Joanne
Well-Known Member
Bond Tivoli had a preemie this morning. It is a silver black tobiano pinto colt. She birthed at 320 days. Hair length is 1/4 inch. I did not really expect her to foal. There are two other mares I thought would go before her. But I braided her tail last night and put a halter alarm on her. She was not fully bagged up.
She has been in the mare foaling barn for a month, but this foal would have died in the sac without assistance. I ran out to the barn when the Breeder Alert went off . I could see on the monitors that she was down. When I got out there the foal was almost completly out, but was trapped in the sac. I tore the sac open and stripped down his nose. He was alive, but quiet.
For those of you that saw this on WeFoal I thought I would fill you in with more detail.
Tivoli is tired and laying down a lot this morning but is an excellent mom. You may have to really increase the size of the screen to see the new foal as he is so tiny.
I expect he will be in the foaling barns for quite some time. Check him out from time to time to see his progress.
Off to the barn!!!!! I miss him already!
She has been in the mare foaling barn for a month, but this foal would have died in the sac without assistance. I ran out to the barn when the Breeder Alert went off . I could see on the monitors that she was down. When I got out there the foal was almost completly out, but was trapped in the sac. I tore the sac open and stripped down his nose. He was alive, but quiet.
For those of you that saw this on WeFoal I thought I would fill you in with more detail.
Tivoli is tired and laying down a lot this morning but is an excellent mom. You may have to really increase the size of the screen to see the new foal as he is so tiny.
I expect he will be in the foaling barns for quite some time. Check him out from time to time to see his progress.
Off to the barn!!!!! I miss him already!