The Tessy bear BOGOF thread

[Cheiro1]

Come onnn Tessy!

I was out for the evening last night and the first thing I did this morning was come on here to check

 

[RaYandFinn]

I was just passing.... Thought I would check in... (Not that I've been reading the last 10 pages or anything!)

Come on mini T!

 

[Thistle]

No update? Hopefully Abbie is busy looking after mum and baby!

 

[Lulwind]

No update? Hopefully Abbie is busy looking after mum and baby!

My exact thoughts as well by this time of morning

 

[Racergirl]

numptynoelle

 

[tessybear]

-stamps feet- no foal I was really disappointed it's nice here today and would have loved a nice warm day with foaly

 

[Clannad48]

Morning all, just checking in

 

[rainer]

Aw no c'mon tess we are all dying with anticipation here!
The weather is awful here,wet+windy but if its nice with you,hope it stays nice+mini T makes an appearance soon Xx

 

[Thistle]

-stamps feet- no foal I was really disappointed it's nice here today and would have loved a nice warm day with foaly

Mares don't just foal at night. She could be waiting to foal in the field. Any more changes? Milk? Wax? Goo in tail etc?

 

[tessybear]

I know Thistle but no ... No change as of yet !

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Laugh not at our Numpers, her witchery did in fact cause my very over due foaly to be born last year!

There u go Abbie, now Numpers is on the case foaly will be here by tea time

Ps see trivial thread in club house (if u've go a few weeks to spare to read it!) for evidence of Numpers skills, fast forwards to June last year in posts & u shall be amazed...........

 

[Thistle]

I bet at some point soon you will look over at TB in the field and think there is a dog in the field. You will then realise that she has popped out the foal without anyone knowing.

Good luck!

 

[HashRouge]

Aaaagh can't believe there's still no foal!!! I check this thread everyday and always get excited when it's at the top of the board

 

[Boxers]

Ah no! Still no foal?

Perhaps she is a daytime lady and will have him in daylight in the field.

 

[tessybear]

Thank you Thistle ! No doubt she will if those witchery skills work she is more than welcome to come round and bribe tess

 

[Sandstone1]

I was sure there would be a foal by today! Oh well it will come when its ready I guess!

 

[Cobbysmum]

When my mare was due I was doing two-hourly checks through the night. I slept through the four am check, opened the curtains at six am and there was something chestnut wobbling round her legs. They seem to know when you're not looking. Good luck, really envious, hubby would leave home if I put my little one in foal I'm sure. Enjoy your freebie foal xx

 

[Crugeran Celt]

I really thought there would be a foal this morning.

 

[Thistle]

When my mare was due I was doing two-hourly checks through the night. I slept through the four am check, opened the curtains at six am and there was something chestnut wobbling round her legs. They seem to know when you're not looking. Good luck, really envious, hubby would leave home if I put my little one in foal I'm sure. Enjoy your freebie foal xx

Mares are good at hiding all signs of labour until they are ready to push the foal out. This can take 15 mins so no wonder lots of foalings are missed.

 

[HollyWoozle]

Every day Tessy makes us wait just makes it more exciting! Bless her. I hope she has a nice sunny day munching away.

 

[LittleMonster]

Hey Abbie, and fellow foal watchers!
Sorry to hear about your test i failed first time then borrowed a DVD game thing from my driving instrustor, that really helped can you not borrow one?
I hope you are all.okay xx

 

[BlairandAzria]

Numpers you made me laugh out loud! Elleskywalker I remember your lonnnnng late night waits last year!

Tessy is enjoying the attention - clearly waiting for the 200k views mark on her thread (?! I can't actually see the views on my phone - must be close though?!)

Don't worry about your theory test - I'm sure you'll ace it next time!

 

[Nicnac]

Sun's out and you have to go to school tomorrow so she'll pop out mini T in the morning.

Sorry about theory - I remember practising those pesky hazards with my daughter a few years ago and I think I ran over at least 5 people and hit loads of cars Good luck next week!

 

[Caol Ila]

Still waiting....

Re theory test: buy or borrow the DVD and memorize all the questions. Sounds tedious (it is), but quite a few of the questions don't have straightforward, common sense answers. And that was me taking it after about eight years of driving in the US and two years driving in the UK. Not remotely a new or inexperienced driver. Still, only knew some answers cause I'd memorized them from the practice DVD.

 

[Vanner]

Have only just caught up with this thread ... just wanted to say, good luck!! You will love having a foal!!

My sister bought an emaciated section B mare off the back of the meat man's wagon for £175.00 (she was the only section B in a bunch of section A weanlings and was skin and bone). Anyway, we got the vet out who put her onto a special diet, the mare promptly lost all her hair! the vet came out weekly to check on her, and was pleased with her progress ... we then noticed that she was bagging up and waxing up, vet came out and confirmed she was in foal, heavily in foal. We had no idea that the emaciated weak mare had been giving everything she had to her foal - you would never had known she had a foal inside her. Vet said it was a miracle, he had never known a mare to keep a foal under such extreme circumstances, mother nature usually takes over and aborts the foal. Anyway, a week later she had the most beautiful chesnut colt foal ... I carried him up from the field to the stable so the vet could check him over. He was perfect and she was the most stunning mum.

My sister gave me our BOGOF foal .. and I named him Caffyrddin Matthaeus; Caffyrddin for the part of wales where he was conceived, and Matthaeus because it means "gift from the lord".

I lost him in January after 25 glorious years and he was the best most wonderful friend I ever had ....

So, I really do wish you all the luck and love in the world with your BOGOF foal!!!

 

[Shysmum]

Good Morning, hope everyone's well

I've lost track - when did the vet say mini-t was due again ? Feels like it was a month ago now !

 

[FionaM12]

Have only just caught up with this thread ... just wanted to say, good luck!! You will love having a foal!!

My sister bought an emaciated section B mare off the back of the meat man's wagon for £175.00 (she was the only section B in a bunch of section A weanlings and was skin and bone). Anyway, we got the vet out who put her onto a special diet, the mare promptly lost all her hair! the vet came out weekly to check on her, and was pleased with her progress ... we then noticed that she was bagging up and waxing up, vet came out and confirmed she was in foal, heavily in foal. We had no idea that the emaciated weak mare had been giving everything she had to her foal - you would never had known she had a foal inside her. Vet said it was a miracle, he had never known a mare to keep a foal under such extreme circumstances, mother nature usually takes over and aborts the foal. Anyway, a week later she had the most beautiful chesnut colt foal ... I carried him up from the field to the stable so the vet could check him over. He was perfect and she was the most stunning mum.

My sister gave me our BOGOF foal .. and I named him Caffyrddin Matthaeus; Caffyrddin for the part of wales where he was conceived, and Matthaeus because it means "gift from the lord".

I lost him in January after 25 glorious years and he was the best most wonderful friend I ever had ....

So, I really do wish you all the luck and love in the world with your BOGOF foal!!!

What a lovely story. I have a lump in my throat.

 

[Clannad48]

Shysmum, the first post on this thread was on 29/03 and Tessybear says let's call this Day 1 of the 2 weeks so technically Tessy should have had her foal on Friday.......

Well that's mares for you

 

[Polos Mum]

From memory the vet said 2-4 weeks so still could be quite a wait

This can't be doing Abbie's fingernails any good!!

 

[Shysmum]

Ah thank you, there's me being a bit thick