On Target Miniatures - foal updates December 2014

[targetsmom]

Dancer asked to go in, so she is back with the "herd" and COULD be the 50/50 pinto in the stall (or one of them). Today is nice and warm (yesterday you may have noted I was wearing a winter jacket and hood) so they may be standing in front of the fan in the stall (I am down to a T-shirt). Oh, in the process of getting Dancer IN, Toffee sneaked OUT, so she is now in the back yard!

If I have the energy, I may try to drive Sox again today, which (I figured out) means that we will bring Dancer WITH us so she can graze next to the pond and we can keep an eye on her.

Don't worry, no one will get fired - I don't know what I would do without you "Aunties".

 

[targetsmom]

Bedtime update: Toffee has been laying down a lot (w/o alarm because the one I order last week to replace the non-working one still hasn't arrived) but then the pager started going off all on its own. We think we fixed it and just tested it, but I don't think I will be getting any sleep tonight either.

pH- Dancer still around 6.8 as far as I can tell and Toffee is still 7.0-7.2,

Did not have the energy to drive Sox today and have no idea how we will get through 1 1/2 hours of 4-H Open Barn tomorrow..... And let's hope I don't start (or end) the day with more e-mails from a client that have to be addressed immediately!!!

 

[sar09006]

Why is the door on Dancer's stall closed and not just the gate??

I will help you survive open barn tomorrow!

12:01AM

Toffee just stood up

Dancer pretty much sternal but thinking about flat.

Non-pregnant Sox is laying down sternal too..

 

[targetsmom]

We thought more privacy might help her decide to PUSH. Plus, if and when she foals it will need to be closed for safety.

 

[AnnaC]

2.30am and Toffee snoozing by her door, Dancer hoovering.

 

[cassie]

Dancer down sternal 3:58am

Toffee is looking a little restless at the moment

 

[Eagle]

4.05 am and all seems quiet

4.11 am Dancer went flat but sat us immediately.

4.24 am Dancer is out flat and Toffee is down sternal.

 

[targetsmom]

Dancer has kept me awake all night for 2 nights straight....I am not going to be able to stay awake much longer...

 

[cassie]

Toffee and Dancer both down flat 4:32am

 

[cassie]

Hi Renee,

Mary tomorrow night I'll take the watch for you... I won't have to do the banking as Mum and Dad are back now

so I'll be in the office all day and will have your girls up the whole time for you.

Toffee back sternal

 

[Eagle]

Sorry Mary I have the kids home for 2 days holiday so I am distracted at times. I am watching as much as I can.

 

[targetsmom]

I am not sure if I want that second transmitter - Toffee has been down flat a lot tonight too, but quiet about it.

 

[Eagle]

6.20 am the girls are up and ready for a new day

 

[cassie]

yep its a new day for Mary and I am headed to bed,

Mary that offer still stands for tomorrow

I'll let you know when I'm tuned in, in my morning.

Night all

Renee hope you have a nice time with your little men being home

 

[Eagle]

Nighty night Cassie

 

[targetsmom]

Thank you all, and it looks like I will still be needing all the help I can get. And today started even WORSE than yesterday, with a cast mini that I did not have the energy to fix, so I watched her struggle until she could get up on her own, and then another e-mail from a client that had to be addressed immediately!!! Gary let the horses out while I was dealing with that and now I am back to bed for a nap.

 

[Gone_Riding]

I have an Arab that casts herself all the time... It's so frustrating. There have been times I never thought I was going to get her up, but I couldn't leave her there... She's had times when it left her not feeling good from being upside down too long. You must be horribly exhausted... I hope that you can catch some zzz today.

 

[targetsmom]

Several of our minis seem to LOVE to get themselves cast, but we think they do it for attention. We NEVER (other than with Clyde cast in the fence earlier this month) find them cast, but they cast themselves once they know we are right there to fix them!!! Usually at morning feeding time, like today. And I do know that being cast can be very dangerous, but I think today showed they are doing it for attention. Bunny went down to roll as I started feeding the others, but after I told her in a stern voice she would just have to get up on her own, amazingly, she struggled and was up by the time I had the hay ready for her stall!!

 

[Gone_Riding]

I'm so glad you didn't have to get her up! I think that's why my Arab does it too. She does it in places where she can't get out... Like a 135* angle with two feet in the fence! I've tried to switch to barbless wire with her, but she finds ways to get caught in that too. It's SO annoying!

 

[Eagle]

I was totally amazed at the minis "cat-like" abilities to get up when cast, I was so used to having to pull over big horses that it blew my mind watching the minis wiggle themselves free and up. It still really frightens me though as I am used to seeing the damage a big horse can do to itself

Mary I will work out a shift with Cassie to try and give you atleast 5 hours sleep.