I have a graduation to go to this Saturday am (out of town). My mare is due to foal any day... thought perhaps last night but no go yet. She is an older mare that has foaled many times before, and as far as I know she has done ok. Two years ago when I first got her she was pregnant and the foal was "shoulder" locked, but I went in and freed it and everything went ok. Last year the same thing seemed to be happening so I once again freed the shoulder on the foal and out he came. This was by no means a distocia, and I 'm not sure that the foal wouldn't have slipped out on its own.. I may have been nervous and jumped the gun. My question is: if I absolutely cannot be there when the foal is born, should I leave her in the pasture with the other horses... I've heard that they foal faster and better, and get up sooner when they are out with other horses, thereby cleaning the foal faster. I am in such a dilemma.... hate to miss graduation but don't want to lose the foal either. I can have one of our "chore" people come and check on her but thats about all I can do.