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My mare's mane and forelock are all some kind of weird fuzz instead of hair. I can't even really comb it. I didn't find clipping it underneath to help. I tried braiding it, which looked a little better, but either it broke off or she rubbed it and broke it after a little bit. That actually...

That is why experienced breeders usually have cameras and monitors. Because once a mare knows what is happening she wants you to go in the house and mind your business. She isn't going to do anything to attract your attention. They like to pretend to be asleep right up until they go down and...

The more you pay attention the more you notice how miserable they are. You aren't likely to notice the hours before labor in a seasoned mare.

If she actually went into labor several days ago it's probably already too late to take her to the vet. On the other hand none of that says labor to me. When you say rolling do you mean several times a day or several times an hour? Is her bag tight and full of colostrum even though it's small...

You need to have a vet out for neurological symptoms. If you post a video we can all give our 2 cents but most of these issues are going to need real testing from a real vet. Epm is treatable, especially if you start early, and there are a few other things that may look neurological but not be...

I would guess she has a little bit to go, but it could be any day now.

Last year she didn't even get a belly until after 330 days or so. Most of the belly that she does have now is fat, but she lost weight fast after foaling last year and struggled to put it back on. So I wanted her a little heavier to start this year. As you can see there has been almost no change...

Ok everyone, time for questions. If you aren't done, do not read these! 1 How did you like the book and what did you think of how it ended? 2 Do you believe in psychics and ghosts? Why or why not? And did that change your feelings about the book? 3 Do you think Thomas’s erratic behavior...

I was definitely wondering. Are you tired of being up all night watching her yet? 🤣 My last 2 foals have gone quite a bit past their "due dates" so I have spent way too much time watching mares. But she is coming along nice and it shouldn't be too much longer now.

Thanks, I will tell her you said so. She loves compliments. After clipping you can really see foal movement, though this one isn't as active as the last little booger.

It's definitely not something I would have chosen, but I won it online and I enjoyed it. I will post the questions in a couple days. Don't want to accidentally give away the ending to anyone that's not finished.

No real changes, but she definitely is bigger than she was last year this far. I clipped her today, badly and with the hair, because I'm tired of eating horse hair in my dinner every night.

If you post a good picture of the hoof flat on the ground, from square on the side and from the back of it I'm sure you will get some critiques. To me they look a little long but nothing crazy, but it's tough to tell from those pictures.

It's hard to find a good farrier, and 90% of them are temperamental. I like the one I have now, but he doesn't like to do minis, so the first thing I need to find out before I get one is how good is it for the farrier? If it's even a little difficult I have to pass because I don't want him to...

How are you all coming along with the book, and what do you think of it so far? I know how it ends, so I'm searching for clues about the plot twist.

I should also say that if my horses feet looked that long at 4 weeks I would be very suspicious of my farrier not doing what he is supposed to do. My mare grows like crazy, she would probably look similar at 8 weeks, but her growth is pretty even from toes to heels. Which is fun because she...

They don't look too bad to me. I've seen some pretty drastic changes made and the horse seemed to get immediate relief. The way I understand it is that the gradual method keeps stretching things out in there, so instead of a trim and then relief you get a gradual change, all the while the...

Thanks! I started with pencil, moved to charcoal, then to stained glass, and now I'm messing with the acrylics. I tend to like things exact and perfect so it's a real challenge for me to be able to relax and let this paint do what it wants.

We had rain for like 5 days in a row so I tried a new painting technique. It's pretty much making broth out of acrylic paint, and it kind of made a strange, blurry effect, almost like watercolors. I'm not sure if I like it or not yet.

She sure looks like she is getting close.