Eleven months is too long! Whose foal is first?!

[Kacey88]

Are you getting a cam? I'm a bit stumped there....

No I don't think so, although my very techie other half was talking about setting something up. But I don't think I need it. I have time off college and work and she is a two minute stroll down the yard!

ktj1891, I think you have come to the right place then! Plenty of newbies here.

Hang on, my mare can't be the earliest! No March foalies?

 

[Fairynuff]

my mare is due 29th of December but will obviously foal on the 2nd of Jan

 

[Kacey88]

my mare is due 29th of December but will obviously foal on the 2nd of Jan

Naturally! What are you expecting? I hope the weather isn't too cold.

 

[Fairynuff]

Naturally! What are you expecting? I hope the weather isn't too cold.

it's a colt and chesnut. The mare is a Quarter and this is the sire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tf-GNY_RkM

It will probably be absolutely freezing but Madam is being packed of to a clinic in Milan where she will foal. Im in the process of buying foal rugs and thoroughly enjoying baby shopping

 

[Laafet]

My first one is around the 20th Jan, the last May sometime. Please, please, please vaccinate your mares for EHV at 5, 7 and 9 months. The heartbreak of losing a foal and risking others losing theirs is just too horrific when you actually have to witness it.

 

[Megibo]

I'm so excited for you all! My mare is not even IN foal yet, she's off to stud next April and will hopefully take.

The impatience is ridiculous!

 

[noodle_]

march

my horses full sibling

i dont own the mare or stallion but asked if she was pregnant as id love another

have a name planned - both showname and stable name

 

[Kacey88]

I'm so excited for you all! My mare is not even IN foal yet, she's off to stud next April and will hopefully take.

The impatience is ridiculous!

That was me this time last year and it seems to have flown by, but now it seems to be going so slowly! Have you picked the stallion yet? It took me ages to decide - I even went youngster shopping for a while to see if that was a better idea, all in all probably took over a year to plan!

There are too many colour possibilities from my pairing to pick names - had great fun with this though http://www.horsetesting.com/ccalculator1.asp !!

131 days to go, the fact that I know this says it all What will I do if she goes weeks over?!

 

[eventergirl87]

131 days to go, the fact that I know this says it all What will I do if she goes weeks over?!

Don't my friend was in TB breeding for some years and said once one of their mares went 12months 9 days !!! I wouldn't cope if my mare cooked that long!

 

[Spring Feather]

I have two mares due in March, two in April and all my other mares are due is May. I purposely tried to stagger it this year so that we didn't have all the foals coming at the same time, like we had this year. In one way it was good as 2013 was the shortest foaling season ever but it was a bit manic having them all foal together. It should be more relaxed in 2014.

 

[Kacey88]

I have two mares due in March, two in April and all my other mares are due is May. I purposely tried to stagger it this year so that we didn't have all the foals coming at the same time, like we had this year. In one way it was good as 2013 was the shortest foaling season ever but it was a bit manic having them all foal together. It should be more relaxed in 2014.

I don't know how anyone with more than two/three due functions properly, I hope you get lots of help when the time comes. Is there anyway of telling which ones are likely to go over without knowing their history? That's probably a daft question!

 

[Spring Feather]

5 of them will be about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than the EDD, so although I've put them in the months above based on 343, those 5 won't make their due date as they've always foaled at around 325 days every year.

 

[Alec Swan]

It isn't actually the eleven month wait though, is it? It's actually from 10 months onwards, and late foals and the lack of sleep, or the surprise which greets us, when it's early!

Nothing to foal next year, as I've rather cried off. One possible exception, in that we have an ET born 2 yo, she's off soon to a specialist and to see what he thinks of her. If the report that comes back is positive, then at 3 she'll be backed and broken, and then put in foal, and probably gifted to someone when the foal is weaned. We'll see!

Alec.

 

[Megibo]

That was me this time last year and it seems to have flown by, but now it seems to be going so slowly! Have you picked the stallion yet? It took me ages to decide - I even went youngster shopping for a while to see if that was a better idea, all in all probably took over a year to plan!

There are too many colour possibilities from my pairing to pick names - had great fun with this though http://www.horsetesting.com/ccalculator1.asp !!

131 days to go, the fact that I know this says it all What will I do if she goes weeks over?!

You shall self destruct, that's what :biggrin3:

And yes she's going off to visit mr H Tobago !

 

[CrazyCobLady]

Mine is due around March 20th!

 

[Kacey88]

You shall self destruct, that's what :biggrin3:

And yes she's going off to visit mr H Tobago !

Oh wow, great choice. He is so stunning. Best of luck getting her in foal, I was so worried and was prepared for anything, so when mine went in foal first time with no twins or anything tricky I couldn't believe my luck. Yours will be much more refined than mine little one, that's for sure!

CrazyCobLady, that's early enough! Judging by your name is it safe to say you will not be expecting a H Tobago baby?

 

[RamblingRosa]

Mine is due 7th April but she's a maiden so who knows.

 

[Lambo_688]

Mines due end of April maiden mare am already excited! Can anyone see/feel there's moving yet?!

 

[eventergirl87]

Yup felt mine move/kick mumma due beginning April

 

[Kacey88]

Mines due end of April maiden mare am already excited! Can anyone see/feel there's moving yet?!

Yes! Moving around a lot. Is your mare big?

 

[Lambo_688]

She's fairly big not seen blob move yet though but mare is so fluffy ! Might spend some time at the weekend watching out !!

 

[Megibo]

Oh wow, great choice. He is so stunning. Best of luck getting her in foal, I was so worried and was prepared for anything, so when mine went in foal first time with no twins or anything tricky I couldn't believe my luck. Yours will be much more refined than mine little one, that's for sure!

Thanks, the wait is a killer ! What is your mare and who is the daddy?

 

[Night-mare!]

How exciting Saw mine move for the first time recently, makes all the stress and worry worth while!

 

[Kacey88]

Thanks, the wait is a killer ! What is your mare and who is the daddy?

Mare's dam was an Irish Draught and sire was a coloured cob. Sire of the foal is RID Hillviewfarm Superstar. So it should be a very draughty foal! This is a picture I took of the sire:

 

[Fairynuff]

that is one beautiful head! If the rest of him is as nice he is a stunner

 

[Poorlypony]

Mine is a maiden due 8 March (she didn't take when I tried to put her in foal when I was pregnant with my first so when I was pregnant with my 2nd I thought I would start early with her and of course she took first time)! She is due her final evh jab this month.

I am very excited and having looked as fat as butter from the moment of conception she finally looks vaguely in foal, though still very well covered!

She is an ISH with Animo/Nautilus breeding and the daddy is Challon Z that some people on here saw at Addington at the stallion show a few years ago and liked very much. I already have a Challon Z 3 year old who has a temperament to die for so I am hoping this one inherits his nature as the mare is very talented and I have had a lot of success on her but she is a quirky awkward thing and I am getting to old and wussy for that type of caper!

 

[Kacey88]

that is one beautiful head! If the rest of him is as nice he is a stunner

He is beautiful isn't he? I had seen many other Irish Draught stallions but he is definitely the most pretty!

Oh Poorlypony, you have me beat by a long shot! That due date will fly around!

 

[Poorlypony]

I know! To be honest I think she just did it to get a nice warm stable - she has always lived out 24/7 and clearly thought 'this is my chance'!

Yours has a very handsome daddy - love a grey

 

[DuckToller]

Finally went up to have a look at my mare who is tucked away in a field with a few other broodmares and her best friend.

I was hoping for a happy chilled-out mare as the stud had assured me she was a changed character, but she looked every bit as narky and grumpy as the last time I saw her

She is about 5 months gone in this, goodness knows what size she will be by June.

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[Kacey88]

5 months?! Oh my, she is huge!! She can't be a maiden?! Mine is 8 months now and nowhere near that big AND she has had foals before. I had no idea carrots would make a foal grow like that

She's a lovely type, having a great time I'd imagine.