Ever done the "ring test"

[minimule]

I tried it yesterday just to "play". I checked all my mares and the 2 jennys. Here's the results:

RING TEST

Take a ring tied to a string. Hold it just above the mares right flank. Hold it steady. The ring will move on it's own. If it circles = filly, if it swings = colt, if it doesn't move = open

Grace bred to Blaze = filly :bgrin

Belle bred to Tommy = 0 (OK by me!)

Feather bred to Blaze = 0

Gal bred to Tommy = 0

Keisha bred to Tommy = filly :aktion033:

Halle bred to ??? = jennet

Tara bred to ??? = john

STRING TEST

Take a string of some type or a soft measuring tape. Measure around the heart girth then measure around the belly area. What I've been told is that if they are pregnant, the belly will be bigger than the heart girth. Can't really judge this on mine 'cause most are quite happy here

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Feather, Gal, Keisha wouldn't stand still

Grace: girth = 49 belly = 54

Belle: girth = 47 belly = 52 (has had 8 foals)

Halle: girth = 51 belly = 57

Tara: girth = 47 belly = 55

edited to correct the "sex" part of the test. sorry!

 

[HobbsFarm]

[SIZE=12pt]This will be interesting to see the outcome on these...[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]My hubby did the ring test on my tummy several times when I was expecting my second child and it showed "filly" everytime.

: It was right! Haven't ever tried it on my animals. Shannon

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[Marnie]

A few years ago, I did it to my computer desk and I'm still waiting for it to have a filly!

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[PaintedPromiseRanch]

ok i want to do this with my 3! what kind of ring, does it matter????

 

[iluvwalkers]

ok i want to do this with my 3! what kind of ring, does it matter????

I DON'T KNOW IF IT MATTERS BUT WE ALWAYS USED A WEDDING BAND

: NIKKI

 

[Marnie]

I don't think the kind of ring matters. Some people use a nail and I've heard of people useing a string with a stickpin on the end, stick the pin into the eraser of a pencil and then the pencil does the swinging.

 

[lilfoot]

We did this for fun last season with our minis....

& my results were almost perfect come foaling time.

Several 4-H kids joined in the fun & got similar results

but not as accurate...still the majority were correct!

We used our own rings on string....will have to remember to do again.

It's a fine way to spend the winter....trying to figure out 'who's' in there.

Sandy

 

[FoRebel]

I am going to have to try this on my 3! I'll post the results as soon as I have them!

 

[PaintedPromiseRanch]

I am going to have to try this on my 3! I'll post the results as soon as I have them!

me too, as soon as i am home in the daylight LOL

 

[MeadowRidge Farm]

I have tried this several times. You can even use a horseshoe nail tied on a piece of string, and it dont matter what kind of ring you use. Last time I did this was 1 1/2 years ago..some "boarders" were in the barn and we were talking about my minis..they have full size, but were boarded by me..so we tried it.hmmmmm...the 6 mares that told me they were having a colts,3 turned out to be fillies..the 3 mares that told me fillies...well, they had fillies. When my friends tried it on the same mares..they were told the opposite of me..so we were all waitng for twins! Its a fun way to spend time with your minis playing the guessing game. Corinne

 

[poncho]

: gee i should try this on sugar but my luck would be shes having both and i dont want an answer like that :lol: well i guess ill find out soon enough missy

 

[PaintedPromiseRanch]

RING TEST

Take a ring tied to a string. Hold it just above the mares right flank. Hold it steady. The ring will move on it's own. If it circles = colt, if it swings = filly, if it doesn't move = open

ok i finally got a chance to do mine. i have:

Bella due in February with a mule - swings!! molly woo hoo :aktion033: :aktion033:

Taffy Jo due in March with a donkey - circles, so a jack

Betty Jean due in April with a donkey - swings again, so a jennet - which is hilarious, she already has 4 daughters of the 4 foals i know of she has had...

so now we wait and see if the ring test is correct... everyone make sure to report back your results!!!

 

[JumpinJackFarm]

What a great idea...I'll try it on Fawn...she is due early this next year.

I want it to swing in a BIG circle.....I want a Jack

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I remember it working correctly on me...and yes a wedding ring was used.

Don't know what I'll use for Fawn.

I'll test her and let you all know

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[PaintedPromiseRanch]

ok i finally got a chance to do mine. i have:

Bella due in February with a mule - swings!! molly woo hoo :aktion033: :aktion033:

so now we wait and see if the ring test is correct... everyone make sure to report back your results!!!

well too bad the ring test can't tell due dates!!! but it was RIGHT about a MOLLY, we went out to feed this morning and found Bella had the foal we weren't expecting until February!!

we have to run take Betty Lou and Susie Q to church for nativity, but there are lots more pictures posted on the miniature horse forum under "I got something for Christmas - it's little and wet (pics)"

she is 24 inches and 26.5 pounds

 

[RJRMINIS]

OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a perfect Present!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :aktion033:

 

[pooper scooper]

What am adorable bundle of joy! You couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present1 Congradulations! Donna :aktion033:

 

[HobbsFarm]

[SIZE=12pt]What a great present for Christmas!

: She is adorable...

: will have to go check out the other pics now.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]On the names... Christmas, Merry or Holly??? [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Shannon

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[PaintedPromiseRanch]

[SIZE=12pt]On the names... Christmas, Merry or Holly??? [/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Shannon

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since we already have a Holly (Hollyhock our tiny sorrel mare), we are seriously leaning towards Eve unless we get a better idea real quick. her full name will probably be "Mirror P Trooper's Bell of Christmas Eve" and ADMS does register mules so we will get her some papers of her own, not necessary for breeding of course but i like them to have papers for ID if at all possible...

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Mirror P is the farm name we registered with ADMS, because of our ranch "brand" or symbol (it's on the business cards and stationary, NOT branded on the animals!!), Trooper is her papa and Bella Noche her mama (which the lady who gave her to us said means black beauty but i think it's actually "night beauty"), and i think i remember a song called something like "the bells of Christmas" so we kinda put it all together, and Eve is two-fold because of being born on Christmas Eve and Eve was the first woman and she is our first mini mule...

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several posters on the mini horse forum said Eve and I had already suggested that to the family but we were going to wait a day or so to see her personality, poor little thing yesterday about all she did was shiver and nurse! but we did get her warm and dry before it got dark and cold again, and she seems fine this morning. i will try to get more pics later when it warms up and i can take her blanky off. like all newborns she just has no meat on those little bones and although it was barely down to freezing here (just a thin film of ice on the water buckets) our wind chill is pretty harsh, and it's always breezy if not downright windy around here, so i wanted to be sure she stayed warm at night. the pen is sheltered on 2 sides but mama doesn't stay in that corner so neither does the foal :no:

and Bella sure seems happy, it really touches my heart to see the love in her eyes, she tracks that baby non-stop! when she first came here she "adopted" Holly who was a yearling at that time, she just has always wanted a baby so bad, i am happy for her that she has one now and so far so good, looks like everything is fine and she will be able to keep and raise this one! (in case you didn't see it elsewhere, Bella lost at least 2 babies when she was very young, her first and very irresponsible owners let her be bred at age 1 and 2 and neither foal made it) :no:

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: we are so thankful to Maureen and her husband who did hundreds of dollars in farrier work to trade for this mare to get her away from those people!!

 

[lilfoot]

[SIZE=14pt] :aktion033:

: So perfect! So sweet! So precious!

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[SIZE=14pt]Merry Christmas & 'Eve' seems to fit quite well.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Sandy[/SIZE]

 

[minijoyj]

Circle is a Girl & back & forth is a Boy