cassie
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haha yep ok... its so windy up here tonight I hope she doesn't decide to foal tonight!!
Marlanoc Foal Thread, All Foaled! 4 colts, 1 filly
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Bree- I haven't read the other topic yet but a big reason I am not showing Ricky is in order to get his belly down I would have to cut his grazing to about 2 hours a day and I just don't think that is healthy for him. I need to see what you have posted about it. Here we have my 3 on a dry lot and I turn them out about 6 hours a day to graze on the pasture between their AM and PM feedings. Once we move though I will most likely have them turned out 24/7 as we are looking for more land. Which I would think then Ricky will always have a belly.. but maybe there is a way I could get around cutting his grass/hay back to almost nothing.
Equuisize
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Oh Bree I love those foaling photos.
Foaling just gives me shivers. It is so wondrous, that most every time, it happens just so perfectly. Nature at it's best.
Laughing about the cutting of manes discussion.....
Michael caught this very blurry photo, the other night, of Zakky. He is nearly 14 months old and I've never trimmed his mane since his first body clip at 3 months. I need to cut it back a bit but am having a hard time wanting to cut back his luxurious mop of hair. There is another windblown photo following to show he does have a face. LOL
Foaling just gives me shivers. It is so wondrous, that most every time, it happens just so perfectly. Nature at it's best.
Laughing about the cutting of manes discussion.....
Michael caught this very blurry photo, the other night, of Zakky. He is nearly 14 months old and I've never trimmed his mane since his first body clip at 3 months. I need to cut it back a bit but am having a hard time wanting to cut back his luxurious mop of hair. There is another windblown photo following to show he does have a face. LOL
cassie
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Lol omg nancy wow!!!! Lol what a photo lol
what a forlock lol thanks for sharing! How have you been?
Bree how did you cope with last night? All safe n still preggers down there?
Bree how did you cope with last night? All safe n still preggers down there?
LOL!! Nancy - great pictures!! I have that problem with three of my boys - in fact when we catch them from the field we tuck their forelocks back into the sides of their headcollars so they can see clearly while we are leading them!
(couldn't cut them off though - too usefull against the flies!)
Equuisize I love a good forelock!
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With him I dry lotted full time, no grazing at all. I then soaked his hay to get all the sugars out, soaked hay also won't expand in the stomach which can help with The Gut. He still got a good serve of chaff in his feed because that's how I feed my lucerne. And finally he had to work! Near the end of last season he was doing a daily 2km trot which included a hill. I used to hold him lightly off our little tractor/ride on mower so he could move freely without me setting his head in any position, sometimes he'd run next to me and other time behind.... and then canter past the mare paddock like a lunatic
Can't blame him, lol!
Now I think I better stop putting off going outside and go check those mares... all I've done so is look at the window and they all look like those foals decided to listen to me. But they'll get cranky if I make them wait any longer for breakfast. Apparently it snowed here yesterday
real early in the morning so I missed it.... I'm glad I did and am still considering moving into my doona full time.
Some are just more inclined towards 'The Gut' then others. Palli has moments like this, usually just before breeding season and right near then end of show season
Now I think I better stop putting off going outside and go check those mares... all I've done so is look at the window and they all look like those foals decided to listen to me. But they'll get cranky if I make them wait any longer for breakfast. Apparently it snowed here yesterday
cassie
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BRRRRRR!!! I wouldn't be surprised that it snowed! its freezing! we just had a blackout from the wind!
let us know how your girls are looking when you finally decide to brave the weather
lol
wow 2km I think suzie and Penny would die If I did that to them LOL haha. funny Palli!
let us know how your girls are looking when you finally decide to brave the weather
wow 2km I think suzie and Penny would die If I did that to them LOL haha. funny Palli!
cassie
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Woohoo!! yipppee
will take a look now
how are your girls Bree? still holding their babies in?
how are your girls Bree? still holding their babies in?
cassie
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wow the website looks fantastic Bree! well done! except where are the piccies of Storm and Sterling
I miss those spunky little babies! LOL 
Storm and Sterling went to their temporary home today They're off with their trainer now, I'll try to get down on clipping day so I can see what they have been hiding under the fluff but if not I'll see them before the September show.
No change in the girls, sort of glad about that since the weather has only just settled down... hopefully for good!
They're off with their trainer now, I'll try to get down on clipping day so I can see what they have been hiding under the fluff but if not I'll see them before the September show.No change in the girls, sort of glad about that since the weather has only just settled down... hopefully for good!
cassie
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how are your girls today Bree? has the weather cleared up for you down there? we have a lovely day here today and not much wind thank goodness! the weekend was horrible!
cassie
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naughty mares!! didn't they get the memo that they were only NOT meant to foal WHILe we had the bad weather? LOL
how far along are they now?
how far along are they now?
Painted Lady is day 332 if from her first covering, I'm now almost convinced that she went on the 2nd covering, this would make her 316.
Dreamy is day 328 from first covering, still possible to get a foal from this as she has an excellent belly shape but is just lagging on the udder.
Beauty is day 325 and is very similar to Dreamy, less belly droop but then she's only had the one foal!
Rivain isn't 320 until the 26th so she's got awhile to go.
Dreamy is day 328 from first covering, still possible to get a foal from this as she has an excellent belly shape but is just lagging on the udder.
Beauty is day 325 and is very similar to Dreamy, less belly droop but then she's only had the one foal!
Rivain isn't 320 until the 26th so she's got awhile to go.
cassie
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ok so Dreamy and Beauty will probably be the first to go...
come on girl
you have missed the olympic time... just foal already
come on girl
Udders and hoohaas say I've got time to go still. Not sure if I should
or
The coming week has some rain scheduled but generally the temperature is warmer and the ground might start drying out. Dreamy has started massive shedding, thankfully she'll stand there and let me just pull it all out, I'm concentrating on the foal zone so the poor thing won't get a mouthful of fluff when trying to find the milk bar!
At this rate I suspect when the udders go they will go fast, got the foal alarms stacked on my desk and just waiting for a few more signs to say go before I put them on. On the plus side I'm getting more sleep which is keeping my friends/family happy
The coming week has some rain scheduled but generally the temperature is warmer and the ground might start drying out. Dreamy has started massive shedding, thankfully she'll stand there and let me just pull it all out, I'm concentrating on the foal zone so the poor thing won't get a mouthful of fluff when trying to find the milk bar!
At this rate I suspect when the udders go they will go fast, got the foal alarms stacked on my desk and just waiting for a few more signs to say go before I put them on. On the plus side I'm getting more sleep which is keeping my friends/family happy
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