Hi guys, I'm new here. i have ordered a wee foal checker test but during the interim would like opinions regarding this mare. She has been running in a herd unhandled for her entire 4 years. All the mares in the herd were either bagging up, looked a bit round in the belly like her or had new foals at foot. There were also a heap of weanlings and yearlings. I chose her as she was the least fearful out of the lot and she has proven to be an easy handle thus far considering she's never been touched. However, she's not ready for a vet yet hence the reason I'm getting the urine test. She hasn't really bagged up at all and doesn't have the big foal belly you would expect but I have seen maiden mares (which I suspect she would be) hide their foals pretty well. I have wormed her and she had a few red worms but apart from that nothing else in her poo. I thought I saw something move a couple of days ago but that could have been gas I suppose. Would like opinions. Thanks everyone.
eta- forgot to mention that she let's me touch her entire body and doesn't put up a fuss at all but when i put my hand on the area just in front of her udder she gets really cranky, yesterday she squealed and pigrooted.
eta- forgot to mention that she let's me touch her entire body and doesn't put up a fuss at all but when i put my hand on the area just in front of her udder she gets really cranky, yesterday she squealed and pigrooted.
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