help please also in breeding

[laceyhiggs]

this is also in breeding but more people in here.

ok my mare was estimated to foal end april and still no baby! well today her bad is absolutly rock hard and i mean solid! and she looks well an truely uncomfortable. i know all horses are different but from your experiences is foaling looking imminent? im just having somthing to eat then going to pop back up to yard what else can i look for apart fron 2 legs on their way out?????

 

[eventing09]

Is she waxing up on her teets first of all.
Erm, has her withers dropped and is across her croup loose and wobbly haha. What a word!!
Erm and can you see any movement from inside basically, it make take a while becuase you will have to moniter her breathing from the movements from the foal.
Erm , all i can think of atm, Good luck

 

[arwenplusone]

I am sure you will get some good advice in breeding.

What you need to look out for are drops of a wax like substance on her teats. This could happen weeks before the birth - it could also not happen at all. The wax may turn to milk & your mare may actually run milk. If this is the case then foaling is usually within 24 hours.

Looking at your mare's back end, her vulva will become elongated and the muscles around the top of her tail will relax, she will start to look a bit poor, as if she has lost weight as the muscles give to allow the foal to pass.

The first signs of labour usually are restlessness, looking at flanks, pacing, pawing, doing small poos or wees & generally being unsettled. If you think she is close to foaling then regular checks are a must. Do you have someone to hand who has foaled mares before?

Oh - and I wouldn't bother to try and look 'internally' for signs of movement. Waste of time