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great news for us as we all love a BOGOF. cant believe dolly is 4!!!!!! just checked her facebook page, she looks great and has been sat on... dont forget we will need lots of updates and foalie pics.....
 
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I think OP said it was probably a pally Welsh D, could be nice. :)
Congratulations OP, I am so jealous, I bought 3 mares from Irish dealers and ne'er a BOGOF for me!
 
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Yay! Exciting :D another lurker coming out to subscribe now. I do hope the pally welsh D is the daddy, just because I love palominos lol

Keep us updated OP xx and good luck to Mary xxx
 
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Congratulations!

My sister's mare had a bogof! Foal watch was on for two weeks - my poor sister spent each night in a freezing tack room, with various friends staying for company.

On the actual night the foal was born - they all went to get chips from the chip shop around 10pm - the mare watched them go and get the chips and while they were eating, she had the foal. One of the Watchers popped her head over the door on the way to the loo and just saw half a foal hanging out. So, they managed to see the filly drop to the floor and get up. I was tucked up in bed (I had severe sciatica so couldn't spend a night in the tack room) and got the call around midnight, so got up and went to the yard to see the new addition. It was all very exciting!!!
 
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Thanks for all the congratulations! Now that it's confirmed, the excitement has overtaken the worrying, although I'm still a little put out that I have three adult horse and the second summer in a row with no riding *facepalm*. It should all be worth it in the end though :)

I should point out that I didn't buy her from the dealer, although did add her on Facebook when I saw her name on the passport. She seems surprised and has asked me to let her know what she has.

The vets appointment was pretty straight forward from the second he arrived!

Vet: So what makes you think she could be in foal?
Me: *opening the stable door* Well...
Vet: Oh...

He was willing to stake his house on her being in foal before he even examined her, but did both a rectal check and ultrasound scan, finding baby easily on both.

He did say that the foal is still reasonably small, and thinks we're looking at closer to the month mark than the next week or two, so suggested we don't need to be camping out at the stables just yet. Hopefully he's right as this would mean it was almost certainly the Welsh D stallion rather than an unknown sire, whereas at the minute we have a potential overlap of time frames.

However, as of tonight, Mary is in overnight in her huge stable with Six (my little Welsh) next door for company. Mine all live out 24/7 as a rule, and prefer to, but I want her in where she's easier to observe for the big event. I also have stud balancer on order which should be in the feed shop and ready to collect by Friday.

If it had been planned, I'd have had her sent to stud to foal, but the vet feels she's too close to advise moving now, and I certainly don't have the budget for it either, so a crash course in foaling is going to have to take place.
 
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Congratulations! Another who'll be watching closely! I remember the Tessybear/Dolly saga; it was at the same time as a friend also got a bogof who is now a strapping coloured girl! I hope it all goes well for you, as I guess you have some planning to do now.
 
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Congratations!!
Do you have any studs nearby or any friends who have bred? They will be invaluable for advice as it's your first time.
Equally I'm sure if you post your location there is someone on here who lives nearish and maybe able to support/ offer advice!
The breeding section on the forum maybe a good place to post!
 
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Wow I'm another post lurker, but just had to say eeek how exciting! ditto what others have said, if you know anyone who runs a stud or has bred foals before it might be useful to get some tips? My mare is at stud at the moment and I was chatting to the stud owners the other day re foaling. They said you tend to get no trouble or big trouble with not much in between. But the cob mares are usually the straightforward ones. Good luck!
 
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Congratulations. Foal / Mare in foal watching is addictive.

I managed to record my mare giving birth last weekend on CCTV.

Here you go OP, will give you an insight into what to expect !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osEY28JlqSE

If you have electric at your stable you could set this up really easy, just plug the cameras into a screen in another room. It made foal watching so much easier , and less stressful for my mare. What we got to see was her routine, so it was pretty obvious that she was going to foal. She would come in at night, we'd feed her and leave her to it. Then from 5pm - 9pm she would pace , kick and be generally uncomfy. As soon as it got to 9pm so she would fall asleep. The night she gave birth, same routine, but much more kicking, and pawing, and all of a sudden we saw a white bag ( she kindly turned her bum to the camera so we saw everything). Then she lay down, and had a very easy birth.
I left them to it for bit, and went and checked foal, and sprayed his navel. Disappeared again, and left them to bond. It was a good job I had CCTV, as she was a maiden and she was a bit freaked out when he tried to suckle. So I jumped in, held her and reassured her, after first suckle she was fine.

Hope all goes well, and i look forward to seeing updates
 
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Glad to hear the vet thinks the birth isn't imminent - it gives you time to get your head around the 'good news' and a few weeks to get some extra nourishment into your mare. Hope all goes well OP. My bet is that it's a boy and coloured and birth time 2nd week in May.
 
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horselady said:
How is the muumy to be today JJS?
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She's just fine :) Not much change again, and I personally think we'll be waiting until at least the second week of May for foalie to make an appearance.

I'll keep adding photos regardless just for those who have said they find it interesting. So, M's bag is now at a point where it seems to grow each day, but only by a minute amount. Her teats have also enlarged a little over the last couple of days (although it's not particularly obvious in the photos).

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I think the change must be a bit more significant than I realise seeing her day to day though, as you can now clearly see her bag without having to stick your head under her tummy.

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Her back end is also still pretty firmly muscled, and there have been no more significant changes to her vulva either.

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On the whole, M is just taking it all in her stride. She's not particularly enamoured of having to come away from the spring grass overnight, and nor is Six, but having access to her own bodyweight in hay is quickly helping her to come to terms with it!

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Peregrine Falcon said:
Glad she's doing well. Thanks for pics. :)
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No problem! It's so nice to know how many people are on hand to offer support and root for her :)

Also, I suppose it's time for an updated list of all of your bets. So far we have:

Twiggy2: Coloured colt on Sunday morning.

Biff&Buzz: Lovely, chunky filly.

Equi: Colt who's the spit of mum.

Suffolkmare: Chunky coloured filly.

3Beasties: Coloured filly born on bank holiday Monday.

Sandstone1: Skewbald colt born next weekend.

Hobgoblin: Buckskin and white colt born on the Tuesday after the bank holiday.

Clodagh: Buckskin and white.

Leo Walker: Buckskin and white colt or a mule (please no!).

Horselady: Either a nice, chunky filly or a mule (again, please no! We're a mule-free zone!).

On the Hoof: Colt.

Eatmyshorts: Chunky coloured cob colt next Friday.

The greenergrass: Buckskin and white colt.

Cobbytype: Coloured colt in the second week of May.
 
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Hey! Mules are super cute I would love a mule! After a discussion with my mare and showing her the pics my money's on the filly!
 
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