SAFFIRE HAS FOALED

[lucky lodge]

hi ,,,,well ive decided her name is little lucky lady in waiting,,stable name lady,,,

:yeah

:yeah staffire has had a POO her fanny has gone down but still a bit of blood on it do you

think i should give it a nice sponge down if she will let me..

little lady is doing great she is such a little cutie

:wub

 

[AnnaC]

Great news about the poo!! Keep those mashes going for a few days yet.

If she will let you, I would try a gentle wash down, she might thank you for it especially now some of the soreness/swelling has gone down.

 

[minifreishorsefarm]

She is so cute!

Glad mama finally pooped too.

Marsha

 

[lucky lodge]

well what a day,, been at my brothers house helping him pack and move house...

little lady is doing good,,but ive notice when she runs her stifles sort off flick out ...my friend reackons she a bit wind swept...is this what it sounds like is this bad..

 

[Eagle]

Oh Gosh jenny, not more worries for you!

It is hard for us to say without seeing her, could you take a video of her for us? Your friend was there with you so if she thinks it is nothing I am sure she is right. Some foals have some serious leg problems when they are born due to being squashed up inside mummy, they soon sort themselves out though. Diane and Anna have some wonderful examples of this somewhere on here, I can't remember but I think they were posted on Cassie's thread.

 

[a mini dream come true]

OMG! Just got home last night and was catching up this morning. Lady is absolutely beautiful

:yeah

. Congratulations Jenny

:yeah I'm thrilled everything went well for Saffire and you. Hope you are feeling better today. Got to go check on my mew chips. Will have pics latrr on the forum.

 

[Lindi-loo]

She is just beautiful

 

had a mad weekend with the trees which is all good of course.. kissed my Dad off..hes avoiding the winter months here and enjoying the sun down under with you all in Aus

lucky dabba..Im getting a bit left behind with the foaling callender now..whos due next ??

 

 

[lucky lodge]

could my little lady have joint ill

:No-Sad

 

[AnnaC]

I very much doubt it Jenny - usually the first sign is the foal being really off colour and moping around! With those long legs of hers I'm very suprised that Lady isn't MORE 'wonky'! Many foals with legs that long look as though they are wobbling around on stilts for several weeks after their birth.

Just make sure she gets plenty of 'out' time and has the room to race around without having to do sharp corners or sliding stops because she has reached a fence too soon and she will be fine.

 

[lucky lodge]

thanks annac ...her back hoofs, she seems walk on the toe and then when she walks her hips flick out

really hard to explain...i also have notice when i dryed her off when she was born the white towel i used

is brown like she was covered in poo

 

[lucky lodge]

thanks guys,,i think i do read to much and worry way to much...i went to the vet today to pay my

bills..i have spent over $1700

on 3 foals not cheap to breed...anyway .. the vet was there and i got to have a good chat with her,,,she says ladys legs will just turn out fine..

:yeah

thank you to everyone who has been there through out all my babys having babys

i dont think i would have coped as well as i did with out you all ..

you all mean a lot to me ..

oh and just b/c my babys have foaled dont think for a miniute that you have got rid off me..

:rofl

thanks jenny

 

[Eagle]

Thank you Jenny, you are part of our "family" too, right girls?

 

[cassie]

Exactly right Renee n Jenny I hope your planning to stick around cos it's our turn to be the aunties for the other side of the world over the next few months

 

[AnnaC]

Oh yes Jenny, you are certainly one of the 'gang'. Plus I would like to thank YOU. I personally have learnt so much from the experiences that you have had with your minis this year (not good experiences for you, I agree), plus your willingness to share it all with us!

Can I add another 'thought' to your question about Lady's hind legs. Think back to when she was just born and you were drying her off. At this point and during/before birth, her back fetlocks were 'bent' anyway - just like they are if you pick up a foot to clean it our. Front legs are straight out but back hooves are held in a backwards position. It therefore follows that for the first week or more a foal will be walking a bit 'tippy-toe' on those back legs until normal exercise/running around can stretch the back tendons enough to let the heels reach the floor. Much better to have a foal born this way than one with 'lax' tendons, with it's heels and even fetlocks on the floor!!

 

[cassie]

Yes Jenny I agree with anna would rather have tippy toe foals then tendon walking foals... Like Finn is

 

[Eagle]

Cassie, you are up too early, I hope your foot isn't still playing up

 

[lucky lodge]

well little lady is doing great ,,,she a very timid girl not like her brother de-ago

the weather here has gone really weird..the last couple of days its been stinking hot now its raining

hows the weather over your way cassie/wings

 

[cassie]

well little lady is doing great ,,,she a very timid girl not like her brother de-ago

the weather here has gone really weird..the last couple of days its been stinking hot now its raining

hows the weather over your way cassie/wings

its FREEZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they had snow on the mountains!!!!! can you believe that!!!! SNOW IN DECEMBER!!!!

LOL we even had our fire going last night! it has reached above 18 degrees here all day and we will probably light the fire again tonight! Smartie is back in his winter rugs again and my poor girls just have to bear it! they are in their full summer coats!!

is it still hot over your way Jenny? or has it cooled down?

 

[lucky lodge]

the weather has gone mad last couple of days weve been getting 36deg and now we have rain

and a thunder storm

:wacko

no wonder are bodys keep going into shock hot one miniute then cold

and raining the next...wow just got the biggest clap of thunder it shoke the house

 

[spacehorse]

Hya jen, finally made it thru the registration process

heres some pics of my phone i took when lady came into the world