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Stormy Rood
Nursing Foal
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 13
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 01:50 pm: | 
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Missy is at day 369 and still no luck! I guess she's being a stubborn little Mustang! Our weather here in Northern CA has been mostly rainy and stormy over the past few months. I'm starting to think this may have something to do with it... It is sunny now and supposed to stay that way throughout the week besides a few showers Friday and Saturday. Patience is a virtue I'm running out of! |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 655
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 06:45 am: |
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Hang in there stormy, about the time i was ready to give up...she had it!!!
she has got to be just waiting till that perfect memorable time for you...at least thats what mine did!
is she showing a lot of signs?
good luck! |
Stormy Rood
Nursing Foal
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 18
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 01:27 pm: |
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Thanks Kris, Hope all is well with Jericho and T! You have really been drug through the mud with all the waiting and then the problems afterward! Are they doing any better?
Here are some of the signs Missy has been showing. She has gone off the feed somewhat. She will eat a little and then walk around for awhile before returing to her feed. She then takes a bite or two and walks some more. Then on Sunday (Easter) she was compulsive eating. She downed two flakes in like 45 mintues then grazed for nearly three hours. I threw one flake over before I left because the pasture doesn't have too much grass. She ate about half that and then left it until later like she normally does with her "regular" night feeding. She bites, kicks and looks at her sides a lot, stomps the ground, blows out through her nose as if annoyed, rubs her rear on a tree or anything she can get it on, curls her top lip, rolls (even though I usually don't see this, she is muddy from it), swishes her tail even when there is nothing buzzing around her, etc. Her tailhead is becoming more prominent. The hips are hollowed out. Her vulva seems to be longer and is wrinkly, looked a litle swollen last night. I have seen her open it from time to time. She stretches out her hind legs and stands as if annoyed with her ears pinned back. I could go on but my head is swimming right now. |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 76
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 02:05 pm: |
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Hello we now have milk, she was rolling last night rubbing her backend on the tree, yawning,her vulva looks to be more swollen, she makes stops and streches out her hind legs, she seems more irritated she does not want to be messed with she will pull away if i try to get a look at her vulva. I just wonder how much longer now? |
Stormy Rood
Nursing Foal
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 19
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 02:20 pm: |
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She sounds just like Missy did last night all except for the milk thing. Is it noraml for maiden mares to not "bag up" the way those with prior pregnancies do? I have heard both ways on this. Some say they sometimes don't get milk down until right before they deliver or right after, depending on the maiden, but then others say that they should have a milk sack anyway, maiden or not. I'm confused! I know speaking pregnancy in general, when I had my first child, I didn't get my milk in for a few days. I had enough to feed her but didn't get that let down until like two days later. With my twins, it was faster and I swelled up weeks before I had them. Not sure if this makes any difference on horses or not?
Good luck Anita. Guess they can't hold out forever! How far along is your mare? |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 77
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 02:35 pm: |
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Stormy- i do not know how far i bought her in August and did not breed her myself she was bred before i got her, but the guy i bought her from said she has never been bred (his loss not mine) as far as the maiden mare, I have been told the same things as you have. Hang in there yours will foal when its time. My mare has bagged up and deflated 4 times before she got milk, all i have been seeing is a clear or amber colored liquid for about two weeks now i guess. I checked her this morning and now its MILK so she has got to give it up soon. |
Stormy Rood
Nursing Foal
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 20
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 02:55 pm: |
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So he didn't know she was bred? That worked out good for you anyway! I posted this on 348 days...it gives some insight on what I've been through with Missy so far as the breeding itself went. My fear is that my in-laws or the guy who did the breeding might try to lay claim to the baby once it's born...they say they don't want it but they made a bad sitution about the choices they made on bredding her without me. I am happy to have the foal on the way though. I love Missy dearly and her baby will be loved too! I did want her bred, just not in the way it was done!This may explain things a bit...sorry it's long
Thanks. Missy's my "other" baby. I have three daughters too; one three year old and two year old twins, who are about to turn three in July. My oldest won't be three until September. Between them and the horse, I am quite busy! Missy is in the process of being broke. I have been on her quite a few times but she still needs some work. I have had her for nearly seven years now but it seems like something else has always happened just as I was in the process of training her. I have had quite a few surgeries over the past few years (2- C-sections, a hysterectomy and my Gall Bladder removed) as well as a lot of serious female problems to where if I did somehow get thrown from her, it would REALLY mess things up! I am happy to say that at 28, I finally have a clean bill of health and we will start the training process once again once the foal is born. We have really bonded the last few months to where she follows me around and rubs her head on me constantly. The scary part of her being ready to foal soon is that she lives 15-20 minutes away at my in-laws out in the country, so I'm only with her about four days a week. She has nearly an acre to herself (soon to be shared by the foal). One set back we occured on the training was actually the way the breeding was handled. A family friend had rode a beautiful paint up to my in-laws house in March of last year. Missy had been in heat and causing quite a stir on the property so I jokingly told him to take the paint in and breed her. I was amazed when he agreed! We let the paint in the pasture and although he was rearing to go, Missy didn't want a thing to do with him! It just figures she was out of season by that time! We planned to try again once she started showing signs of being in heat. Around that time, I was scheduled for my hysterectomy and breeding my horse was about the last thing on my mind. On April 14, 2005, my in-laws took it upon themselves to have the paint brought up (WITHOUT my knowledge or consent) and tied Missy to a tree. She broke the rope and threw my father-in-law, who had been holding her against her will, over the fence (which he deserved! ) They left the paint in with her over night and didn't tell me anything until days later. I was furious! Mustang's are a little more timid by nature, and Missy was scared of even me! It took weeks for me to earn back her trust even though I did nothing wrong in the situation. The only good thing that came out of it was the foal! That's why I'm so emotionally attached to this pregnancy, besides the fact that it's mine and Missy's first foal. Sorry for the long posting but maybe this background will help. She is 370 days pregnant today. |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 83
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 03:47 pm: |
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No he did not know if the truth be known i think he bought her at the sale barn cheep and sold her to us and made some extra cash. I hate to hear how your horse was bred. I would have been extreamly upset also. |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 22
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 04:01 pm: |
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Thanks Anita. I was VERY FURIOUS! It would have been one thing if I was there and could oversee the process myself to make sure things were handled as they should have been (which they were NOT!) but just because I had ok'd the breed with me present does not mean that I ok'd anyone else to take the liberity to do that! This still causes a drift between my in-laws and I to this day. They try to tell me what to do with her sometimes but I don't take any crap off them about Missy anymore. My husband really backs me now on this, which helps. Missy loves her home so I would hate to move her. I am just overprotective now! I am happy for you that you bought "two" horses for the price of one, sorry to hear the guy made his quick buck too though!  Although it probably did work out in your favor in the end. Out of curiousity, do you know how to take "claim" to a foal, just in case I have any conflict..if the mare is yours, is the baby considered yours too unless there was something written saying otherwise? I'm not too worried, but it does lay in the back of my mind. In the original agreement, I was to keep the foal.
(Message edited by StormyRood on April 19, 2006) |
Joanna
Breeding Stock
Username: Joanna
Post Number: 129
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 05:39 pm: |
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Whomever owns the mare is the rightful owner of the baby. If there were a written agreement of someone else owning the foal at birth then that would change the situation. But commonly, the mare owner has to sign over foal ownership after the foal is born. (Unless, of course, you plan on keeping the baby.)
Hope that helps. |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 24
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 05:46 pm: |
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Thank you Joanna, yes that does help a lot. I own the mare and do plan to keep the baby. Would it help to have a written and dated document with the foal's name and birth date just in case, or not needed? |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 84
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 06:39 pm: |
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Hey I agree the owner of the mare is the owner of the foal unless there has been some sort of written agreement. As for wrtten document I would think any vet record for the foal would be in your name such as coggins, or anything you have to use a vet for health check. |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 25
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 07:39 pm: |
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Thanks Anita. You and Joanna have rested some of my fears! Now if only Missy would have that foal. But then again, I want it "done" so I guess I'll have to leave it to Mother Nature! |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 28
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:05 am: |
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good luck tonight Anita! |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 89
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:13 am: |
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 thanks stormy she is out pacing thr corral and pawing the ground, has rolled a few times now we have a storm moving in on us |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 90
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:17 am: |
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Stormy- hope missy foals soon sounds like she is getting close |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 29
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:20 am: |
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i have heard that's WHEN they foal! not sure how true though...good luck, hope all goes well! she just knows you can't stand out in that storm! {hehe}  isn't this forum great?? it helps so much to get answers from people who are going through what you are! i'm sure the outside world is sick of hearing about our due mares, but the people are great on here cause they're going through it too! send pics if u can! what's her name, anyway, don't think i know it?? best wishes! |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 30
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:21 am: |
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missy is being a pain in the butt! jk, but i am tired of waiting! and not being there is about to give me an ulcer! i sit at the computer in my apartment living through you all and your updates! keep 'em coming |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 92
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:27 am: |
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Her name is sonita she is 6 years old I know that because i have her papers. These pics are from last week. [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/100_0215.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/be925ad5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/26de8da0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/sonoita%200410/100_0212.jpg[/IMG] |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 31
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:28 am: |
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what state do you live in, Anita? I'm in CA so it's only like 10:27...the only quiet time I get is when the girls are sleeping, bedtime and nap time so I enjoy it while I can!
You can check out some pics of missy on "post pics of pregnant mare, 3" if you want. i didn't realize just how "small" she does look on the first set i sent last night...she actually looks bigger in the ones from earlier in the week and last week!I just notice the changes she's made when i do see her so it's funny to look and see that she doesn't look too big on here! lol |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 32
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:30 am: |
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Beautiful girl! sure the baby will be too! she has that big dropped belly...never been bred my butt! haha |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 33
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:33 am: |
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First set: she does look kinda small here...
Here are a few pictures of my Mustang, Missy taken tonight. She is at 369 days. Her belly looks to have dropped somewhat to me from when I last saw her on Easter and it is rock hard in the middle. Her udder is filling slowly but surely. She kept biting at her sides and trying to kick her stomach tonight, as well as rubbing on a tree from her sides all the way to her rear (which she did for quite some time!) My digital camera isn't taking night shots like it should, sorry for the somewhat blury/distorted photo but it is a fairly good side shot
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/c68df69c.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/0558bcee.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/3f0f301a.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/0289ba04.jpg[/IMG] |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 34
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:34 am: |
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these show a little more how it is when i see her in person!
Yes, Missy is a maiden. I will get the other two shots (udder and rear) next time I go out to see her. She does not live with me, unfortunately. She does look pretty big from the front, at least compared to what she usually looks like. I have had a friend who is fairly experienced in foaling, keeping an eye on her progress. She says Missy has progressed well, she just thinks she'll stay fairly tidy and small. Here are a few shots taken over the past couple of weeks (not too sure the dates)
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/a6b064d3.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/90e37592.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/c2fbe032.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/Apr08597.jpg[/IMG] |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 35
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:35 am: |
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Here's another picture, basically same shot as before. She has had this somewhat "filled" or fatty look in the front for a long time. It's the back that is starting to fill in around the teats now...
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/Apr18767.jpg[/IMG] |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 93
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:36 am: |
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I am in Arkansas,it hit 90 here yesterday today was real nice i think it got up to 70 today and supose to stay that way the rest of the week but who knows you know what we say Just stick around tif you don't like the weather it will change. I know what you mean when i look back at pics I it amazes me. Sonita has been driving me crazy her bag has filled 4 times like the pic i posted last week and then a couple of days later she deflated Man i hope Missy does not do that with you it drives you crazy. They fill and show all these signs then what do you get sit and wait more. |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 36
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:41 am: |
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true,true...she hasn't filled much at all which worries me! like i said before, depends on who you ask about maidens, i guess. i will just try to watit to get scared until she drops the foal and still doesn't have a "bag" but she did seem to be filling last night so i don't think that will happen |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 37
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:42 am: |
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sorry to tell you to do the running around for pictures of her...i posted them here too for you. didn't know i could do that! |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 95
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:47 am: |
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Cool, hey did those pics show up ok i was looking at some that you posted earlier and they were blured one of mine showed that away when i went to the photo bucket site just wondering if something was up with the photo bucket site i have not had that problem with the pics. Anyway you ask the time here it is 12:46 A.m |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 38
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:50 am: |
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My grandpa (Papa) was from Arkansas. He was born at home in Grapevine and later lived in Sheridan as a boy and growing up. He moved to California in his 20's or 30's I think. We lost him four years ago to cancer. Best man I ever knew, one of those home-grown type! You don't find that much anymore! He never lost himself in California..roots ran too deep! I grew up on fried squash, okra, and potatoes (taders)my grandparents basically raised me. He hadn't been to Arkansas in years when he passed. His family all moved here. My Granny is still alive and right here in town with me but she's never been the same. Can't say any of us have. I have a lot of respect for Arkansas although I've never been there! |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 96
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:51 am: |
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something must be going on with the photo bucket site mine are showing up blury also. I guess these horses have made the photo bucket site CRASH LOL |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 39
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:52 am: |
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i have noticed photo bucket making them somewhat blurry too but my digital camera is cheap so some is on my end..sorry |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 40
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:54 am: |
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too many fat bellies, prominent tailheads, udder, and under the tail shots, probably! |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 97
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:59 am: |
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I am sorry for your loss I have also been real close to all of my grandparents too. I have lost all of mine due to diffrent health reasons. I like Arkansas lived here all of my 38 years. I have a friend that moved to california she has Cancer and she is younger than me. I talk to her every once and while. Your making me hungry talking about all that good food. |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 41
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:59 am: |
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well anita, it's been great chatting with ya but i have got to get in bed. hubby and kids will be up early and i haven't been sleeping much! he has to leave for work early and the computer is in our room. best of luck to you tonight! talk to you soon.
love, stormy (Ps- my real name's sarah).. |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 42
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 02:00 am: |
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you're only 10 years older than me! |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 43
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 02:01 am: |
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granny doesn't cook that stuff anymore, guess she figures it's no use! i can't cook like her, not even when i try! we lose a lot when we lose them! |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 44
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 02:02 am: |
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goodnight! try to rest when ya can! |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 98
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 02:08 am: |
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i don't think its tour camera stormy the ones i posted earlier this week were not that blury |
anita kabat
Yearling
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 99
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 02:10 am: |
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u get some rest too i gotta go check on her and then i am going to lay down |
Stormy Rood
Weanling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 50
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 04:17 pm: |
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ANY LUCK ANITA??? DID THOSE GOOD VIBES HELP ANY?? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 53
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 04:42 pm: |
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Congrats Anita! I just heard the news...but couldn't see pics of the baby. Photobucket says no picture..What'd you name him?? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 54
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 04:45 pm: |
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My mother-in-law said Missy was real slow coming in for her feed this morning (she usually runs) and that she looks HUGE! That's about all she knows..I am going out this evening. Will keep you posted. |
Lori aka " Raven"
Breeding Stock
Username: Raven
Post Number: 296
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 08:24 pm: |
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I saw the pic this am and was able to retrieve it. I reposted the pic for everyone to see Anita K's foal. Hope no one minds?
It is on foal brags thread.
(Message edited by Raven on April 20, 2006) |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 105
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 10:49 pm: |
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Thanks Lori aka Raven, I appreciate that. I have posted More pics now sorry they just seem real blurry today. [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/DSC00355.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/DSC00356.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/DSC00357.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/akabat101/0c17e382.jpg[/IMG] |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 57
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 01:33 am: |
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Oh Anita, he is precious! |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 58
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 01:57 am: |
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k, here are the shots of Missy. She is smaller than the rest, I know! But I swear my camera shrinks her even more 'cause when I'm out there with her, I see this waddling little fat Mustang! lol! There are udder shots (best I could get) She has gotten fuller since last time I saw her and her teats are no longer grey but black and shiny. I tried to do the "milk test" like Jos has posted on the link from "Is my mare overdue" but couldn't squeeze any out...right afterward, the foal stuck out of her side and left hip. I got a decent shot of this but it does not do it justice! I was like OMG! Never seen anything like it! I have a couple of under the tail shots. I swear she is shrinking! She does look "fuller" in the vulva now though and if you touch anywhere near it, it makes a weird noise (don't know how to explain that one though...)Also rear shot, front shot and a few more...biting at sides, etc. (which she did a lot tonight!) so here goes....
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/5b4af1e1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG][IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/2fac532f.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/553cb4c4.jpg[/IMG]this is not a shadow or the angle in which it was taken, the shape is just weird and all baby!
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/700d04fc.jpg[/IMG]biting sides
[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/StormyRood/d40b46ec.jpg[/IMG]
(Message edited by StormyRood on April 21, 2006) |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 59
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 01:58 am: |
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Kris, I got all the shots you wanted but for some reason, Photobucket is not letting me upload them all so I will try again later. Sorry. |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 60
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 01:52 pm: |
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I have to agree with Anita here, the Photobucket is coming up clouded, if not blurry. The pics are crystal clear on my computer but when put on here, they have a "film" or something over them! The baby was shifting position quite a bit when I was out in the pasture with Missy yesterday. There were times when it would stick out all along her side and through her hips and other times it would look as if it were all hanging in the lower part of her tummy. She would walk and stop often to bite at her sides and kick her hind leg up towards her stomach. There are two pictures where she has stopped with her ears pinned down and out to the sides. She would stretch her body out and blow through her nose. She would also stomp the ground and circle around almost as if she were going to lie down, but she never did. She didn't want to be messed with when I first got there last night so I just went about my chores, cleaning out the water bucket and walking the pasture looking for fallen limbs, etc. She finally came to me and I started to check her all over. I noticed a few things that have changed. Her teats, although not really filled themselves, have turned shiny black and are slick compared to grey and flakey. Her vulva looks like it shrank but did appear to be more puffy so maybe that's why?? Also, she had what looks like veins sticking out on each side of her face. If you notice, there is a white wrap around a part of her halter because it was rubbing. I dropped the halter to a different position last night to avoid future rubbing. So, I hope these pictures help. Thanks!
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Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 61
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 02:31 pm: |
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here's two more rear views...both taken yesterday in the pasture
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anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 108
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 - 11:14 pm: |
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Stormy- It sound like you will have a baby soon, sonita did not wax, the night she foaled she was pawing at the ground i caught her rolling once that night and a few times the night before. she paced and could not seem to be still. keep me updated i hope she has it this weekend. |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 64
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 12:18 am: |
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thanks Anita, me too! How does she look to you? I know she's small, probably the smallest one on here, but that baby sure did leave an impression when it came out on her side! Missy acts healthy as can be...
Congrats on your new beauty! What's his name?? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 65
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 01:08 am: |
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Raven, BTW~thanks for posting Anita's pictures again! |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 109
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 11:37 pm: |
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Stormy- His Name is windsor, i think your horse looks good, Just keep a eye out. what signs is she showing now? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 66
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 12:31 am: |
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Hi Anita, What a cool name! He is darling! What I love is how, what I'm assuming is his whiskers under his chin(can't make that out great here) remind me kind of like a billy goat...it's just too cute and gives him a personality all his own! You are blessed!
Missy is showing the same signs basically. She bites at her sides, stamps her feet, kicks at her belly, rubs REAL HARD on the trees (she did this for a long time today right behind her left front leg). She had legs moving, lips smacking, and head nodding....really getting into it! She seems to enjoy the tree rubbing. One thing I did notice different today is that she did not want me to check her vulva (no look, no touch, etc.)I think it was you who said your mare did that right before, right? Anyway, I cleaned her udder this afternoon with warm water and a drop of baby shampoo in it. She was a little akward at first, but seemed to enjoy it once she knew I wasn't going to hurt her. I got under there and cleaned it real good. I like to use the gate between us to give her a sense of her own space and it's handy for me to lean on, but she let me stick my head right up under her. Her teats have dropped even more and she is filling around them although they're not too full themselves. I tried to get a picture but my digital isn't working too great, especially not in a shady spot. I did manage to examine her vulva this evening. I had noticed a little goo around the outside today when she turned around. It was kind of crusty by this evening, no oder or anything, but a couple of very small balls on the outer edge with a redish tinge to it. I cleaned her vulva with a fresh mix of the warm water and just a drop of baby shampoo like I had used for her udder. She seemed to enjoy that too. The baby did look a little lower to me this evening. It moves around in there still even though I'm sure it's cramped. I will attach a belly shot from today. So today is day 373. I am tired so I bet Missy is exhausted! I cannot imagine being pregnant that long!!!
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the udder shots aren't great but I guess they're better than nothing! If you look close, you may be able to actually see the teats...but the photo's are blurry and distorted somewhat, sorry. What I have noticed is that the front of the udder has filled in and dropped a bit over the past week or so |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 68
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 12:39 am: |
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oh Anita, here are two udder shots, one from April 18, one from today. I'm not sure how good they will be to compare against one another but I can see the difference when I am checking Missy
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also, she was VERY gassy today! |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 110
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 10:57 pm: |
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Stormy- mine did not get gassy but i heard some do you may be close are you getting any liquid from her teats? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 69
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 12:20 am: |
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no milk, but her teats are getting bigger and the milk sack is filling up. Here are some signs from today...I have been keeping a journal..forgive me if I rattle on...
12:28 pm- Missy is walking around with her tail slightly raised (not up but away from her rear)
has been biting at sides, head tossing, lip curling, tail swishing, standing with back legs stretched out and her sides are twitching
She will graze and then throw her head up, ears pinned, and look at her sides
Around 1:50 she had passed "cow pies" one with me in the pasture with her and one before I got there but it was still fresh. Did this again around 3:20
Throughout the afternoon, she would walk and then come to a dead stop and bite her side near the flank. With a quick exam of her vulva, I could see that it appeared to be more bright pink and it looked like broken blood veins around the outter edges of the inside. She opened really easy, without me trying. I noticed her open and close her vulva several times today and would walk with tail raised, pink showing (winking) for quite some time after she peed. She seemed to pee a lot! Her belly seemed HUGE today and it had a funny shape. Baby would go from one side to the other and stick out far. Missy was breathing hard even when at rest. Would wander here and there...
one thing that bugged me, the guy who bred her {you know that story..} came up with a bunch of horses tonight and went right to the pasture...(I was not happy with them for just going up to her fence without even asking!) Missy came running up with her tail raised! Is this normal????She is VERY PREGNANT! Anyway, I am stressed to the max. Thought she would have it today for sure! I am calling a vet tomorrow and will probably have him out on Wednesday (sooner if he thinks necessary)We are at day 374 today
(Message edited by StormyRood on April 25, 2006) |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 70
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 12:56 am: |
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pics...one of the pictures is of what I am guessing you guys call "cow pies" just wanted to make sure I'm right...sorry. Grassy pic. towards the bottom of the screen..
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Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 71
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 01:19 am: |
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more pictures from today 4/23, side views, under tail shots and rubbing rear on tree...
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anita howard
Weanling
Username: Mofoxtrottr
Post Number: 36
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 04:54 am: |
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FINALLY!!! A stud colt born at 1:00am this morning. Mom and boy doing well. Gaiting already. Will post pics when daylight comes. |
Lori aka " Raven"
Breeding Stock
Username: Raven
Post Number: 304
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 05:28 am: |
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Congrats Anita H!!
Stormy with all that you have discribed you should be posting a birth anouncement today??? |
Deena
Breeding Stock
Username: Morganslil1
Post Number: 358
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 07:00 am: |
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Congradulations Anita ok so wheres some pics? |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 674
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 07:01 am: |
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Anita H- congrats to you!!!! finally!
Stormy---WELL???
boy i cant even imagining going THAT long!!!! ugh! |
anita howard
Weanling
Username: Mofoxtrottr
Post Number: 37
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 07:47 am: |
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It's a Bay Tobiano. Isn't he soooo cute.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/mofoxtrottr/babypic.jpg
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Jan Owen
Nursing Foal
Username: 1frosty1
Post Number: 17
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 08:46 am: |
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Anita,
Congratulations on a Beautiful Healthy Boy! Enjoy him! |
Jan H
Breeding Stock
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 258
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 09:54 am: |
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CONGRATES!!!!! HE IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!! VERY SWEET LOOKING NOW GET SOME REST IF YOU CAN!!!!!!! |
E Watkins
Breeding Stock
Username: Evie
Post Number: 461
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 11:11 am: |
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Jan- in case you didn't see on the other thread, you were correct on guessing Sophie, she had a palomino filly very early this am. Frosty's still holding out, then we have Sandy, Ruby and Brandy left to go.. still hoping for a filly from Sandy.. the others could go either way, but Sandy needs to have a girl!!! Ev |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 112
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 11:22 am: |
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Stormy- Baby Yet? |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 113
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 11:23 am: |
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Anita H - Congrats on the Baby he is really pretty ENJOY |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 114
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 11:29 am: |
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Stormy- I really wish you could take your mare home with you i think that guy just adds to your stress and who needs stress. I know once the baby is born its going to be hard and i say real hard for you to stay away from the new foal, and all. I really do think if you are seeing cow patties you will have a foal tonite so watch her close. Mine foaled the very night i started seeing cow patties. |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 73
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 03:26 pm: |
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No baby to repot. DARN IT! I am tired and am going to call the vet. Missy is still acting fine, eating, peeing and pooping but since I can't be there every day, I think I would feel much better if she was checked. Keep her and the baby in your prayers please. I don't know what I'd do if something went wrong with them. My bond with Missy has only gotten stronger through this pregnancy! Will keep you all posted! Thanks for the postings...
Anita K., I do wish I could take her home with me too! She does love her home though and it really is nice there, if only some jerks would leave her alone!
Anita H. Congrats! |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 76
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 10:32 pm: |
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ok, I called several vets in the area today. Here is what I heard..."SHE'S PROBABLY NOT PREGNANT" about six times, "THE BABY COULD DIE AFTER THIS PROLONGED GESTATION OR YOU COULD LOSE THEM BOTH so take the mare to UC Davis in Sacramento"... AND "I have never heard of a horse going to 375 days before" from almost all of them!Only one vet in the whole Chico, Oroville, Gridley and Live Oak region (Northern CA)had ever seen a mare go over 365 days. She said Missy is probably just fine and she would not induce labor (which I didn't want anyway). So right now I am about to rip my hair out, even more worried than before. I am about to start crying and don't think I'll be able to stop. I am driving my poor husband nuts! Missy does act fine in all this...I am just worried. I have had her for 7 years now, I KNOW SHE IS PREGNANT! But the main answer I got was that she is not. I am going to have a semi-retired vet look at her on Wednesday. Please keep her and the baby in your prayers. Thanks.
love, Stormy |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 115
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 11:09 pm: |
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Stormy we will keep you in our prayers. Keep those jerks away from her. They can stop their labor if they get upset. Let the vet take a look at her. The night you decide to go to bed or you just plain give up she will have it.
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Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 77
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 12:03 am: |
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so you do think she's pregnant right? I mean, God Anita, I would hate to be stupid and her not be but I just see too many signs that she is. I know this is my first but I have had her seven years and she is showing every single pregnant sign I know of, just no foal yet. Thank you! |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 116
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 12:39 am: |
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have you felt the Baby move? Everything you have been telling about her sounds like she is pregnant |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 117
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 12:46 am: |
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stormy- are u still online |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 118
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 12:57 am: |
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Stormy- Hey Anything Yet? I was looking at all your previous posts and you say the baby was moving. have felt it move latley? Yes I think she is pregnant and I am not giving up you have came this far don't give up now. Have you checked for milk latley? I know your ready to cry huh, Girl get some rest then go check on her give her a good brushing and talk to her. She will let you know when the time is coming just watch her. Mine came and layed right in front of me the night before she foaled and now i think she was telling me its coming soon and boy was she right. she never has came up and layed down that close to me. These horses will drive you crazy if you let them. Hang in there and i will check in with you later. Let me know what the vet tells you also. Missy has a healthy foal and she is a good moma.
(Message edited by akabat on April 25, 2006) |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 79
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 01:26 am: |
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thanks Anita. I have felt it move several times and the other night when I was doing a milk check, it stuck all the way out her left side and pushed her off the fence (her feet never moved once but her body did) then it slipped down and stuck out her hip (where they have sunken and relaxed). I haven't gotten any milk from Missy. The milk sack feels fuller every time I check though. I haven't seen her since yesterday. I will do a good check next time I'm out there. Will keep you posted. You have been a great help to me...Thank you! |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 80
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 01:34 am: |
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I did see it move on Sunday. It hadn't moved as much the last couple of days I was with her but was still changing position and stuff like that. Maybe it's just cramped in there now and not as much room to kick and squirm??? Anyway, main question I heard today was about oder coming from her vulva. There is none! I did see movement and everything too, so I do think we're ok. I just have so many people saying things like "she's not pregnant" that my mind is boggled and I then second guess myself. I mean I would feel REALLY stupid if she wasn't pregnant after all this! But I am sure she is....Jos has been a big help too. I sent him a message on here and he was great with responding. You all have been wonderful! I am so glad I found this site! I would lose my mind without you all! Thanks so much for the support. Goodnight.
Stormy |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 119
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 09:02 am: |
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STORMY- HANG IN THERE |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 82
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 01:42 pm: |
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I'm trying! |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 120
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 09:15 pm: |
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Stormy- how are things going today? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 84
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 10:08 pm: |
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Anita, Haven't heard any news and usually no news means good news, right? We are going out tomorrow to see her. I will call my mother-in-law in a bit to check in and see if Missy's been eating, etc. I bought her a new halter today. The one she has now has been rubbing on the veins on her face and I really don't like that halter anyway. It was a more expensive one but I've had nothing but trouble with it from day one. Being a Mustang, Missy is pretty small and it's hard to find a good fit. Usually I can make holes where I need them for the crown strap but the one she has on now is decorated and hard to adjust with new holes. I honestly have only been able to get it too tight or too lose and neither is good! If I take the halter off altogether, then she will be a real pain to handle. I have just been waiting till payday and finally got the new one. Hopefully it will work better! I will keep you posted on her progress. My hubby's feeling a little neglected so I haven't been online as much. You can also reach me at StormyRood@aol.com if you want...Talk to you soon |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 88
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 11:51 pm: |
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Hey, just checking on this...we are feeding Missy two flakes of alfalfa in the morning and two at night. She eats about one in the morning then leaves the rest until the afternoon and munches on it throughout the day. She does the same at night, one at feeding time and then usually saves the rest. There is about an inch of grass covering the pasture. The only higher parts are in the poop piles and she won't eat that, of course! The alfalfa flakes are decent slabs (not too thick or too thin) and loose. We usually only feed one of the thick, heavier packed ones at a time when the bails come like that. Missy has not gotten real heavy eating this amount. It seems to be maintaining her well from what I can tell but I just wanted another opinion on this...thanks. Also, she does get a little Omolene 300 at night although I've been out for a few days..will pick that up tomorrow.
(Message edited by StormyRood on April 26, 2006) |
Kathee McGuire
Breeding Stock
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 429
Registered: 12-2005
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Anita H -Congrats on the new boy. He is a cutie! |
Megan A Brown
Weanling
Username: Fabmeg
Post Number: 46
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 04:33 pm: |
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Any news yet Stormy? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 91
Registered: 04-2006
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nada! I'm going out this evening. Hey Megan, any advice on the feeding? (see above) I mean, she doesn't look really "fat" to me and she acts healthy with what I've been feeding. Missy rations herself with her food, some now and saves the rest for later. I just need some input from someone who knows. My in-laws (where she is boarded) like to argue with me on everything including what I feed but then again, they know nothing about horses! I usually just shine them on but I do want correct advice, which is why I'm asking on here. I tried feeding less for a while just to "see" but she got that "hippy" look where the hip bones stick up, etc. Help! |
Megan A Brown
Weanling
Username: Fabmeg
Post Number: 47
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 06:18 pm: |
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That’s about what my broodmares get. I totally understand about the in-laws, my aunt and uncle have horses but they don't know anything and they love to argue! They tend to make ma want to pull my hair out! If she is in foal the better condition she’s in to begin with the easier time you'll have keeping her weight up while lactating. You might have said this some where else, but how did you breed her? |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 92
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 06:37 pm: |
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Thank you! I have adjusted the feeding a couple of times to make sure I feed what "Missy" needs, not what other people tell me she needs! But then again, I do not know everything when it comes to horses so it is nice to get input from people who KNOW! I meant no disrespect to anyone who answers me on this, I was refering to my in-laws up above, forgive me! I do appreciate all of YOUR opinions. Just want to make that clear! On the breeding, Megan, it's a long story but if you are interested, I welcome you to find my very long posting on this site from April 19. I did not do the breeding, it was done without my knowledge or consent. The only good thing I can say is that Missy is pregnant with what I hope to be a healthy foal (we're at day 377 today)and that she does love her home. It is very nice there, besides the other "issues" Thanks for your input! |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 122
Registered: 03-2006
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stormy, did you make it out to check on her? Did you have a vet come out or did you decide to just wait it out? I noticed my horse ate heavy on the hay like a couple of days, then she would come in and eat a bite and then go way by morning she may even had a little left the day she deovered i saw her grab a bite and leave she ate her grain but was not interested in the hay much that day. Let me know whats up with her ok |
anita kabat
Breeding Stock
Username: Akabat
Post Number: 123
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 11:05 pm: |
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STORMY- I am Sending MISSY GOOD FOALING VIBES. COME ON MISSY YOU CAN DO THIS. she is driving me crazy now stormy |
anita howard
Weanling
Username: Mofoxtrottr
Post Number: 40
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:28 am: |
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Stormy, when I was worried about my maiden mare carrying a year, I ask my vet and she said she had a maiden mare that went 13 months and everything went well. So hang in there, its a coming. |
anita howard
Weanling
Username: Mofoxtrottr
Post Number: 41
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 07:29 am: |
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Oh, one more thing my vet said, as long as she is eating and there is no discharge coming from the vulva, not to worry. |
Stormy Rood
Yearling
Username: Stormyrood
Post Number: 93
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 01:36 pm: |
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Thank you to everyone for your help and support. After checking Missy and seeing a happy, healthy horse, I just decided to wait off on the vet. Our local vets have never dealt with this situation anyway, where gestation has gone over 365 days (only one in six had experienced this...at 380 days) so most of them won't even deal with me. They tell me to consult with UC Davis Medical center or take Missy there! That's California for ya! The other half is that with only one person working in our household (and even him being out of work for over a month before finding this new job) all I can really afford at this point is one vet visit. I would rather make it really count and have the vet out once Missy has the baby so that they can both be checked. I'm sure this sounds really bad for a horse owner but remember, I did not do this breeding, I am just the one who owns the mare and is paying the price whatever the cost! I could tell yesterday for myself that all is fine and the baby is moving in there! If there is any need for alarm, of course I will call the vet before the birth. But for now, all is well. This pregnancy never really has been in my hands since the beginning, so now I'm leaving it in God's! |
