This is my
endurance mare – I’m still riding her, albeit bareback and not long
or hard rides anymore, but we’re still going out. I’m not
worrying. Scarlet always goes long, but today (363) is her record, so if
she doesn’t foal tonight, we’re looking at a new record for
her. Poor Scout – guess I’ll have to let him know he’s
not the “oldest” foal anymore. <g>
Rae
Tall C Arabians - Central Region
Life isn't like a box of chocolates...it's more like a jar of jalapenos.What
you do today, might burn your bum tomorrow.
From: Barbara
McCrary [mailto:bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 4:45 PM To: Mary Ann Spencer; Rae;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Mare's gestation
period
When our mare
was late foaling, I happened to be talking to a friend that afternoon and she
said she took her mare for a long walk in hand. That precipitated the
foaling the very day. I led our mare outside of her foaling pen and
took her about 75 yards up a steep hill. She stopped, lay down, rolled
(uphill!!!), got up and started eating frantically. In a few minutes, she
dragged me down the hill, took herself into her foaling pen, and stood there,
looking very suspicious. I thought, "Hmmmmm....something's
happening." I dashed into the house, put dinner on the table and we
ate. After that, I went outside to check the mare and she was still
looking suspicious. I came back into the house to load the dishwasher,
maybe 15 minutes at most, went back outside and it was all over. I saw a
wet foal on the shavings, just hatched. I went in the pen, cleaned
the placenta off her face, breathed into her nose so she could smell a
human, and went away to leave mother and baby to become acquainted.
I recommend
some exercise...a walk in hand. Our friend had led her mare 2
miles, she said, but our mare took only about 150 yards to precipitate some
action.
