorgeous xxxxx
and yes they play havock with your schedule! i havent touched a hoover all week
go out to yard and sit there all day and night lol xcaberston
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congrats
vet reckons lots of people make mistakes lol xx
he looks gorgeous xxxxx
and yes they play havock with your schedule! i havent touched a hoover all week
he's a right little character
he loves to play, mummy loves it when i go babysit because it means she gets a bit of peace and quiet!
Wagtail
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He's gorgeous. The foal at my yard was down on his fetlocks behind. He was kept in for a couple of days and then had limited turnout. Four weeks later he is absolutely fine and out 24/7.
caberston
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thanks Wagtail
he's opened up and looking a lot better already, vet's up tomorrow anyway so going to have a peek at him and see what he thinks. we've kept him in so far but hopefully he shouldn't have to be in too much longer. he seems to manage fine hooning around the stable now! 
Maesfen
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So glad he's here at last, congratulations, looks like a nice boy.
Can I just butt in and advise you to take the haynet out completely, just feed her from the floor as they are known for playing and leaping about, would be dreadful if he got hooked up on it; I've known of several foals to have died because of haynets; what's a bit of lost hay compared to your foal?
Can I just butt in and advise you to take the haynet out completely, just feed her from the floor as they are known for playing and leaping about, would be dreadful if he got hooked up on it; I've known of several foals to have died because of haynets; what's a bit of lost hay compared to your foal?
caberston
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TJP
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Lovely foals. We are only on day 307. Poor girl is fat, hot and uncomfortable.
stimpy
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Sorry caberston, I did post some pictures but in another thread. Of course I am only too happy to post pictures here too
Meeting Mum:
A couple of hours old:
Out on day two, zooming from the start:
Look Mum I can trot just like you:
Chilling on day two:
caberston
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stimpy - I LOVE! how cute?!!
how cute?!!stimpy
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stimpy - I LOVE!
Yep, I can't disagree, she is pretty cute
A villain already though!