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Moving to new home close to foaling date- NEED ADVICE!

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Roben (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 70.51.198.179

Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 05:17 pm:

Hi All,
I am purchasing a welsh mare heavy in foal. Our winter conditions have worsened, causing extremely icy footing so I am putting off the transfer date as late as possible.
She is about 1 to 1-1/2 hours away (she is a quiet, proven broodmare and a pony, so very hardy). I have a quiet location with 3 other ponies. Just wondering what the last possible moving date could be. She is due April 18th. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Roben

Gynna Meiller
Breeding Stock
Username: Jw_kings_excalibur

Post Number: 117
Registered: 11-2005

Posted on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 08:25 am:

You want to move her within 30 days of foaling so that her body can develope immunity to any new germs out there and thus protect her and her foal..It takes 30 days for their immune system to creat the antibodies...

Amber Tedford
Weanling
Username: Amber

Post Number: 27
Registered: 02-2006

Posted on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 11:35 am:

I agree with Gynna. I've always heard at least one month before foaling. You might want to make sure she is up on her vaccinations as well.

Missin_spots
Neonate
Username: Missin_spots

Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2005

Posted on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 07:22 pm:

I moved a mare with no problems very late term and she handled it well settled in well and 1 week later delivered a HUGE healthy foal
The total start to stop of the move was just over an hr as we loaded more horses with her and never bothered her at all

(Message edited by Missin_Spots on March 04, 2006)

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