Is it just foal fluff??

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Hi,

My mare had a little filly on Wednesday - both of them are happy and healthy :-)

Just wondering as she came out with 2 very obvious white socks on her back legs and her fronts were dark - black in some places. Today I've noticed that her fronts are getting lighter, could she have white socks on her front legs too or would these have been noticeable white socks when she was born and its just foal fluff?

Here's some pics anyway - This is her first time on her feet :-)



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An this is this morning

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Just foal fluff she has only the white markings where her skin when wet is white/pink So her lovely markings are as she was born
 
DGIN said:
Hi,

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Is she very over at the knee? Or will this straighten out as she gets older, just wondering (New to breeding...)
 
She needs her legs checking out How old is she in the photo She will straighten with excercise but some foal leg deformities are better by box rest so you need her seen by a vet. A farrier should be able to sort them but you need to do it quickly after she is about a week or so old Dont leave her until weaning to sort it as the joints fuse very quickly and then nothing can be done. Better safe than sorry. She is a little cracker though and will be beautiful Hope the vet has done her tetanus and antibiotic jabs
 
windand rain said:
She needs her legs checking out How old is she in the photo She will straighten with excercise but some foal leg deformities are better by box rest so you need her seen by a vet. A farrier should be able to sort them but you need to do it quickly after she is about a week or so old Dont leave her until weaning to sort it as the joints fuse very quickly and then nothing can be done. Better safe than sorry. She is a little cracker though and will be beautiful Hope the vet has done her tetanus and antibiotic jabs
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In OP it says born on wednesday so she's either two or three days old in these photos..

ps) cute foal and lovely mare!
 
Yes I know but if that photo was at a few hours old she will have straightened daily so it really is a matter of timing she needs to get herself sorted first then after a few days ask a professional but the foal does need a tetanus and antibiotic to protect it
 
Yeah all the foals I've seen this year are v.over at the knee but they are now 1/2 months old and nice straight forelegs. Our 15 month old is not over at the knee but we have seen pics of her first time on feet and a couple days old and she's over at the knee then. The legs will straighten soon.
 
It's just foal coat OP. When the foal is born is when you see the colour and markings it will have. Once the fluffy foal coat takes over it can lead you to thinking all sorts is going on. Your little one has 2 white rear socks and will have black fore legs once shedded out :) Cute little thing and what huge joints she has, she'll take a few days to unfurl. Enjoy her :)
 
The vet came out to her straight after she was born and advise just a few hours out a day which I am doing so she should straighten up, she is not yet 48 hours old. She is a big foal and came out of a small mare so maybe she was a bit cramped in there ??
 
In which case give her a week or at most two before getting her checked out she will straighten a lot over the next few days. It is easy fixed in most cases as long as you dont just ingore it and hope for the best
 
Aww what a wee cracker!

I'd be keeping a wee eye on those legs too, although you obviously are!

I am so foal broody right now... can't wait till next year when my owners stallion will have at least 3 being born! One hopefully at home :D
 
Thanks for all the nice comments. I'm not at all worried about her yet but ill keep a close eye on her. I'm just happy she is here and healthy :-)
 
DGIN said:
Thanks for all the nice comments. I'm not at all worried about her yet but ill keep a close eye on her. I'm just happy she is here and healthy :-)
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Going by the pictures you've posted tbh neither would I be worried. If you posted photos directly from the front and they showed extreme deviation then yes I might be a little concerned but the side on pictures, no I wouldn't be. She's a relatively small bodied foal with very big-boned legs and joints so it will take her a few days to straighten out. I've been lucky with all of the foals I've bred from my own mares as they've all come out with very nice conformation however I have a lot of dealings with other breeding farms and broodmares and I've seen some newborn sights that might scare the pants off most people who aren't clued up. One I saw this year was born and looked totally twisted, legs and spine. There was only one leg which I pointed out to the owner that I would keep a close eye on. The owner was more concerned with all the other apparent crookedness because that was what was jumping out at her. I told her not to be as that would all straighten out within the week as the rear legs came up from their dropped pastern position (one was greater than the other so alluding to the foal being twisted, which it actually wasn't). And they did. The one fetlock (which looked trivial to her compared to everything else that was going on), was the part I suggested keeping an eye on and was the thing her vet ended up treating. He saw the same as me and with xrays on his side he was able to convince her that things were not bleak like she thought. She's only bred a handful of foals so I think she got herself into a bit of a panic over it and couldn't really see the wood for the trees. Anyhow, the foal is just fine now. It's 2 months old and looks grand.
 
Lovely mare and foal.

If that is a head collar made of webbing, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take it off and use a leather foal slip or leather head collar!!!! A week ago I had an unthinkable tragedy with one of my donkeys wearing a webbing head collar (something I usually never do)...we buried her that day!
 
Don't worry she doesn't keep it on I just put it on her for 2 mins morning and night whilst I am there to get her used to it, its not a great fit either so I am off to buy her a new one a weekend :-)

Sorry to hear about your Donkey :-(
 
DGIN said:
Don't worry she doesn't keep it on I just put it on her for 2 mins morning and night whilst I am there to get her used to it, its not a great fit either so I am off to buy her a new one a weekend :-)

Sorry to hear about your Donkey :-(
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Oh, I'm so relieved you aren't leaving it on. She's such a little dream!

Seventeen years with horses and donkeys and never even a close call. I NEVER leave head collars on, but did last week because of my bad back. Then, the worst possible nightmare. I will never forgive myself.
 
Sweet little foal. She will have 2 socks on her back legs, black in front as others have said.

I would also not been concerned by her front legs at the minute, she is very leggy and has large joints, she has been cramped inside a small space for 11 months, it takes anything from a couple of days to a few weeks to unfurl.

Goos luck with her, I seen your thread in Breeding, the mare and stallion are a lovely match. And the foal is a dote!
 
Hiya, just thought id update with a photo to show how nicely her legs are straightening out, she is 3 weeks old now :-) thought we were going to loose her last weekend but she's pulled though and back to her cheeky self!

Anyway this was Martha and mum Tallulah this morning (its on a hill so not the best picture but you get the idea)



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Pleased to see her and that she is doing well now they are such a worry. Her legs have certainly improved a lot but Keep a good eye on them they can change very quickly and she isnt quite there yet.
she will be a cracker as she is very pretty
 
What a lovely foal! Really don't worry about her being over at the knee - it will sort itself out and most breeders think it's a good thing!
 
Thanks everyone, I'm very excited about her future, she is full of attitude already and her mum and dad are cracking horses! Im wanting to get her to the Royal Welsh show next year just for the experience for us both, may do some mare and foal classes too this year :-)
 
windand rain said:
In which case give her a week or at most two before getting her checked out she will straighten a lot over the next few days. It is easy fixed in most cases as long as you dont just ingore it and hope for the best
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Those legs are perfectly 'normal' in a large foal (for the accommodation!) The OP is obviously NOT ignoring it and is following vet advice to only give short periods of turnout until the legs straighten up - which they will!
 
 
Haha its a great photo isn't it! Its not very often she has 4 feet on the ground, she gets so excited :-) I just wish it was clearer but its a still shot off a video so I cant complain
 
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