Lost a baby today

[stormy]

Lost a foal today, my favorite mare of course who has never had a girl, only boys, aborted a filly at 7 mths. All seemed normal except for the fact that this babys skin was completely without pigment. Now mom is a sorrel varnish roan appaloosa and Dad is a homozygous tobiano grulla pinto....I have seen pigment on foals aborted a lot earlier than 7 months, how can this be???

 

[Marion]

So sorry for your loss. I don't know why it didn't have color pigmenation.

 

[RobinRTrueJoy]

I am very sorry.

 

[Leeana]

So sorry, what a loss!

Leeana

 

[jleonard]

Sooo sorry for your loss

 

[attwoode]

Perhaps it was aborted because of a genetic flaw. The LWO gene is known to cause problems, but thought that the problems started after foaling. Maybe somebody else has experience with this.

 

[MInx]

I have no answers but just wanted to say I'm sorry for your loss, especially since it was your long awaited filly. Maxine

 

[Jess P]

I am so sorry for your loss

 

[Sunseri Farms]

Sorry for your loss. Sometimes we just dont know why and it usually the favorite one.

Prayers to you,

Joyce

Lost a foal today, my favorite mare of course who has never had a girl, only boys, aborted a filly at 7 mths.  All seemed normal except for the fact that this babys skin was completely without pigment.  Now mom is a sorrel varnish roan appaloosa and Dad is a homozygous tobiano grulla pinto....I have seen pigment on foals aborted a lot earlier than 7 months, how can this be???

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[REO]

I'm so sorry you lost a filly.

I get very sad when I hear of losses.

A friend lost a foal today too. I sit here scared to death every day watching my mares like a hawk. We get our fair share of losses and I know how that hurts. Give your mare a hug.

{{{Hugs}}} for you

 

[MeadowRidge Farm]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. How is Mom doing? I just hate coming to the board this time of the year, and hearing about all the angel foals, I just feel so bad for all of the loss little ones....and then I think of my mares and can only hope...nothing happens. (((Huggs to you and your mare))))) Corinne

 

[Farmhand]

Sorry for your loss

 

[hairicane]

So sorry for your loss. I wonder if it could have been a maximum white sabino foal? Would never have thought that but this year I had that out of a very minimal appy/sabino mare and a black very minimal splash/sabino stud. The stallion really doesnt even show sabino but throws it regularly. I could not believe it when I saw that blue eyed white baby.

 

[sixshooterfarm]

I am so sorry for your loss, I am too going through some greiving! I mean thank god your mare is ok, you can always breed her again!!! Unlike my situation I cannot for I have lost the mother too! Oh please go hug your mare for me for I am missing mine dearly!

 

[Sonya]

I am so sorry ((hugs))

 

[Mercysmom]

Lost a grey filly foal out of Independence last February... and this one was not a dwarf, of course...

Hugs to you and your mare!

Denise

Silversong Farm

 

[zacharyfarms]

I'm so sorry for your little lost filly..This is such a scary time of the year. Sounds as if that little filly might have been a maximum white sabino or could have been a lethal white that aborted...They are not all born alive..Have you tested your horses for LWO? If not I certainly would. It could be the sire and dam of this little filly could be the result of them both being LWO carriers. If it is a LWO foal then it is a blessing that it aborted.

 

[Magic]

I'm so sorry...

so did the foal have a little bit of hair? I was thinking the same as Hairicane, if somehow your mare had overo or something and the foal was LWO, or a maximum sabino?

My condolences on your loss.

edited to say

Oh, Judy beat me to posting and said it so much better than I did.

 

[shane]

im so sorry its heartbreaking

 

[midnight star stables]

I'm sorry for your loss