Update, for those who are interested

Gluttonforpunishment said:
Oh for goodness sake people, stop bashing someone for doing things their own way.

QB is not abusing or neglecting her mare. She has sought professional advice, she is closely monitoring her.

It may not be the way you would do it but that doesn't make it wrong.

Wind your necks in and mind your own business. If you don't like it then stop reading the post.

I'm sure QB has had a belly full of your bleating and ear bashing :mad:
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Completely agree.
 
to those who are still blethering on .. it really is about time you went and got a hobby!!! other than being a keyboard warrior!!! (i cant remember the name of the person i stole it off but it made me chuckle :) )

to the person thats worried about warmth - dont worry!! QB has a huge lounge and foalie will be snuggled under a blanket with QB to watch X Factor! :)

QB -........ are we nearly there yet :) ??
 
This post has become rediculous...

QB has experienced people around her if anything goes wrong

What about ponies on the forest who foal watches them? :rolleyes:

I had a suprise everything was perfect, my breeder friend had everything checked and everything went wrong..

I hear both sides of the story but QB hasn't asked for opinions she is just keeping us who are interested updated :)
 
brighteyes said:
9 for me. Set it to 40 posts per page and the trawling is reduced. If you have the inclination ;)
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How do you do that - I can't work it out?

PStarfish said:
I have read the whole thread and what concerns me more is not if the mare is in foal - nature can take it's course with that, but what if the mare is NOT in foal??? Surely then there is something else going on which should have been investigated by now? I really hope she is and you have a healthy foal born but I don't think I could let my mare continue with a bloated belly and restless symptoms without knowing for sure what it was.
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Good point!

Good luck Queen Bee - hope it's a healthy foal and get better soon.
 
mcrobbiena said:
Just curiouse, how would you look after a foal born this late with winter predicted to be as bad as it is? It wont have any grass warmth for MONTHS! Do you just keep them in?
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Whilst if the mare were mine I would have chosen a different path, I don't think shrieking aggressively at the OP will help - nor am I convinced you have any right since we aren't talking about a welfare case, just a difference of opinion. As for BM, I'm more concerned about your obese gelding, as it happens...

Since an ex of mine told me that the equine radius wasn't weight bearing during the same conversation he informed me that he'd passed his 3rd yr exams at the best vet school in the UK, I'm not sure being surrounded by students or newly qualified vets means very much anyway. If it did, you wouldn't be asking such a daft question - I know of foals who've survived the positively artic conditions of the Scottish highlands in the very depths of winter without stabling at all.

All the best for your mare, QB :)
 
I think that this thread is lovely, giving us anticipation for a foal to come into the world. I dont think your mare is in foal, I hope she is and I cant wait to be proven wrong. Good luck to you and your mare.
 
I think everyone is entitled to their opinnion...but on the other thread that QB set up. :)

This one is solely an update thread (as mentioned in title). Most questions etc have been answered by her in the other thread, and this one is for a whole other purpose. I think its a great shame that people feel it neccessary to go on and on at her over again. She has stated her reasons for doing things the way she has, and whether we agree with it or not, I can whole heartedly say that I dont believe that this is a welfare case.

Whatever our thoughts or opinnions, I wish QB all the best of luck with it, and I hope more than anything that it goes ok (she knows how much I love this thread!!!!) And I hope others do too. Its far too late to start judging her on what has happened so far, lets just wish her well for the next few weeks :)
 
You see this is why I asked how would YOU look after a new born foal in the winter months when it is predicted to be so bad. I was just wondering what people did. Mine is 4months and huge and has a fluffly coat which I would really like to borrow but when I think bak to what a wee spidery leggy wobbly baby she was I just wondered what people would do if one was born this side of winter.
I am not a keyboard warrior-although that is a wonderful title, Im just at work bored! Sorry if it came across as me being shouty, I wasn't at all, and also to the person who doesn't believe I would say this to someones face-I truely would...I am bad. I wish the best for both mare and hopefully foal as I have said many times before I think emotion is portrayed very oddly through typing, when I was merely stating an opinion I was told I was yelling at someone. I was just typing-honest but it was towards the end of a very slow boring day so I probably wasn't looking at how my post would be viewed by others. I think if or when QB foal is born she should start a new thread saying "QB's foal has arrived" or something so we don't keep getting let down by abusive boring comments (by me!!) ;):p
 
mcrobbiena said:
You see this is why I asked how would YOU look after a new born foal in the winter months when it is predicted to be so bad. I was just wondering what people did. Mine is 4months and huge and has a fluffly coat which I would really like to borrow but when I think bak to what a wee spidery leggy wobbly baby she was I just wondered what people would do if one was born this side of winter.
I am not a keyboard warrior-although that is a wonderful title, Im just at work bored! Sorry if it came across as me being shouty, I wasn't at all, and also to the person who doesn't believe I would say this to someones face-I truely would...I am bad. I wish the best for both mare and hopefully foal as I have said many times before I think emotion is portrayed very oddly through typing, when I was merely stating an opinion I was told I was yelling at someone. I was just typing-honest but it was towards the end of a very slow boring day so I probably wasn't looking at how my post would be viewed by others. I think if or when QB foal is born she should start a new thread saying "QB's foal has arrived" or something so we don't keep getting let down by abusive boring comments (by me!!) ;):p
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I did stay off here last night for obvious reasons, but I have to say, not only are you entitled to your opinion and to voice it, I appreciate the sentiment of your post this morning. We can all have crappy days, it takes someone of character to come on here and admit that this 'affected the tone of their post' Thank you. With regards to your foal, I am sure at 4 months with a typical hard wearing fluffy foal coat, it will fare very well this winter without a rug, they tend to change so much but we always remember how fragile they are! However saying that, I did rug ben up when I first got him as a 6 month old, and boy was he fluffy and in no need of additional warmth, but it did make it easier to rug him come this winter when he was a lot bigger :)

To all that are interested there is no foal, and I will repost if an when there is.
 
I have just read most of this post and whilst i may do things differently, i am now excited for QB and wondering what the lastest news is...
 
Any news? I'm sad and have read all 35 pages (not all in one go :D) and some of the "not so nice" thread so don't need to ask questions (apart from whether you have a new addition yet!)

Sorry to everyone else thread watching if you see this on page 1 and get excited thinking it's news ;)
 
Can I risk asking a stupid question............
Can you not see or feel a foal moving inside ? With my dog you could feel the pups inside. As for when I was pregnant you could see elbows and knees sometimes:eek:
Just wondering as I have no experience with breeding horses
 
cool mix said:
Can I (we) please see any updated photos PLEASEEEE.:D

How is everything going, any more updates????
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Hi all, I will take so photos tomorrow, no foal yet (if at all) but as we are knocking up the days after the due date now, we have the vet coming next thursday to give her the once over. (No comments needed, if you read back you will see this was always my intention if she went over). No real change, teats are far more puffed up in the morning, but that could be because she is stabled, I wouldn't like to say it is the onset of bagging up.

Other than that all is fine and dandy, she is doing very well :D
 
I hope you get the result you hope for, but if she was with the stallion (or whatever) so late in the year, without human intervention, I mean injecting her to come into season, I doubt very much that she would have stood. I have had 2 stallions standing at stud and I know that mares dont come into season in october, the days are too short. Having said that, who knows. Good luck. I would be worried if your mare is not in foal and showing symptoms, she might be having a phantom pregnancy, she will have to have something to dry her off as she might get mastitis.
 
I was just thinking, if this was me, after all of this prep and excitement...you are obviously a very dedicated mum with lots to offer...maybe if she isn't in foal, next spring you could put her to a proven stallion with a bit more history and experience and then you would have a bit more certainty and know that she was having a baba??

It would be amazing if this whole process coudl result in something for you and your girl? xx
 
Gosh I have to say this is crazy to me ! I'm all for letting the mare get on with it but I panicked my pants of when the time came ! We foaled in the field a.d. I am glad but I still at least woke the on call vet up too tell her it was happening ! I'm sure it will work out for the best for you good luck x
 
Frumpoon said:
I was just thinking, if this was me, after all of this prep and excitement...you are obviously a very dedicated mum with lots to offer...maybe if she isn't in foal, next spring you could put her to a proven stallion with a bit more history and experience and then you would have a bit more certainty and know that she was having a baba??

It would be amazing if this whole process coudl result in something for you and your girl? xx
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TBH even though she is a fantastic mare, if she isn't in foal, I won't choose to put her in foal. She is 19 next year and I love riding her :D furthermore I already have ben to bring on, an addition would not be planned, if it did happen, I would welcome it, if not, I will leave it be. In all reality I know that if i did plan it I would feel far more stressy than I do now.
 
queenbee said:
TBH even though she is a fantastic mare, if she isn't in foal, I won't choose to put her in foal. She is 19 next year and I love riding her :D furthermore I already have ben to bring on, an addition would not be planned, if it did happen, I would welcome it, if not, I will leave it be. In all reality I know that if i did plan it I would feel far more stressy than I do now.
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I think that's very sensible. If she is accidentally in foal, it's obvious you'll welcome the new addition. But to choose to breed a foal is quite another thing.
 
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