WSR's_Judy
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[SIZE=14pt]It has been a sad day at our house the last 24 hours. [/SIZE]
We have been having drought conditions in our area, so I had to purchase a couple of big bales of hay Tuesday for my broodmares.
He came very highly recommended by several horse owners in the area.
Well to make a long story short, by 5:00 pm last night I had one mare showing signs of labor and she was not due till May. By 8:00 pm the mare still did not deliver so I called the vet and she came to delivery we saved the mare but loss the foal because it was in a breech position.
About a hour later the vet let, I was getting ready to go to the house to get more towels when I noticed my other broodmare was missing. I had turned her out in the corral so that we would not stress her while we worked on the other mare in the stall beside her. She still had about three weeks before her foal was due.
I found her she was standing over her little filly she had just delivered, but it could not get out of the bag and so we loss it too. I feel so bad she must have been having her foal when we was finishing up with the first one baby. I called the vet back before she got to far away.
She asked me if I have changed anything, I said only that bale of hay, she took sample of the hay for testing so I will know Monday. And told me to pull the rest of the broodmares of that hay, and put them on Equine Junior and hay cubes till we find what is going on. I still have 4 mares left to foal all due in about 3 and 4 weeks.
I am just praying that we found the problem and saved the other foals, but it may be a long 4 weeks.
So I just wanted to share this so if someone that is just starting out breeding to be careful, broodmare's nutrition and care is a #1 priority. If you change to a new hay have it tested first. I learned this with a sad heart and loss of two special foals and two grieving mares.
And I pray the other expecting mothers have healthy little foals.
Judy
We have been having drought conditions in our area, so I had to purchase a couple of big bales of hay Tuesday for my broodmares.
He came very highly recommended by several horse owners in the area.
Well to make a long story short, by 5:00 pm last night I had one mare showing signs of labor and she was not due till May. By 8:00 pm the mare still did not deliver so I called the vet and she came to delivery we saved the mare but loss the foal because it was in a breech position.
About a hour later the vet let, I was getting ready to go to the house to get more towels when I noticed my other broodmare was missing. I had turned her out in the corral so that we would not stress her while we worked on the other mare in the stall beside her. She still had about three weeks before her foal was due.
I found her she was standing over her little filly she had just delivered, but it could not get out of the bag and so we loss it too. I feel so bad she must have been having her foal when we was finishing up with the first one baby. I called the vet back before she got to far away.
She asked me if I have changed anything, I said only that bale of hay, she took sample of the hay for testing so I will know Monday. And told me to pull the rest of the broodmares of that hay, and put them on Equine Junior and hay cubes till we find what is going on. I still have 4 mares left to foal all due in about 3 and 4 weeks.
I am just praying that we found the problem and saved the other foals, but it may be a long 4 weeks.
So I just wanted to share this so if someone that is just starting out breeding to be careful, broodmare's nutrition and care is a #1 priority. If you change to a new hay have it tested first. I learned this with a sad heart and loss of two special foals and two grieving mares.
And I pray the other expecting mothers have healthy little foals.
Judy
..I am so very sorry for your loss!! I am praying that the rest of your broodmares will be ok. ((Hugs))
