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Vitani's Foaling Thread

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I wanted to start posting here to have help on guess when she will be close. My family has had there share of foals. (Bred on purpose and horses that they have bought bred knowing and unknowing. We like to adopt and rescue when we look for new horses) this will MY first foal.
Vitani falls in the case of rescue. She has good lines and I find her very pretty and unique for a sorrel. She is a great mare. The guy that had her rode her to young and did something to her stifle. She would lock up and so he stopped feeding her because she was "USELESS" and was going to sell her for meat when a neighbor stood in and asked the guy if he would let her find a home for her and pay him what he would have got from meat. She came to us starved and just flat out bad looking bad feet everything. We brought her to the vet and he said she had a stifle issue brought on due to weak muscle or something like that it was so long ago. He gave us a work out routine and as long as we stick to it she does not lock up and is not sore at all. Her only down fall is it take longer for her to get fast after you get into the lope it takes a few seconds before she kicks off due to weaker back legs but she is still great we got her when she was 2 years old now she is 7 and I have competed her in barrels and other speed events and also done trails my little sister competes on her now and this foal is for me.
I know there are some harsh people on here and if you have any suggestions or anything I will listen but if I feel like I am being attacked I will just ignore due to the fact I don't want to start drama or an argument. =)
First off pic when she was only a couple months prego.
Then pics of her udder and side the day before yesterday, yesterday, and today.
I am starting this because it seems she is picking up on progressing and I love reading the threads on here and would love everyones help guessing when she will go so I can hopefully be there =) Sorry for this long post =P 340 days will be on the 30th of March
I love reading about the mares on here but I am so into reading I never post =P
(SHE IS MAIDEN) Just can't stop adding stuff I will shut up now lol.
 

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She has darker shoulders but no distinct dorsal stripe. Foals are not born their adult color, many have varying degrees of primitive markings (dorsal, shoulder barring and zebra striping) as foals but shed out of it. Like Dreamer's filly, she is a purebred Arabian (no duns there at all) and she has distinct zebra striping and dorsal stripe. She will shed out and be a black as she ages. Your filly looks either bay or bay roan (could be technically brown)
 
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Horse Mammal Vertebrate Mane Mare


Mammal Vertebrate Canidae Dog Dog breed


I think vitani is so happy she is smiling
Echo is also having difficulty figuring out how to lay down without just falling over haha.
I have a question for all you guys out there. How old should Echo be before we take her places? At our rodeo grounds my aunt runs a riding club where people just get together to ride and they also have these tiny stall pens there. I would like to eventually take her there just to get use to the commotion speakers all that stuff. They are so much like a sponge when they are young and absorb everything but I want to know when it wouldn't be TOO much for her. If/when I would take her there some time down the road I would just put her in a pen with mom if they are still together if I have to wait so long after her being weaned I would just put her in the pen by herself.

Also yep her and mommy have the same birthday it is so crazy!
 
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