Stephanie
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My mare hadn't laid down in over two weeks so the equipage never went off. But, I kept checking on her just in case the equipage didn't work - of course I had tested it - but you never know. Early this morning the pager went off and I could see Lady pushing. She was at 335 days and usually carries about 312. I headed out with the foaling kit in arms and by the time I got there the foal's front half was dangling out and Lady was walking around. The foal felt cool and I thought it was dead then I heard little grunting noises. I felt around and the foal was in a sitting dog position. The foal had made it past the pelvic girdle but didn't seem to want to fit out of the vulva. The poor mare was pushing and pushing and the foal wasn't moving. There was no way the foal was going back in so I kept pulling and twisting to try and get the foals haunches out of the mare without causing any damage. Luckily Lady is 21 years old and has had many foals so she wasn't as tight as a maiden mare. I was pulling on the legs, the body, anything I could and finally the foal and everything came out, afterbirth and all. I kept rubbing the foal and it finally start stirring but still laid there as did the dam.
I have never had a birth like this and never want to again. After a few minutes the foal lifted it's head and I continued drying it off. As soon as I took the foal to the mother's head, Lady became interested and everything started going right. I was was so shaken that when I felt for holes there were two and I thought even though it's a colt it's beautiful and made it. It wasn't until I dipped the cord for the third time that my mind started working and I realized I had a filly
. The filly's legs aren't working quite right yet from the pulling and the folded position, but I'm sure in a couple days she'll be fine.
Anyway after a long story, here's our little miracle filly. Her name is Horse Song Sheeza a Miracle and we'll call her Mira. She arrived at 1:30 am and these pictures are of her at about 4 hours old.
Sire:
NXS Encore This
Dam:
Maxwells Southern Lady
I have never had a birth like this and never want to again. After a few minutes the foal lifted it's head and I continued drying it off. As soon as I took the foal to the mother's head, Lady became interested and everything started going right. I was was so shaken that when I felt for holes there were two and I thought even though it's a colt it's beautiful and made it. It wasn't until I dipped the cord for the third time that my mind started working and I realized I had a filly
Anyway after a long story, here's our little miracle filly. Her name is Horse Song Sheeza a Miracle and we'll call her Mira. She arrived at 1:30 am and these pictures are of her at about 4 hours old.
Sire:
Dam:
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