Mare stare for a high risk mare, anyone?

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04-23-2010, 04:58 AM

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The other person was getting the foal blanket ready. They'll dry her good first.

Bonding time. :-D

04-23-2010, 04:59 AM

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So darn sweet!

04-23-2010, 05:00 AM

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Her mama is a bay with dun, but I'm not sure the baby is--she looks light. but--I'm not a color person--I always have to ask what mine are. :lol:

04-23-2010, 05:01 AM

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Yeah! A baby! I just tuned in and loks like I missed the actual foaling by a little bit but wow! Karla, is the rubbing with the towel to try to stim baby to get up?

04-23-2010, 05:04 AM

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Interesting note: the towels aren't supposed to have softener used so when the baby is dried it doesn't smell too perfumey or mama could reject it.

ON another farm--one mama died in delivering, and one foal was lost, so the owner took the afterbirth from the birth where there was a dead foal and put it on the two day old orphaned foal and the mama accepted it right away. Awesome, huh? Kind of a silver lining. It is SO much work to care for an orphaned foal--feedings every 1-2 hours around the clock.

04-23-2010, 05:06 AM

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Toweling is to dry the baby off--chilly out. This is Maine we're watching. If it's left to dry on its own I think it would shiver. I'm sure they'll get a blanket on her soon--but mama needs to be positive it's hers--not good to rush it.