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He's here! Healthy little buckskin colt born just before midnight on Mother's Day!

Still no baby from Smudge...maybe for mother's day!

Okay, this mare is officially driving us crazy!! Still no baby...last night when I woke up for my check at 4:30 she was laying flat out and her back leg was up and kept moving (looking like she was pushing) watched her for an hour but she wasn't in labor at all and then she got up and went back...

Another Smudge update...still no baby. She still has the cow patties and has been acting so strange at night. Her attitude has also changed, she's not as friendly anymore and has gotten quite sassy! I've attached some pictures of how she's looking. It's getting very difficult to get any udder or...

That makes me very excited! Hope Smudge follows in Design's hoofprints!

Here are the other pictures of her today. (She wanted to be extra cute, so the last one is just Smudge saying "Hi!" )

Well, still no baby. She still has the cow patties, soft butt muscles and darker colour inside her vulva. She's walking around with her tail lifted and sometimes to the side. Her bag is still very hard and nipples pointing straight down. She was acting so strange last night that we were sure she...

So so sorry for your loss. I'll be keeping Blue Belle in my thoughts!

I took these pictures today (vulva picture is the best I could get as she's not a fan and tightens it on me!). I didn't take profile or behind pictures, but I can get those tomorrow!

Her bag is very very hot tonight. Is this normal?

I'm spoken with several people, and everyone has said their mares are running longer. Must just be the year! I'm so used to big horses, my mare went from bag to milk to baby in 2 weeks (she was a textbook case, so it was lovely!)

Well no baby yet...everything is still the same. Seems like she's just going to drag it out for as long as she can! (I guess they're easier to take care of when they're inside!)

She has had them all morning, but it was such a nice day I put her outside. I'm guessing she's not comfortable enough to foal outside so will wait until she comes in tonight!

Another Smudge update (just without pictures). Her bag is very very hard and both nipples are pointing straight down and about 3 inches apart. Her vulva is nice and elongated and puffy. It also had become a deeper red/pink on the inside. I was so confused when you would say she is "slab-sided"...

Just posting some more pictures and another Smudge update! Vulva is looking really long and more red on the inside (but she won't let me take a picture anymore) and butt muscles are soft. She's grumpy in general and doesn't want us around much or touching her, which is very unusual for her...