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Mare in foal ??
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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 179575" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>If this is her 4th foal, I guarantee you that your more worried than she is. Most mares (not all) have their foals early morning (midnight to daylight). Chances are, you'll walk out one morning and see the new foal standing there. Of the foals that I've seen born, the longest any mare took was about 30 minutes once she layed down. My 15 year old mare had a colt in 5 minutes last year, then got up and wanted food. With horses, thank god, it's much easier than cattle. I've heard of stories with people having trouble, but I think they are few and far between.</p><p></p><p>Some signs of impending delivery from my experience:</p><p></p><p>1.Bag swells up maybe 2 to 3 weeks before</p><p>2.Teats swell up becoming kind of hard - starting to get close</p><p>3.Clear liquid (looks like wax) dripping or forming droplets on her teats.</p><p></p><p>Usually when you see #3, she will foal within a day or less.</p><p></p><p>The only additional thing I give my mares is a supplement that I buy from Jeffers (I think it's called mare care), which is supposed to keep the mare in good shape. But you really don't have to do anything special. Horses are tougher than we give them credit for. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 179575, member: 2653"] If this is her 4th foal, I guarantee you that your more worried than she is. Most mares (not all) have their foals early morning (midnight to daylight). Chances are, you'll walk out one morning and see the new foal standing there. Of the foals that I've seen born, the longest any mare took was about 30 minutes once she layed down. My 15 year old mare had a colt in 5 minutes last year, then got up and wanted food. With horses, thank god, it's much easier than cattle. I've heard of stories with people having trouble, but I think they are few and far between. Some signs of impending delivery from my experience: 1.Bag swells up maybe 2 to 3 weeks before 2.Teats swell up becoming kind of hard - starting to get close 3.Clear liquid (looks like wax) dripping or forming droplets on her teats. Usually when you see #3, she will foal within a day or less. The only additional thing I give my mares is a supplement that I buy from Jeffers (I think it's called mare care), which is supposed to keep the mare in good shape. But you really don't have to do anything special. Horses are tougher than we give them credit for. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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