Mare ready to foal?

[Eagle]

Suzie is never boring

she is such a cutie

 

[cassie]

Thanks Renee

The cam is pretty bad tonight

sorry she all the sudden has a very swishy tail night

 

[bannerminis]

Thanks for the text Cassie I was delighted to get it so I could see Peanut foal. Although once I logged in on the iphone what was she doing only standing like a statue LOL.

Anyway it was worth it to see him come into the world.

Now its just Suzie to get her game face on.

I havent had a chance to get on till now - its been one of those mornings but as they say better late then never.

Have a good night Cassie and hope you get some sleep

 

[Lindi-loo]

Thanks for the advice guys Iv just been out and got a heat lamp so at least shes not shivering now

 



 



 

Hope you dont mind me posting pictures here..just wanted to you all to know shes safe n warm

 

[Eagle]

Lindi that is perfect, I am sure she will be a happy bunny now. She is just too cute for words

Why don't you start a Dinky thread bc we are going to want to see lots of updates

 

[bannerminis]

Isnt it crazy that we have had to use heat lamps and rugs in the summer?

I had to put the heat lamp and a rug on both foals as they were frozen as the night temps were so cold.

Dinky is just so darn cut and love her colour too

 

[Lindi-loo]

Lindi that is perfect, I am sure she will be a happy bunny now. She is just too cute for words

Why don't you start a Dinky thread bc we are going to want to see lots of updates

I will and thanks so much everyone..appologies Cassie for posting pictures in your thread..Im not gona take my eyes off Suzie..I missed Peanuts birth with all the excitment here

but never mind she had a gorgeous healthy foal thats the important thing

 

[cassie]

It's fine Linda not a prob you little filly is gorgeous!!!

suzie out flat stretched out nostrils looking flared...

 

[cassie]

Linda how come u missed the birth?? Do u have barn alarm up??

 

[Lindi-loo]

i had the computer on but i was in the stable with my girl until around 11,30 then went to bed to watch her cam make sure they were ok..typical but im just happy all went well and Peanut delivered..I see the light on in Suzies stable do you think shes close??

 

[Equuisize]

Ok Suz...

I got some sleep...you can start thinking about pushing

any time now....

Just about 2:45AM Suzie Time and it looks like she is

looking thru her hay for last night's leftovers.

 

[cassie]

3am down sternal but gosh is she comfy like that? Wake up with a sore neck

 

[MeganH]

Linda, she is adorable! Love her pictures!

Now Suzie... have you seen these HAPPY mommas with their little baby foals tagging around beside them. This could be you. Very soon! When your little foal is done cooking, go ahead and get them out of that oven of yours!

 

[cassie]

Diane LOVING that idea!! She doesn't look comfy at all tonight suzie babe I know you would feel a heck of alot better if you had your foal sweety... Come on honey

I'm going to close my eyes for a bit again I don't think she will do anything tonight

but I have barn alarm up just in case

 

[LittleRibbie]

Dinky is so cute...great heat lamp, now hes nice and toasty...Well cassie, Suzis the next one. Saw her for a bit earlier...shes gonnabe anawesome mommy soon, Thank you for the nice compliments and thanks again for getting the word out about Pn

 

[cassie]

Is anybody watching szie i think she migt ave had a contraction? But I'm not sure

 

[AnnaC]

Well our lovely Suzie has been doing all her normal things during the night (sorry only been checking and not posting). But I do think that it is a bit 'odd' that she is still snoozing at approx 6.30 am, when she would normally be looking hopefully at her door for her breakfast, bless her! Still she looks very comfortable for a change, which can only be good for her.

Well we got our first two mares covered this morning. One is a mare that we hoped was in foal for this year (Lady) and the other was an older mare (Prue) who foaled a filly last year. They both went to Dragon this time, so as soon as I got to Cathy's we covered one, then waited approx 3 hours and covered the second one. We usually like to breed one morning and one evening if usuing the same stallion, but I needed to get home so we fitted it into the morning. Dragon was delighted! He is such pest at breeding time, running the fences and even running in his stable, but we have accepted that this is just him and we stuff him with loads of food and free choice super leafy hay, which just about keeps him looking fit rather than thin. He does get out for grass each day, but rarely eats and just runs, which is just going to wear him out more, so we get him in again!! He is not alone down his end of the barn and has the two yearling colts across the centre passageway for company, but he couldn't care less. A couple of years back we turned him out with his girls for a couple of months but he lost so much weight and when it came time to bring him back in he fretted even worse than he does now and it took a whole winter to get him back in shape! He loves the company of the weanlings and yearlings so when he's not breeding we make sure he has a field where he can share the fence with his baby boyfriends and he's very content and peaceful.

Both the mares we covered today are too big for him so we had to resort to our dug out step, which works brilliantly as long as the mare doesn't step forward - both were good girls today.

Suzie now up and grazing happily on the bits of hay she's finding in her bed.

 

[cassie]

This is not her normal morning routine but I dnt think anyone is watching to confirm she isn't interested in the gate at all mm is breathing quite heavily for standing up!! Prob nothing but it's hard when no one else saw it so I'm going to stay up now and watch her!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AnnaC]

Hi Cassie - dont think it was a contraction - maybe the foal moved and made Suzie 'shift' suddenly. Anyway she looks fine now.

 

[AnnaC]

I'm with you Cassie, dont panic!! All is fine.