My mare had been quite the loner today, standing away from the herd. She wasnt "due" until March 21 though, so I'm a little concerned. She is a maiden so I do not know how she carries. Her vulva is stretched, her uscles around her tail are somewhat relaxed and squishy, but she doesn't have much udder development. I can get about 4-5 drops, I tried today so I could attempt to test her. Her milk is quite clear, too. She also didn't eat her food tonight and seemed somewhat lethargic and I could see and feel her foal moving a good bit inside. I didn't think she would foal, especially judging by her udder, but I did read that some mares, especially maidens, may not get much until right before or shortly after foaling. Her temperature was 99.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Her vagina was also somewhat darker than my other mare who isn't bred, and her vuvla was about 1 to 2 inches longer than my other mares as well. She has been quite large throughout her pregnancy as well. I will get some pictures and post as soon as I get them.
She's very miserable looking tonight. So hopefully that's a good sign her most active time last night was between 11:30/12 central time. So hopefully it'll be born around then Posted via Mobile Device
Can't see much since we turns all the lights off this time to give her more privacy, but thinking she is about to be in stage 2 of foaling!! She's is laying down with very labored breathing and grunts. yay! Posted via Mobile Device
So far she keeps doing the same thing, she'll stand switching legs, swishing her tail some, then she'll lay down for 5-10 minutes, heavy breathing/grunting, and rolling. Posted via Mobile Device
I have a six year old mare that was a rescue... when I got her 3 years ago, she was 8 months pregnant and I had no idea she was in foal.... she was only 3, and a maiden.... and your descriptions above sound a lot like what she and I went through.... for like 4 weeks I slept outside on a cot MOST of those nights... tail switching, holding, moaning, groaning, breathing hard, up and down and up and down.... I was so exhausted that the ONE night that I fell asleep while laying down with my son... she foaled. SNEAKY MARE! I swear she overcooked her for a whole month JUST so I would go in the house and leave her alone!! Im definitely not saying your girls not about to pop that little treasure out, but I know from experience how tricky they can be!!! Good luck! And I hope to wake up to 4 tiny hooves here!
oh, and the gas.... my mares favorite thing to do was back her hocks straight up to my cot, by my head.... and she would stand there and switch her tail, right in my face... she felt like we were bonding.... I felt like she needed gas x!
LOL! My mare is a week past due and also a maiden, I'm hoping she foals at least tonight or tomorrow night since I'm on spring break. The test we used says she should foal, but guess I'll find out soon enough. Ugh I really hope it's tonight! Posted via Mobile Device
Lol so far no, she got pretty active from 3-now so I guess it could still happen. All the horses that have foaled here seem to like the 7:00 time lol. Though of its not today, it better be tonight! Lol Posted via Mobile Device
I let her out into the field with my 2 year old and my gelding (Her half of the herd lol). She's not really grazing but keeps walking from patch to patch and is pretty clingy to the gelding which normally she's more of a loner.
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