Liberty farm mare about to foal!

I'd turn her out if she were mine. I know it's video and you can't see everything as clearly as if you were in the stable with the mares but to me that mare doesn't even look like she's ready to present. She doesn't look dropped to me and the only signal she's giving is that her tail is lifted but I have a mare who wanders around like that for a week before she foals :rolleyes: However nothing is ever certain with pregnant mares and they can prove you wrong often (unless you know the mare personally and you know their foaling patterns well) ... so let's see if I've just jinxed it and the mare will foal within the hour lol ... but I really can't see it myself. I think we'll all be watching her for a few more days!

ETA Oh she's gone!
 
Spring Feather said:
I'd turn her out if she were mine. I know it's video and you can't see everything as clearly as if you were in the stable with the mares but to me that mare doesn't even look like she's ready to present. She doesn't look dropped to me and the only signal she's giving is that her tail is lifted but I have a mare who wanders around like that for a week before she foals :rolleyes: However nothing is ever certain with pregnant mares and they can prove you wrong often (unless you know the mare personally and you know their foaling patterns well) ... so let's see if I've just jinxed it and the mare will foal within the hour lol ... but I really can't see it myself. I think we'll all be watching her for a few more days!

ETA Oh she's gone!
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we had a tb mare who had a heavily monitored pregnancy as foal was going to be really special. YO turned her out one morning, month before foaling, no signs of anything. I arrived half hour later to find a foal at foot.

YO had several pony mares who never waxed up or even broke a sweat in labour. Some smaller mares, IME just get on with it.
 
lucky-lady said:
we had a tb mare who had a heavily monitored pregnancy as foal was going to be really special. YO turned her out one morning, month before foaling, no signs of anything. I arrived half hour later to find a foal at foot.
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I milk test all my mares so I don't have surprises like this. Milk testing doesn't always tell you the exact hour she'll foal but it will tell you when she isn't going to :)
 
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