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| george |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 11:30:53 AM
FILLY  Nebraska foaled a week ago, after keeping watch for two nights, by the law of sod when we nipped home to put our youngest to bed and have a quick cuppa, yes you've guessed it there she was on the floor all dried off too and starting to stand  but they were both fine and that is all we cared about, done all our checks but in our excitement we didn't realize that she hadn't passed enough meconium! (sp) The next morning they went out to have a stretch for a few hours before being tucked up for the night.
When Martin got there next morning it was obvious the foal was in pain and she couldn't stay up, we had to support her to feed. Thinking back it was classic meconium retention but at the time we were worried about more serious conditions, it was very scary! After a couple of visits from the vet though she was up and bouncing around just as she should be and now you can't keep her still  so here's a few pics and I hope you all like her just as much as we do xx
Oh and as you can see she's grey |
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| Emma B |
Posted - 05 Nov 2013 : 3:07:59 PM
what a lovely baby congratulations :) xxxxx |
| littlearabians |
Posted - 05 Nov 2013 : 2:59:12 PM
big congrats.
I think your right, I have had that happen, where mares were doomed never in foal again, and natural and getting to know the stallion helped and got them in foal. My new repro vet who is VERY VERY good, thinks this is clearly the best way for older mares with problems. |
| george |
Posted - 05 Nov 2013 : 09:23:20 AM
Thank you thank you for taking the time to comment, it means so much as this girl means the world to us and we are very proud of our boy doing what many have failed to do, lol  I think it's because Nebraska really does love him......she won't allow another mare to look at him in her vicinity  |
| joanna_piana |
Posted - 04 Nov 2013 : 08:45:33 AM
Very nice indeed |
| debs |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 7:03:12 PM
Lovely! Hours of timewasting! |
| george |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 6:50:52 PM
Hi thanks all, and yes hannahbtw she is definitely a keeper, but alas Martin has claimed her as his own  but I get to play with her as much as I like  Sazzlepants I have another pic somewhere that has all the herd lined up at the fence looking at the filly, lol they always do it when there is someone new in the foaling field!! |
| hannahbtw1978 |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 3:08:25 PM
Oh she is simply gorgeous! Like a little gazelle! Huge congratulations to you (and the proud mummy and daddy! Have always greatly admired your boy Nabil, such a hunk!)
Love all the pictures you've posted and looking forward to following her progress...keep us updated with piccies, please! Is she a keeper? |
| Callisto |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 3:03:08 PM
She's finally here and she's gorgeous! Congratulations  |
| sazzlepants71 |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 12:17:05 PM
gorgeous"!! congratulations
love the 5th photo of all the other horses looking on and mum looking slightly bemused! x |
| george |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 11:55:49 AM
Thanks Sab, this foal has been a long time waited for so although the timing is all wrong we are prepared, we have been fortunate so far this year to have had mild weather so at least they get time out to run and stretch. Yes Nabil is the Daddy and whenever we turn them out he is not happy and calls to them constantly lol she is 3 days old in these pics x |
| sab2 |
Posted - 28 Oct 2013 : 11:38:39 AM
Congratulations she looks lovely , so is mummy and is the sire your chestnut boy as hes rather dishy as well. I don,t envy you a winter foal though, i bought a TB mare back a couple of years ago as they couldn,t get her in foal and low and behold 5 weeks to the day of her coming home she produced a colt foal out of a Black Arab. It was a long winter having them both in as we are up north and high up and it was cold and snowy , he was born on 17th oct and we finally got him weaned in the spring, he went to a lovely home with a lady down south who is a vet to do endurance, we keep in touch and she sends me photos. Good luck with her shes fab |
