Mare is waxing up! (Picture of Colt added)

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:45 am

My mare has full bags and started waxing up this morning. She is not due until mid march :shock:

. Do I have anything to worry about?

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:09 am

You might have the vet check her. Placentitis can cause early bagging, wax up and late term abortion.

What was the last cover date?

Mood Swings · Postby **Mood Swings** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:25 am

I agree with Madelyn!! Your mare has a cover date of mid April and she has wax now?! That would mean she is around 310 days gestation. It is rare for a mare to foal at 310 days unless there is a complication of some sort. I hope your vet is able to give you some good news, best of luck to you and your mare.

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:58 pm

Her cover date was 4/19/07 which would put her due around mid March. She did not wax up for another 8 days (yesterday) and only on one side. We are currently at day 315, hopefully she will hang on for a while longer.

AscotStud · Postby **AscotStud** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:29 am

She is early, but is way past placentitis (usually 2 months out). Is she a maiden, or a small mare? I have one who goes 10-14 days early every year and every foal has been normal and big compared to her (she's tiny). I would be worried, but not paranoid, best bet would be to get your vet out there to check her out. Be ready when she does go to be in there to do everything possible to help the foal if it needs it. I had a maiden wax over a month and a half early (a few years ago), she was dripping over a month early, when she went her foal was huge (unfortunately was a dystocia). Sometimes they are just ready to come out, according to our clock or not.

Good Luck with the mare and her foal.

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:41 am

Ascot

This will be her 7th foal, the vet checked her last week and he said everything seemed to be fine. She is about 15 hands and throws pretty nice size foals. Thanks for the info, I will keep yall updated on any progress.

Jenny · Postby **Jenny** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:31 am

If you read any books on horse gestation. They say pregnancy is 320 days to 360 days. With 340 being the norm. I have a mare that goes 12 days early every time and she is small but her foals are big and mature at birth. Nature knows.

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:51 pm

We are at day 318 and she is still holding out. She will drop any day now, I am quessing it will be monday day 320.

AscotStud · Postby **AscotStud** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:57 pm

good luck

LB · Postby LB » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:21 pm

Good luck! I hope all goes well.

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:30 pm

Thanks guys, my wife called this afternoon to let me know she was now dripping milk. :shock:

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:55 am

My mare had the foal this morning right before my wife got to the farm. The foal is up standing and nursing, I am waitiing for them to call me back to see if its a colt or a filly.

Jessi P · Postby **Jessi P** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:59 am

HUGE COGRAtS to you and your mare and her new foal.

We want pics!!!!

JaradM · Postby **JaradM** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:10 am

Its a colt. Will post the pictures as soon as I get them. Thanks a bunch!

LB · Postby LB » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:13 am

Congratulations! I'm glad everything turned out well.

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Mare is waxing up! (Picture of Colt added)

Mare is waxing up! (Picture of Colt added)

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