meleeka
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I think she'll hang on until we're all bored and not checking this thread.
Fat or in foal
- Thread starter JJS
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Butterbear
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Out of curiosity when was the last opportunity she had to *ahem* with the stallion? See if we can establish a latest possible day Mary can keep her thousands of followers waiting?! She is becoming a bit of a celebrity, have you been thinking about names for the new arrival yet JJS?
Sandstone1
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You can never tell though. My friend had a mare who showed no signs of imminent foaling at 10pm.
Next morning at 7am there was the foal.
Sometimes I don't think they show all the textbook signs at all
Next morning at 7am there was the foal.
Sometimes I don't think they show all the textbook signs at all
JJS
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She was passported by the dealer on 15th June, because that's when the part that the vet has to fill out and sign was dated, but she was definitely with the person I got her from by the 26th of the month (there are pictures on her Facebook of Mary at a show).
Even if she was covered at the end of that window, she would be due to drop right about now - assuming she wasn't going to go massively over - and she's been bagged up since at least the middle of last month, which should be another good clue.
No, no names. I don't want to even think about that until we (hopefully) have a healthy foal on the ground. So much can go wrong.
MDB
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Omg. i got so excited to see the last post by JJS. I think another few days. Possibly by Sunday. And a filly. Colour black.
tallyho!
Following a strict mediterranean diet...
I think a mini-me on Friday 
Equi
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Just you cook that little one to perfection mary! there is no deadline. But just a friendly word, do hurry up cause we all want to see her ! (im betting a filly now, in my waters!)
JJS
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Sandstone1
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I think that bag looks a lot bigger. I'm no expert but think it could be close now.
cobgoblin
Bugrit! Millennium hand and shrimp.
Oh Mary!...I've got a feeling you're going to hold on until the beginning of June.
windand rain
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Maiden mare often bag up 6 weeks before birth so she could go to the end of the month fingers crossed all goes well time is irrelevant as long as all is ok. Good luck that he she arrives soon
Equi
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Its much harder to see changes when you are the one looking in person, but personally i see a lot! bigger bag, large milk lines and shes dropped a little with bumpage near the front and her back end is away to hell. Don't look out for that V and milk streaming down her legs, that won't happen in a lot of cases! Can you take a pic of her secret garden? Inside and out lol
Just to add, i have no intent to alarm, but is that little tiny spots of red at the teat? Keep an eye on that. It could be nothing, but just keep watch.
I have a feeling shes on the go.
Just to add, i have no intent to alarm, but is that little tiny spots of red at the teat? Keep an eye on that. It could be nothing, but just keep watch.
I have a feeling shes on the go.
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JJS
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I have one from the outside from yesterday (it looked exactly the same today).
Inside is a dark pink, but no different colour-wise to how it's been the last couple of weeks. I've been checking it every day and no significant changes yet.
It is little spots of red, but when you squeeze to get milk, it's only the usual pale fluid that comes out, and she doesn't seem at all uncomfortable with you messing around, so I don't think anything sinister is going on.
JJS
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It's taken me two days to upload this for you all to see (great work, Photobucket...). Maybe this is Mary's attempt to get things moving a little more quickly! This was after her bucking, broncing, and charging around with her friends on the other side of the fence. I dread to think how much foalie must have been bounced around!
http://vid871.photobucket.com/albums/ab276/jj201291/6CC2D14C-0BAA-44E1-B94A-428509E0C8CD.mp4
http://vid871.photobucket.com/albums/ab276/jj201291/6CC2D14C-0BAA-44E1-B94A-428509E0C8CD.mp4
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tallyho!
Following a strict mediterranean diet...
Coblover63
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That bag is much fuller.
meleeka
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She looks even more huge in the video than the photos! What's she cooking, a shire?!
JJS
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It's been incredibly full for the last few days, but this is the first time that the milk has literally squirted out - right into my face, of course! One teat was normal, the other had a rather exuberant response to being checked
Despite that, her nipples are still pointing inwards rather than down, and she has a noticeable crease, so maybe there's room for more growth yet!
JJS
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She looks much bigger in the flesh than in the photos. When she stands with her head over her door, she literally fills the whole doorway with her bulk!
horselady
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Actually, that's a very good point, and one that I was worrying too much to come up with by myself. I just saw this and freaked!
I'll start this with two provisos: one, I know that it's been asked a million times before, and two, I'll be making a vets appointment on Tuesday.
So, a bit of backstory. I bought my mare in August. I know that she was with a dealer between late May and mid June at least, although it may have been for a little longer than this. I also know that there was a Welsh D stallion on the premises, although I have no knowledge to make me think that my mare was ever with him. Before that, I believe she came over from Ireland.
I posted on the forum last summer because she had really prominent milk veins. I'd never before seen them in a mare that wasn't pregnant, but after a number of posters said they had geldings with the same, and after looking at practically every horse I could find, I realised she wasn't the only one, went on my merry way, and thought no more of it.
However, since having my mare, she hasn't come into season once. I've had mares before and know what to look for, so unless she's just incredibly subtle about the whole affair, I'm pretty certain she hasn't had one. And now she's started to pile on the pounds - but only on her stomach.
So, I'm going to share the call out cost with a friend who also needs the vet out, and she'll be ringing the practice up on Tuesday. I'm desperately hoping that she's simply fat and that we can crack on with bootcamp and get her weight back down, so losing the money spent on an examination is neither here nor there.
However, in the meantime, whilst I'm waiting for an answer, does anyone have an opinion one way or another: fat or in foal? I'm sincerely hoping that the consensus is the former to put my mind at rest whilst I wait, and that it's my overactive imagination and nothing more at play here!
Sorry for the essay and thanks in advance for your opinions!
Normal summer weight
Two days ago
Today
Seeing as I don't want to disappoint you all, another daily update, although not a particularly exciting one.
M hasn't changed much between today and yesterday. Shape-wise she still looks huge, although it's hard to capture just how big on camera (excuse the grass stains, she's obviously been having a good roll).
Her bag is very obvious now, although little changed from yesterday when it nearly doubled in size.
And just to show that she really isn't fat elsewhere, here's one of her topline. You can see that her spine is actually slightly protuberant, as opposed to the rain gutter that you'd expect in a fattie.
And finally a gratuitous M picture - because who else but a cob would stick their face into the huge, flapping plastic wrapper that you've just retrieved from the field to see what exciting treats it might be hiding?
She's intent on doing exactly that! No real changes again today.
Look at how much bag development has happened since the early days!
JJS
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And how much hair has been shed! My mammoth has transformed into a (admittedly large and cumbersome) unicorn
horselady
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And how much hair has been shed! My mammoth has transformed into a (admittedly large and cumbersome) unicorn
True!
_GG_
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And how much hair has been shed! My mammoth has transformed into a (admittedly large and cumbersome) unicorn
Haha, bless her. How's she looking tonight?
Equi
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That lady garden looks ready! I really have a feeling she will go over the next night or so.
JJS
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Much the same as she has for the last few days!
JJS
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I hope so! Although if she does, she's chosen a great time to do it. Forget waiting for nice weather: she'll have a solid week of rain and storms ahead of her.
Equi
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lol yup! the drought is bad, that means no growth. Rain means the grass will grow! Theyre much smarter than we give them credit for. We had sun until Saturday, then rain. Goldie foaled Saturday night
Peregrine Falcon
Looking forward to cooler days
I've had an overcooked one! Dam held on for the warm weather.
Mares do keep you in suspense.
Mares do keep you in suspense.
SatansLittleHelper
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She's absolutely enormous!!!! How she can feel like jogging about is beyond Me, crazy horse lol x
JJS
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Mary does most things with a huge sigh of effort, but once herd hijinks were on the cards, she just couldn't resist joining in! She forgot all about the extra baby weight for a minute there