Isabelle is never ever ever gonna foal
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Re: Isabelle looks interesting
Get ready for a serious pout session. My friends with foals due at the same time as mine have their foals now. Cindy had a chestnut colt: (edited to say that now that I look at the large version of the colt he looks bay... edited again to say that in ever other photo he looks chestnut so I'm back to chestnut)
Winterlake Versace
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North Forks Brenin Cardi x Rose Lane Victoria
Pat had a chestnut colt:
Lochinvar DaVinci
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Youngs Main Attraction x Cayuga Devon
A chestnut colt out of Isabelle would be JUST FINE!!!
She has wax now, or something like it, that does come back if I knock it off. I'm going to wash her udder with warm water today because last night she got a little murderous when I tried to handle it in her stall. Maybe warm water will be pleasant and will prepare her for nursing.
Re: Isabelle looks interesting
Well it certainly can't hurt. I've read many different places that nipple stimulation can start labor and/or help it advance not sure if it works on mares but I'd give it a shot if I were you. Then maybe you can get some sleep. If she is waxing she is probably close. My mare waxes about 24 hrs before birthing.
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See, but with Sara's love for Holland, it is only fair that her filly would be born on "Queens day", April 30. Then all she has to do is come up with a royal name and prepare for an [color=#FF8000]orange[/color] -[size=80]the last name of their royal family- [/size]baby. :lol:
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Well - you can add me to the list of "just arrived" foals list --- hehehe. Maya foaled a beautiful pali filly this morning. It is overcast here, but here is a pix (I also posted on a seperate topic)
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Just so she doesn't hold out for her own birthday -- May 9!
I washed her udder today which helped, I think, because she finally got it that I'm only going to handle the udder and not touch her incredibly ticklish inner thighs. She relaxed and enjoyed the warm water. :) Later I checked again for wax and she took a swing at me but I reprimanded her and she settled down.
I'm in the house to grab some quick dinner (ramen, yum) but will be heading right back out because Isabelle did not finish HER dinner. She ate the concentrate but still has a pile of hay in her stall more than three hours after being fed. Judith may be right... we may have a little Willem or Beatrix in a few hours. ;)
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[quote="Sara"]Judith may be right... we may have a little Willem or Beatrix in a few hours. ;)[/quote]
It would be a [b]black[/b] day to have a little [color=#FF8000]orange[/color]. :shock:
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Re: Isabelle looks interesting
Yippie -- that is good. Check to see if her temp has dropped and/or if milk is white. The good news is today is Friday so if she goes today/tonight, you won't miss another day of work. :laugh1 And from what I have observed and experienced, once they start dripping/streaming, it only takes 24-48 hours (some within hours) before delivery. :love
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I don't think time of day really matters since she's a maiden, but in any event she better foal before I have to leave for the show or I'll be a nervous wreck while I'm away. also, I'd like her to foal when my obnoxious roommate isn't here because I'm sure he'll want to watch and I'll have to be a grump and kick him out of the barn. I know you're supposed to have someone else around and I do like having someone up at the house when I have a mare foaling but I really prefer to be alone with my mares. Even when I was with the Blonde Thing I preferred to do foal watch and the actual foaling part without her.
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No kidding! I just got off the phone with my vet. I'm not sure why I called her. Just to whine, I suppose. She said, "yeah, it sounds like she's really close." Just as I was about to ask what that meant in terms of time she added, "I'd say it will be within a week."
A week!?! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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What to do while I wait? Photograph the pretty mare.
Here she enjoys her maternity suite:
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Special mares get special halters:
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Fences make good face-scratchers: (her dam is visible on the other side)
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I guess the age old question of "Why did anyone ever try cows milk" has been answered :laugh1