Anyway, I'm excited. Hoping to be able to do a foal watch before the foal is born. :)
Showing posts with label pregnant mares. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pregnant mares. Show all posts
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Deceivious
Deceivious is a cute little black and white mini mare who is due to foal out sometime soon. The other day MiniOwner and I went out to check her bags (aka udders :P), since we aren't sure when she's due. From what MiniOwner could tell, she won't be foaling out anytime immediately soon, but probably late this month.
Anyway, I'm excited. Hoping to be able to do a foal watch before the foal is born. :)
Anyway, I'm excited. Hoping to be able to do a foal watch before the foal is born. :)
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Sad News
Yesterday evening I was informed by MiniOwner that Tess, the mini that was due to foal out on April 25th, gave birth to a stillborn (aka born dead) foal. He was a grulla colt, and he must've been dead for some time because his hind legs were starting to mummify up (technically known as rigor mortis).
This hit me hard last night, especially after I started thinking about it more. I was really looking forward to doing the foal watch on her, and foaling time, to me, is the best part of being around horses EVER. It especially hurt because a couple weeks ago when I had time to groom on Tess, I was able to feel her belly for a couple minutes and feel the foal kicking. :( So sad that he's gone.
Anyway, hopefully that'll be the first and last stillborn foal that Tess has. We're gonna breed her back to Buster (her "husband") again this year, and hope for a colored filly next year.
II Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
Hopefully this news didn't interrupt any currents of happiness, but if it did, hopefully the above verse will help reverse that.
God bless.
This hit me hard last night, especially after I started thinking about it more. I was really looking forward to doing the foal watch on her, and foaling time, to me, is the best part of being around horses EVER. It especially hurt because a couple weeks ago when I had time to groom on Tess, I was able to feel her belly for a couple minutes and feel the foal kicking. :( So sad that he's gone.
Anyway, hopefully that'll be the first and last stillborn foal that Tess has. We're gonna breed her back to Buster (her "husband") again this year, and hope for a colored filly next year.
II Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
Hopefully this news didn't interrupt any currents of happiness, but if it did, hopefully the above verse will help reverse that.
God bless.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Tess Tess!
Tess is a grey little Miniature mare, and she's due to foal out either later this month, or mid-May!
Looking at her previous foals, we know that Tess is a carrier of the dun and agouti (bay or black, most likely) alleles. The only stud she's ever been bred to has been Buster (her "husband" :P), because he produces reduced-size foals, and Tess is a small little mare.
Anyway, the earlier date for her foal is April 25th. If she doesn't foal out on that day (and give or take a few days), then it should be sometime around the 19th (I think?) of May. Regardless, we won't be keeping her foal unless 1) it's a filly, and 2) it has color. By "color" in this case, I'm referring to a color such as grulla or dun.
Yesterday we were up at the second barn and I was able to groom on Tess for a good while. Talk about shedding! And she hasn't even been wormed super lately yet.
Oh yeah; funny story here. When the mini owner's got her, Tess had never once been bred. They bred her to Buster, and a few weeks before she was due, MiniOwner'sMom took the clippers to Tess and got all the hair off her (Tess isn't very good at shedding out by herself). As soon as MiniOwner'sMom left the stall, Tess looks down at the pile of hair and starts talking to it. ^_^ Apparently she thought that must be what happens after she's pregnant!
So anyway, here's a picture of her. :) Flicka (a silvery dapple paint Mini) is her buddy, and those are her hindquarters you see in the picture.
Looking at her previous foals, we know that Tess is a carrier of the dun and agouti (bay or black, most likely) alleles. The only stud she's ever been bred to has been Buster (her "husband" :P), because he produces reduced-size foals, and Tess is a small little mare.
Anyway, the earlier date for her foal is April 25th. If she doesn't foal out on that day (and give or take a few days), then it should be sometime around the 19th (I think?) of May. Regardless, we won't be keeping her foal unless 1) it's a filly, and 2) it has color. By "color" in this case, I'm referring to a color such as grulla or dun.
Yesterday we were up at the second barn and I was able to groom on Tess for a good while. Talk about shedding! And she hasn't even been wormed super lately yet.
Oh yeah; funny story here. When the mini owner's got her, Tess had never once been bred. They bred her to Buster, and a few weeks before she was due, MiniOwner'sMom took the clippers to Tess and got all the hair off her (Tess isn't very good at shedding out by herself). As soon as MiniOwner'sMom left the stall, Tess looks down at the pile of hair and starts talking to it. ^_^ Apparently she thought that must be what happens after she's pregnant!
So anyway, here's a picture of her. :) Flicka (a silvery dapple paint Mini) is her buddy, and those are her hindquarters you see in the picture.
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