Hi Arianna! Welcome to the club...foal watch club that is! I know very little but we did have our first foal April 22nd. I waited all year basically for the foal ( I was WAY off!). I have another one due soon-ish?! Don't worry about a pregnancy diagnosis, I know you will, but don't let that stress you out. My vet came and did a palpation on my mini mare but she's a bit bigger. He said she was 3 months along only. Interestingly enough, then the foal came exactly 3 months early! The one that is pregnant now he said wasn't even pregnant, so......Let's just say it doesn't appear to be an exact science. I did a urine test with her and it said minimally pregnant two weeks ago. So it could be the hormones are backing off a bit. Sometimes I think it might be better NOT knowing when bred exactly because the mares just don't read the book anyway. Your girl has more udder than mine and mine has had several babies I'm told and previous owner never noticed her characteristics before foaling. Since mine may or may not develop and udder prior to foaling, I'm watching stomach shape and elongation of the vulva. The only way I can explain it is to get some photos daily by gently pulling tail to the side. If it looks wrinkled or scrunched up, there's time. My other mare only really developed an obvious udder just 3 days prior. Her belly "v'd" only the day before. My first mare kept her tail lifted a bit for a couple of weeks prior as well. She also scratched her bum so much she shredded much of her tail hair on top and wore a spot on her bum. Biting at flanks is a sign too, but they do that for some time. On camera I did see her and now this one really stretch out trying to get comfortable too (like a "down dog" in yoga I think they call it). The missing hair I just don't know. Could be from rubbing, mites, mange, allergy, ringworm, shedding from the heat, and probably a bunch of other things. Have your foaling kit ready to go early just in case. Read what you can on the birthing process and also what can go wrong just in case. Keep us updated! Glad to know there's another person to add to the crazy world of foal watch. All the folks here have so much experience and information and are so good about helping. Here are pics from my first mare, two days before foaling. The black mare is due soon and this was taken the other day. So there looks can vary. Unfortunately I can't get the V belly photo loaded onto here, but this shows how much their looks can vary!
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