I personally wouldn't worry about using a Nylon one for leading, just don't leave it on her
so we will buy a leather as a second one when foal is more likely to roam, although our field is pretty foal proof and we have taken measures to ensure this 
and her do you know something we don't
and her do you know something we don't
^^ this
Please dont think we are hounding you! Just trying to help where we can
we didn't know when collar was bought or we would have 
HelloHey Abbie you and your family are doing so well, it really is a very exciting time and you must be a bundle of nerves or is that just me
thank you we are trying our hardest to prepare I am a bag of nerves the amount of calms i have been through over the past week are crazy 
A lot of mares don't completely fill with milk till the foal is born, and every mare I have seen with wax has foaled within 26 hours (ps, i love the name stanley, sounds manly lol)I would be camping in the car tonight
eeek Thank you for the advice
Am sticking with my vote of a colt, more black than white with 1 white leg, here on thurs sometime
have you watched Streetcar Named Desire with Marlon Brando in ? that is why Stanley is manly to me 
if ur doing regular checks in the night please update as u go 
I don't think any of us will be getting much sleep tonight
I am going for the first check now but i will be getting straight back into bed in a zombie like state No not seen that film, but imagine shouting stan accross the field and a beautiful heavy cob comes flying over
I know i like the name stanley x thank you 
They're far too curious for their own good
) will look like her mum but more dominant black patches......oooohhhhhh can't wait
Lol, maybe I should change that to HIM as I think I voted for a colt
I've used nylon before too and I suspect many breeders have at some point in their lives. I don't take halters off once on the first day. My little ones stay in halters until they are sold and leave here and my broodmares wear leather halters always, they are never taken off. Some people may have something to say about that but who cares? Not me
I would be camping in the car tonight
She's also a very unreliable mare to milk test but I've foaled her out 4 years running so I think I am getting the measure of her now lol! The others are absolute textbook broodmares, no trouble at all and are totally reliable for milk testing.Ohh somehow even more exciting now! She's more massive than the last time I said she looks massive
x And of course i think we need a picture of the godfather Added your guess
Super excited for you
One thing - even though there's not anything in the field for the foal to catch the headcollar on they can get their foot through it and caught so don't leave one on at all even in the stable unless the foal is supervised/being handled. Same goes for Tessy in that the foal can get a foot through mom's headcollar - they do like getting into predicements - my sister's tb had a huge scar from managing to climb on a plow at 6 weeks old
It could be the Gin & tonic I've just had on an empty stomach but I'm Sooooo excited and can't wait to see Tessybears baby
Me neither Tell me about itC'mon Tess, get out with it!
Hmm that was what i was thinkingI would say from early hours Thursday morning, weather is supposed to be getting warmer so I think she will foal with that rise......as for foalie I think she (Rissa
Added your guess PUSH TESS D'you know I did the exact same thing in my post above! I kept referring to the foal as a 'her' and then I changed it to 'it' lol! I also voted a colt but filly came so naturally to me when writing my post above
I certainly won't hound you about using nylon halters TB
have you had many foals then ?
That's very true