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Location: So. Cali. | Congrates!!! Our mare went exactly 365 days and it too was a colt. Interesting to hear!
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Location: Kentucky | This mare was 372 days. She did foal the night this picture was taken - it was a healthy colt.
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | I've had 3 mares go 363, 372 and 367 days. None were old mares (between 6-12) and all turned out fine. Babies healthy and mares got back in foal. The mares were all blood related (hmmmm). Palpating to check the position of the foal will not hurt a thing. Sometimes a long gestation will also result in a "dis-mature" baby. This is usually in older mares with a well used uterus. That hasn't happened to me yet.
I've never read anything in any books, but, over the year I have watched quite a few mares in the days and weeks before they foal and I believe they have Braxton Hicks contractions about 2 weeks to 10 days before foaling.
The only thing I will say is...EVERY vet I've ever heard talk about the subject says absolutely do NOT induce labor in mares. I know some people do it but...... |
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | Congratulations!! I didn't read the whole thread before I posted. I'm glad everything turned out well.  |
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| OregonBR - 2015-04-14 10:53 AM I've had 3 mares go 363, 372 and 367 days. None were old mares (between 6-12) and all turned out fine. Babies healthy and mares got back in foal. The mares were all blood related (hmmmm). Palpating to check the position of the foal will not hurt a thing. Sometimes a long gestation will also result in a "dis-mature" baby. This is usually in older mares with a well used uterus. That hasn't happened to me yet.
I've never read anything in any books, but, over the year I have watched quite a few mares in the days and weeks before they foal and I believe they have Braxton Hicks contractions about 2 weeks to 10 days before foaling.
The only thing I will say is...EVERY vet I've ever heard talk about the subject says absolutely do NOT induce labor in mares. I know some people do it but......
DOUBLE like on all your points!
I took this mare for a trailer ride two years ago with her last foal and she foaled the next night. That's about as radical as I'd like to ever have to do to 'encourage' foaling. |
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Location: Texas!! | Yea!! Congratulations!!
BUT, this thread scares me...lol! My mare is 348, and she went 350 with her other 2 fillies... I can't imagine the stress (on me) if she goes another 20 plus days!! |
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Location: Texas!! | Murphy - 2015-04-14 10:05 AM
This mare was 372 days. She did foal the night this picture was taken - it was a healthy colt.
WOW! Now that is a dropped belly!! |
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Location: hot, humid and dry...Gulf coast East of Houston.. | I for one am glad that sucker finally decided to come into this world.. That mare will make you sit on your fingers to keep from pulling your hair out, or texting the owner saying "its time" with all her false alarms... LOL |
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| shellyh1971 - 2015-04-14 11:25 AM I for one am glad that sucker finally decided to come into this world.. That mare will make you sit on your fingers to keep from pulling your hair out, or texting the owner saying "its time" with all her false alarms... LOL
My savior!!! Huge thanks to Shelly -- TWO years in a row she's helped me mare watch. I hate that she kept us up so many nights, but things happen for reasons. I have just recovered enough from my apendicitis that I didn't worry about getting bumped or whatever out there last night. And again, thanks to Shelly, I was able to sleep a bit more to help with that recovery too! |
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Location: hot, humid and dry...Gulf coast East of Houston.. | That was FAST... When she went into labor, and I knew it was for real, I texted the owner, went back to the camera, and feet were out... By the time owner got there, the whole colt was out.. That mare is an old pro.. |
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Location: Texas | Congrats!! He definitely was worth the wait, big and healthy!! |
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Location: Here | lonely va barrelxr - 2015-04-14 11:06 AM First pics!
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | LOL that poor mare I bet she was glad to get that baby out of there, now thats a big baby and very handsome  |
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Location: Scurry, TX | 372 days last year with a 6 year old mare. Colt. No issues just wasn't finished baking. Mares don't read books. And they sure can't talk. |
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| Murphy - 2015-04-14 11:05 AM
This mare was 372 days. She did foal the night this picture was taken - it was a healthy colt.
Oh gosh, now that is one miserable looking mommy. haha, I bet she threw a big colt. |
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