HPR 2024

[elizabeth.conder]

Have 3 mares due this year. Figured I’d share their progress now. If you don’t like pics, here’s a good place to stop lol. First foal is due in the next month or so. Last two are probably going to be end of June or early July. I do have my live camera up for those of you that enjoy foal watch. http://www.marewatchers.com/camera/cam/1309

 

[elizabeth.conder]

Bess (bay roan) is 297 days today and started an udder about a week ago. Making decent progress there but a ways to go. Other physical changes are happening too (softening over hips, losing tail resistance, more elongation and redness). Belle (black) is 207 days. And Rythem (red) is 182 days. Definitely watching Bess closer now and she is wearing a halter monitor due to some suspect behavior the last day or two. I’d expect, and hope, that she has a couple of weeks left but you never know.

 

[Laura&HerMinis]

Excited to see your babies this year! Always love watching foaling threads!

 

[LostandFound]

Ooooh, babies are coming! I love spring!

 

[Laura&HerMinis]

Ooooh, babies are coming! I love spring!

Me too! Can't wait to see what everyone has!!

 

[NoahG]

Dying to have a mini foal of my own one day. Best of luck to you and your mares!

 

[HersheyMint]

Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to see the new foal.

 

[elizabeth.conder]

Thanks all.

Bess is officially day 300. She’s grumpy and moody. She’s still semi new to me (bought her bred in October). Last night she was swinging her rear and hopping all over. Today she is calm, cool, and collected…that’s a relief LOL. Udder continues to progress. Brix is at 5 and ph is threatening to drop. Losing tail resistance and getting very soft and jiggly over her hips. Since she’s new to me, I’m not sure how fast she usually progresses, but this is definitely the most udder I’ve had with one at this stage. Hoping she’ll hold out another 10-14 days but who knows. Belly has dropped more and shifted forward.

 

[elizabeth.conder]

I got an update from the lady I got Bess from. We had the wrong dates, she is 10 days further along than I thought, making her 312 days today. She is progressing daily, and I don’t think she has just a whole lot longer. But we will see lol, she may hold out for another two months just to make me eat my words lol. That belly is getting low though, and her udder is filling. Still have a go on the udder, but we all know how fast I can change lol.

 

[Standards Equine]

WHOOOO Doesn't like pictures?!?!?! Especially when there will be darling baby foal pictures??? Goodness. My best wishes for easy foaling and healthy babies and mamas this year. Can't wait for more updates!

 

[elizabeth.conder]

Udder starting to get serious. She’s been butt rubbing more and has some crusted blood around girly parts. Milk is now very hard to get and cloudy white but still testing high. Her mood swings are something else, from lovey dovey to angry, uncomfortable mare-tude at the drop of a hat.

 

[Standards Equine]

Udder starting to get serious. She’s been butt rubbing more and has some crusted blood around girly parts. Milk is now very hard to get and cloudy white but still testing high. Her mood swings are something else, from lovey dovey to angry, uncomfortable mare-tude at the drop of a hat.

Oooo baby's a coming soon! Let's go pony!

 

[elizabeth.conder]

Ph has started to drop. She held her udder great yesterday despite turnout. Ph is now 7.5. We will see if she actually gets serious now.

 

[elizabeth.conder]

Cooking with bacon grease now! PH is still back-and-forth. But we all know that can change in the blink of an eye. Her behavior was all over the place last night, so I’m not shocked about her progress this morning. I tried to upload a video of her belly watching, but it is not working with me. She would go on bouts of about 10 minutes looking at her belly and lifting the same side hind leg. Just back-and-forth and back-and-forth and back-and-forth for a good 10 minutes at a time lol. Now knowing how foal watch always goes, she’ll probably drag it out for the next three weeks lol.

 

[HersheyMint]

Bess, don't keep us waiting to long. I'm excited to see your foal.

 

[LostandFound]

I need to see adorable foals, let's get this done tonight!

 

[elizabeth.conder]

One of these days her ph will drop and she will foal. Glad she didn’t last night. Went from 80s to 30s overnight.

 

[elizabeth.conder]

Buckskin(?) pinto colt born at 8:30 on 3/1/24. Will get better pics in the morning. He was a bit slow to nurse but I think he’s got the hang of it now. Bess is doing great.

 

[LostandFound]

He's so adorable! How do you tell if he will be roan or not?

 

[HersheyMint]

Oh, I'm so glad Bess and foal are doing great.