Funny Foaling Story - Here's One

[DunPainted]

The STRANGEST thing happened today.....on the verge of eery.

While doing chores I began thinking of Renee LaBarre's (Lucky Hart Ranch) funny quips when I called her in a panic. A mare actually had the AUDACITY to foal in the pasture at noon!

Kinda smiled to myself about how low-key Renee was while I shared the drama. If truth were told, I'm certain Renee gotta kick out of listening to this paralyed/hysterical yahoo on the phone.

Adding to my panic was no amniotic sac in the pasture, after an extensive search. Renee kinda chuckled and asked if there's a dog around with a big smile on his face. Yep, our Blue Heeler.

THIS IS WHERE IT GETS WEIRD........

NOT FIVE MINUTES LATER AFTER REFLECTING ON THE MEMORY (smiling to myself).....I looked down and saw a "dead, stinky, stringy looking thing" in the garage. Sure enough, that Blue Heeler brought the entire, stinkin, black amniotic sac from its hiding place to knaw on by the house. Guess it must've cured long enough to his liking. :new_shocked:

 

[Vicky Texas]

The only thing that happen to me, that was strange, okay to me, but may have

happen to you guys. Mystic our black pinto mare, does not show any signs of

foaling, no bag, no lose butt, no nothing. Had a Vet check her, he said nope not

for at least a month, I told him she was due in 3 days. He said she would never foal.

Well the next night she had a colt. Still no changes.

But back to the strange thing. I went to feed one morning, standing next to her, well

she turns around, and the next thing I know I am soaked from the waist down.

I was like

you peed on me, I am so drenched. :no: I can't believe she peed on me. Well, it was not,

her water broke and it was all over me. Gross.. but no time to change, had to help foal

out her boy. Both of them were fine. I was the one who was the mess. :risa_suelos:

Vicky

 

[DunPainted]

:lol: :lol: Ahhh, Vicki, she was waiting for you to be with her while she foaled! :lol: :lol:

Don't know a lot about horse language, sure seems like she kept her legs crossed UNTIL YOU GOT THERE! Most mares wait until you turn your back and quickly have the foal.

Sounds like you have a mare that loves her mama!

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[KrisP]

Several years ago I had my mare Folly in the barn aisle due to foal any minute, I was camped out with her. I went to feed with her tagging along and begging for her breakfast. Put her bowl down and watched, she ate but was dancing with her back feet as if to say "not yet, not yet!!" checked closer, she was LEAKING amniotic fluid, silly mare! She ate almost all her feed, walked over to me and plopped down, spit out a filly, hopped up and ran back over to lick out her feed tub, leaving the foal with me! Finished cleaning the tub and came back over to claim her child, lol. SILLY MARE!

krisp

 

[Vicky Texas]

:lol: :lol: Ahhh, Vicki, she was waiting for you to be with her while she foaled! :lol: :lol:

Don't know a lot about horse language, sure seems like she kept her legs crossed UNTIL YOU GOT THERE! Most mares wait until you turn your back and quickly have the foal.

Sounds like you have a mare that loves her mama!

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Nope, she was just getting even with me for getting her pregant. She has had 4 babies now all

with me, and 2 she had all on her, no signs of foaling, she is a tricky mare. Thank the good Lord

both of them were fine. The first one she got me good. The other one I was with her, I sat for days

watching her, had the Vet check her, nope won't foal for a month, she foaled 2 days later.

The two she foaled on her, were both early babies. She is a incredible mother, and has

beautiful babies. But she does not want anyone near her back end, even trimming her hoofs

is a pain.

Vicky

 

[LaVern]

This is a missed foaling kind of funny story. Years ago when I went to check mares early in the morning I noticed one of the kid's mares acting like she was thinking about doing something. So decided to go get Tye up and tell her to go watch her mare.

Well, I always wear a baseball cap of some kind and when I have it on I just don't think I have a head obove that brim. Well, I come whipping into the garage with the fourwheeler, not noticing that the garage door was only half way up. Well, what was obove my brim caught the bottom of the door and when I woke up I was flat on my back, and the mare had foaled and the four wheel ran over the lawn mower.