RockRiverTiff
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Last Wednesday night (the 13th--go figure) we delivered a foal with some serious issues. Despite ongoing efforts to keep the baby comfortable, the prognosis is not good. I am physically and emotionally exhausted and have basically been functioning on auto-pilot. I have one mare due in two weeks, and I have been watching her like a hawk (albeit a very tired hawk). Wednesday night I brought her in, checked her bag and nothing--no other signs either--not even a little bit of weight shifting. I think she's another one that's in it for the long haul. One of her pasture mates was due in a month, so I've started checking her too and she had started to puff up just a little. I told Mo we'd have to start bringing her in this weekend, then went home to get my customary four hours of sleep. At the crack of dawn the next morning, I ran my usual check on our special needs foal, then looked out the window to see this in the front run:
After many sleepless nights, my first healthy foal of the season was dried off, fully upright, and ready to greet me Thursday morning. Believe it or not, she was a month early (307 days). At this point, I'm just elated that she's healthy, though I find myself checking on her constantly. Her sire is a mere 28.5" so the legs were certainly a surprise. If you've gotten this far in the post, thanks for bearing with me, this filly has been a blessing in so many ways. Without further ado, here's a couple more pics of Rock Rivers Aerodynamic aka "Dyna":
Thanks for letting me share! I hope everyone else's foaling season has been flawless.
![dynagoldie.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/858/858caf62137f3eb97092d6e4e0c878f2.jpg)
After many sleepless nights, my first healthy foal of the season was dried off, fully upright, and ready to greet me Thursday morning. Believe it or not, she was a month early (307 days). At this point, I'm just elated that she's healthy, though I find myself checking on her constantly. Her sire is a mere 28.5" so the legs were certainly a surprise. If you've gotten this far in the post, thanks for bearing with me, this filly has been a blessing in so many ways. Without further ado, here's a couple more pics of Rock Rivers Aerodynamic aka "Dyna":
![dynastretch.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e44/e44f671d362c62e57d5363af9be2b7c6.jpg)
![dynarun.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/189/189ffe7d7d72c7635df7bcc7da094941.jpg)
Thanks for letting me share! I hope everyone else's foaling season has been flawless.
![default_saludando.gif](https://www.miniaturehorsetalk.com/data/emoticons/default_saludando.gif)