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Comment by Terri Yates on January 8, 2011 at 4:05am

when was she due to have it???? xx :)

Comment by Terri Yates on January 8, 2011 at 3:59am

i love this cant belive how addictive it is. bless this lil girly bet she cant wait for it to come as much as we cant lol how much longer can she hold on!!! she so sweet. x

Comment by Patti Barnhardt on January 8, 2011 at 3:30am

good morning Heather, I have been watching her for the last 2 hrs off and on and she has been so restless and chewing at her sides, poor girl is so uncomfortable hopfully soon.

Comment by katrina davis on January 8, 2011 at 3:27am

good luck heather and chantilly have to go now and let my ladies out to play in the snow, will check in as soon as im back lol

Comment by Heather Troglauer on January 8, 2011 at 3:26am

I missed the licking and chewing but I did notice the staggering.

Comment by katrina davis on January 8, 2011 at 3:25am

she certainly is doing a lot of paceing and wall bumping lol lots of licking and chewing too

Comment by Heather Troglauer on January 8, 2011 at 3:22am

It is 3:22 am Katrina and she is getting very restless.  I think we are closing in on time....

Comment by katrina davis on January 8, 2011 at 3:21am

hi what time is it over there its 8:20am in scotland can never work out the time differances lol i too was hands on with foaling it reasurses the mare to hear a familiar voice at this time of stress used to talk to mine all the time and give lots of rubs and cuddles the ideal birthing partner haha

Comment by Heather Troglauer on January 8, 2011 at 2:54am

Thank you Sharon.  There are some that don't agree with being present or helping.  However I've seen far too many foalings go badly because the owner sat back and just watched and waited to "let her do it naturally".  Only to figure out that the foal was badly positioned.  Their time to be reactive and save the foal was greatly diminished from their lack of hands on.

I will take my lumps and be proactive.  I'd like to have as much time as possible to reposition before that mare and foal are distressed.

And you're right - they were lucky with your mare and filly.  That could have been so bad.  Glad to hear it went well!

Comment by Sharon Hays on January 8, 2011 at 2:49am

Heather, I did want to comment on your methods on foaling, as I read earlier about how you're very hands on. That's how it should be and I commend you. I worked in a breeding barn of a large Arabian horse ranch in the early 80's, and we were always right there and involved throughout. There is so much that can go wrong, a lot of people don't have a clue about that until you experience it first hand. My favorite time was foaling time and mid-wifing. It's always a miraculous event.

Also, I have three minis that I took care of for a wealthy couple in Beverly Hills before they gave them to me. Before I became their groom, they had bred the mare. She foaled alone with only the gelding in the same stall and they awoke to find a new filly. I constantly shake my head wondering what they were thinking.....and I believe that it was a very traumatic event for my mare and miraculously, filly and dam both survived and the gelding was so good to them. My mare is very sensitive about having her tail even lifted or her back-end touched to this day. Keep up the good work.

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