Because Posting = Foaling

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:31 pm

Better tie a rope between the house and the barn so that when she foals in the middle of the late spring blizzard you'll be able to find your way.

clh · Postby **clh** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:21 am

YEP - You are getting the same thing (only before us) that we're supposed to be getting in OH - what is up with this crap? I thought it was spring??? It was 80 degrees yesterday and it is supposed to be a high of 30 something today

And of course have the entire family coming over Saturday for Easter dinner and an egg hunt - guess that will happen in the house....

Any action yet? Maybe the thunder boomers got her moving last night

C

Postby **Roguelet** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:05 am

Nope, she's quietly munching hay right now... the brat.

Yeah, my dad is coming to spend Easter with the kids... I told him that he would be hiding Easter eggs in snow drifts for them. He didn't find that very amusing.

Sunday Rider · Postby **Sunday Rider** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:25 pm

Maybe the Easter Beagle will bring you a new foal :lol:

hemphill · Postby **hemphill** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:26 am

Any luck yet, Roguelet? My old girl is on day 348 and looks even less ready than a few days ago. Of course, that hasn't kept me from freezing my backside off sleeping in the barn the last three nights.

Wishing you well,
Rick

Postby **Roguelet** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:39 pm

Nope... she's gone a full year now, and still no foal. I'm hoping she waits until the big thaw on Monday at this point... too darn cold to mess with this now! :roll:

clh · Postby **clh** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:32 pm

We are STILL anxiously waiting with you

Hopefully she'll wait for the thaw - news today said Easter Sunday was going to be colder here in OH than Christmas Day - not something is WRONG WITH THAT!!! With luck she'll wait until the Easter festivities are over

C

hemphill · Postby **hemphill** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:43 am

Yeah, a green Christmas and a white Easter.

I can only afford to buy older broodmares--ones that have been through this enough to have developed an evil sense of humor: "Hmm, I think I'll look dilated at 9:00 p.m. so he'll sleep in the barn, at midnight I'll lay down and thrash around a bit to keep him here, and then by 4:00 a.m. I'll look like I did a month ago. Gee, I wonder how long I can keep him falling for this gag?"

Brrrrrr.

clh · Postby **clh** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:13 am

hemphill - it evidently is working for them

I believe the mares are alot like children - if they can get away with it they will

whitewolfcatahoulas · Postby **whitewolfcatahoulas** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:15 pm

Roguelet, wires were crossed again! My other mare foaled this morning and she was not due til tommorow.

You have any mares due in May, my last mare is due May 8th. You are good luck for me.

I hope your mare pops soon, so you can have a baby to play with.

Katherine

Postby **Roguelet** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:50 am

Well, I'm glad your mares are foaling, someone's might as well...

I'm getting tempted to just throw her back out in the mare field and say:
"I GIVE UP!"

clh · Postby **clh** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:13 am

As soon as you do - she'll foal

whitewolfcatahoulas · Postby **whitewolfcatahoulas** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:27 am

Roguelet, don't give up yet. It has to come out sometime.
My first mare was over a year late last year. She would give us new signs everday, when she finally foaled there wasn't one sign. It was the same this year, she was showing signs and nothing. Then on the day she had April this year not one sign she was going to foal. Of course both times I just gave up the middle of the night checks.

Postby **Roguelet** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:45 pm

Just out of curiosity... what IS the "world record" for longest gestation in a mare?

:roll:

clh · Postby **clh** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:57 pm

Ooooooohhhhh - GO FOR THE RECORD

You'll be famous

C