Little Wolf Ranch
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My little mare "Sugar" in question is 309 days today and has been going through some major changes with her belly and other foaling symptoms but alas, still no foal - she is, a true mare!
As you will see below, she went from a normal belly that was a slightly dropped, to REALLY dropped, and now she has "flattened" out again (even a little bit more than you see in the last belly pic) and is now slab sided.
For those of you that have been following us on marestare, Sugar has done PLENTY of belly biting, belly kicking, flehming, pacing, going on and off with her hay, is soft in the tailhead, easy to raise tail, is pretty much bagged up, had sticky milk last night and has been very "moody" with her neighbors in adjacent stalls and here recently she has been DYING for some attention from our herd sire - I am assuming her hormones are going wild.
As always, it's a guessing game when it comes to these girls but it seems like she is......never.......gonna.......foal! It makes it worse that I am most anxious over this baby since it is out of an outside stud that I just adore and it's my favorite mare!
So, any guesses as to why her belly has changed back to "flat"? Is that the foal moving into position? If you've had a mare do this with her belly shape - how long was it until she foaled? Any guesses until how much longer she's gonna put up with this fight?
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As you will see below, she went from a normal belly that was a slightly dropped, to REALLY dropped, and now she has "flattened" out again (even a little bit more than you see in the last belly pic) and is now slab sided.
For those of you that have been following us on marestare, Sugar has done PLENTY of belly biting, belly kicking, flehming, pacing, going on and off with her hay, is soft in the tailhead, easy to raise tail, is pretty much bagged up, had sticky milk last night and has been very "moody" with her neighbors in adjacent stalls and here recently she has been DYING for some attention from our herd sire - I am assuming her hormones are going wild.
As always, it's a guessing game when it comes to these girls but it seems like she is......never.......gonna.......foal! It makes it worse that I am most anxious over this baby since it is out of an outside stud that I just adore and it's my favorite mare!
So, any guesses as to why her belly has changed back to "flat"? Is that the foal moving into position? If you've had a mare do this with her belly shape - how long was it until she foaled? Any guesses until how much longer she's gonna put up with this fight?
FEBRUARY 2ND:
FEBRUARY 8TH
FEBRUARY 15TH:
FEBRUARY 20TH: