Possible BOGOF

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

@Zoeypxo he's a handsome fellow, looks quite sporty, any idea who dad is?

 

[Zoeypxo]

@Zoeypxo he's a handsome fellow, looks quite sporty, any idea who dad is?

He is lovely very impressed with his long legs!
His mum is only 13.2 she came feral off the moor only this spring, so to be honest the dad could be anyone!

 

[SantaVera]

He's absolutely gorgeous,many congratulations on your lovely bogof foal.

 

[EventingMum]

He is gorgeous, love his whiskery chin!

 

[nagblagger]

Any news @Bangagin ?

 

[Sandstone1]

Any news @Bangagin ?

Would be interesting to know if mare is in foal or not. Op has been on line today. Any news?

 

[Bangagin]

Morning all. I'll update you all later - vet due out later this morning.

 

[Bangagin]

Well it seems that it's not really straightforward for a vet to diagnose pregnancy! After a quite lengthy talk about the pros and cons of scans, rectal examinations and blood tests and how effective these can be when used at various stages of pregnancy, she opted to do a rectal exam and then a blood test. She couldn't feel a foal so bloods have been taken and we will know next week now.

I'm concerned now that perhaps I have a mare who is very prone to weight gain. She's on very little grazing, soaked hay in small holed nets, small feed consisting of unmolassed sugar beet, Hi-Fi Lite and a vitamin and mineral supplement, and a handful of high fibre cubes in a treat ball once a day because she enjoys rolling it around - so I am flabbergasted if she's fat on that and am at a loss how to cut down her intake more if I need to!

 

[Bangagin]

Sorry to disappoint you all - no foal - just a very rotund grass/hay belly!! It took ages to hear back from the vet - I literally got a call last Friday. Madam is now on restricted soaked forage and increased exercise and is starting to look a little less huge already.

 

[Glitter's fun]

Sorry to disappoint you all - no foal - just a very rotund grass/hay belly!! It took ages to hear back from the vet - I literally got a call last Friday. Madam is now on restricted soaked forage and increased exercise and is starting to look a little less huge already.

Thank you for coming back to tell us.

 

[Bangagin]

Thank you for coming back to tell us.

Nothing worse that leaving you all hanging!!

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Well I was convinced! Thanks for the update.