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*Greying haired pregnant mare Owner!**update! it's a boy!**

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I bred my sweet mare Sable last May, the opportunity arose to breed her to a wonderful flatshod walking horse that my mother in law brought up from Tennessee. I know there are many people who don’t care for walking horses – but what we do up here in Canada with ours is simply celebrate their natural movement. My mare has never worn anything heavier than a regular keg shoe for protection in the summer, she has won championships under saddle as well as championships in Model and Halter. She has earned the right to be a mama and this little stud (although not proven) has also won many classes both in the USA and up here in Canada this past summer…again flatshod in a keg shoe. We now have 4 naturally talented mares bred to the little stud (who is no gelded) and my girl seems to be the first one to start showing signs of foaling being imminent. EEEK nervous –first foal!! :shock:

She hit her 320 day mark on April 11th, sure enough April 12th she was positioning the foal, biting her sites, getting loose in the rear and although she was in the safe zone technically. I felt it was early to be having a foal (that weekend we got 10cm of snow). :happydance: I have been sleeping in my trailer in the arena for the last 13 days (my fiance loves me dearly as he is right there beside me lol) and she has been teasing me every single day with little signs. She waxes up, then it goes away and she tightens up. The foal is in position (has anyone else had a foal go into position 3 weeks before they deliver?) she’s biting her sides, she's extremely hormonal, rubs her bum on things, kicks at her belly etc etc. Yesterday she started waxing up in one nipple and there were some drips on her legs too, but only one nipple. Then last night before bed I checked her and she was waxing from both, and they were still there this morning and still dripping!! She did this last weekend but it was a clear yellowy wax where as this wax is more creamy and whitish… I know that doesn’t mean she will for sure be foaling in the next day or two, but I sure hope so! I laid down in the pen after putting fresh bedding in and it was very sweet to see her maternal instincts kick in., she started trying to clean me up, nudging me and being very motherly … all the while looking at me like I was a weird looking foal lol. She has been really touchy about her flanks being rubbed so I have been working with her everyday to make sure she tolerates the sensations there and she is coming around now to the point where she mostly just gives me a grouchy look or sometimes moves away –this is not so bad as I can always put a halter on her if we need to so the foal can feed. :thumbsup:

Anyways before this turns into a book I will post some pictures of my girl and keep posting them until the baby comes!

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Yah, I am not really sure either -he has a lo of red on him too, and in some lights he looks darker rather than lighter. I have been researching and there are some sorrels and some palominos who are born looking like this. Apparently their skin will darken in a few days as well. I'll be happy with whichever he ends up being as I love both colours, but I'm really not too sure which is is yet. Anyone else have any ideas on that?
 
#67 ·
What a difference 2 days makes!

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Today forbes and sable will be going outside, I've got time to put some gates up to cover any areas baby can get out and its warm enough that his cute little ears won't freeze off! I'm looking forward to watching him stretch his legs, this little guy has his sight and still has no fear -he walks right up to anyone and has the look that says "better be watching me, I'm cute". I had an offer from a lady in middle tennessee for him yesterday, but as it stands right now I bred him to keep him :)
 
#88 ·
I have seen it several times in newborns, in a day or two they strengthen up and are fine, but the first time I saw it I had the same reaction- it was a friend's foal and I felt really bad that there was something wrong with it- I thought she would have to put it down! It grew up to be one of the strongest horses I ever knew.
 
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They're sickle hocks, tennessee walkers are one of the only breeds where this is not harmful and actually considered a good thing. There are of course conflicting opinions on that as there always is with walkers, but most of the best quality, sound and healthy walkers I have seen around have sickle hocks. :)
 
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