madien mare

[dawnhorse]

ok i have a 10 year old AQHA madien mare that is 341 days today.she has had wax for 8 days now.she has a medium bag.last night was a full moon and she started to drip wax.last week her wax was clear and 2 days later it was amber colored.she has been slaked off for a few weeks now.is this normal?i have heard that it is hard to see if a madien mare has v'd.any advice would be great.i'll keep everyone updated on her progress.thanks

[patty dukes]

I really don't have any advice for you but I will tell you that my mare never waxed or dripped that I know of. I was told she had babies by the first vet that checked her but now that she has foaled and the way she is acting I am thinking this may be her first baby.
I figured on Friday that April will foal b4 Monday with the changes in her vulva. Since she didn't wax I went on those changes. She got puffy and long and stayed that way for 2-3 days I knew she couldn't hold out much longer............
I wish you luck with your mare and foal I hope she has a easy birth and a healthy baby and soon.
Does she have a puffy long vulva yet? I watched my mare everyday all day and she slowly got looser then when it puffed out and was longer I knew it was time. she was puffy more than long.
She was funny though when I would stand behind her to catch a glimce she would tighten it up. I had to wait till she didn't know I was watching to get a good look usually when she was walking and for a few minutes when she ate. I don't mean to sound so eeeewwwww but it is part of foaling.

Have you had a foal b4 or is it your first time like me?

[dawnhorse]

thanks.my mom looks after her when i can't check on her so m mom thinks she has but i don't know.i have seen horses foal b4 but that was 4 years ago at the ladies house that i bought my mare from.i do know that she was with the stallion fom may 24- june 11 so i have a big window of when she could have it .tommorrow is a full moon so hopefully she has it then.im getting 4 more horses in a couple of weeks so i really need her to have this baby.i can't seem to get the website up that you posted yellowhouseranch.com thanks

[patty dukes]

that website www.yellowhouseranch.com has some great pics. I don't know if you can click on the link on this or not but I have found some great pics on some of the marestarers message boards..... SML has some good bag pics also.

[patty dukes]

I clicked on the link in my last message and it took me to that site. good luck

[chrystalpaths]

Many is the mare who follows the moon for heats, for foaling..so watch...May 2nd is the full moon!

Here are the dates, names, and times (EST) of full moons in 2007 from the Farmers' Almanac.
Full Moons in 2007

January 3rd
Full Wolf Moon
8:57 am

February 2nd
Full Snow Moon
12:45 am

March 3rd
Full Worm Moon
6:17 pm

April 2nd
Full Pink Moon
1:15 pm

May 2nd
Full Flower Moon
6:09 am

May 31st
Full Blue Moon 9:04 pm

June 30th
Full Strawberry Moon
9:49 am

July 29th
Full Buck Moon
8:48 pm

August 28th
Full Sturgeon Moon
6:35 am

September 26tht
Full Harvest Moon
3:45 pm

October 26th
Full Hunter's Moon
12:52 am

November 24th
Full Beaver Moon
9:30 am

December 23rd
Full Cold Moon
8:16 pm

[dawnhorse]

thanks.i got the site loaded finally.i had dial up and it sucks where im at.she hasn't been herself for the last week. everyday she constantly butt rubson every post that i got.she will back up to the fence for you to scratch her butt( she has never let anyone do that before)unfortunantly she won't let me feel her udders or supress milk from them if she has any.i tried the other day but her hoof nearly caught me.she was abused at the farm that she was born at.the lady that i got her from had her for 2 months before i bought her.i'll keep ya'll updated if she foals tonight!thanks again

[dawnhorse]

no luck no foal yet.vet says just be patient but im worried about her and the baby.does anyone know where i can read about fescue grass and see a picture of it? i don't believe she has gotten into it cause she has been in a stall but all of the feed stores around here don;t have hay so i have to feed my horses oat hay mix.i use it for bedding also.thanks

[patty dukes]

if you type in pics of fescue grass in the yahoo search it will show some.

[dawnhorse]

its a colt born on mothers day last night.