My mare had her foal 4 weeks early

[Kiss This]

My mare was due feb 22nd to feb 28th, so when she started to get ****s on Jan 7th I know it would be early, but not that early. She is healthy & full of spunk. She was up within 5 mins & running around within the hour. She is a black pinto very nicely marked & is friendly with is nice. She maybe the 1st one in Ontario.

 

[Lori W]

What a beauty! Congratulations on a safe delivery and healthy baby!

 

[ohmt]

Congrats on your new little one! Nothing better than getting a beautiful black pinto filly

 

[little lady]

Congrats! Cute lil filly. Thanks for sharing a pic.

 

[Jill]

What a pretty, and strong looking, baby!!! Congratulations

 

[lilnickers]

What a beautiful baby

Congratulations!!!

 

[HGFarm]

She doesnt look (or sound) like a preemie- perhaps your mare is just one of those that doesn't have a forever pregnancy. I have had mares foal at 310 to 320 days with a 'fully cooked' baby. The mares just had shorter gestation than some.

Congrats on your lovely new foal!!

 

[Riverrose28]

She's so cute! Thanks for the foal fix, I needed that.

 

[Mona]

If your mare was bred on more than one cycle, and you figured she settled on the second one and counted days to that date, my vet told me they will often "catch" on their first season and then may still come into heat the next month, so we breed and use that date, when in fact they caught from the first date. That is why I find it useful to always record ALL dates, not just the last time she appeared to be in heat and the last time you may have seen her bred.

CONGRATULATIONS on your new foal!

 

[Matt73]

Very cute. What do you mean by the first one in Ontario?

Minis can have healthy, robust foals fron as early as 300 days (or even earlier) to well over 365 (had one go to 372 with her first). There is a bigger window than with big horses (which pretty much need to get to 330 to have a healthy foal) which makes it all the more important to start watching for signs earlier.

Congrats!

 

[Songcatcher]

Very pretty baby. Congratulations!

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

Congrats on a very pretty baby!!!

 

[supaspot]

gorgeous , congratulations

 

[Carolyn R]

She is a cutie pie,.....I sure do miss the foals, but not the stress.

 

[Kiss This]

The mare was bred on one heat cycle in March. I mean that because our winter goes on sometime till April/May that most don't breed for a Jan- March foal, so she is probably the first one born in Ont. In 2010 the mare foaled 2.5 weeks early.

 

[noblebrook]

Congradulations on a beautiful filly! She certainly does not look early to me either.

First foal that I have heard of in Ontario this yr!

 

[MBhorses]

congrats what a cutie. love the black pintos

 

[dgrminis]

Congrats.. Very cute...

 

[vickie gee]

Congratulations on your pretty filly. So glad things went well!

 

[eagles ring farm]

congrats on your pretty little girl