Questions on my preg. mare

[Linda]

I'd like some input on my maiden 4 year old mare, Maggie. I bought her last November. She was pasture bred, and due dates were from April 1st through June 1st.
She's 32 inches and bred to 31 3/4 inch stallion.
I thought she was ready to deliver last April as I posted before, but she's just getting bigger and bigger. I know I'm new to this being a horse owner, but I'm getting concerned. Any comments are appreciated.
What do you think about her size? Her milk glands are hard, but the outer part of her bag, teats, is empty and teats are flat. Her hinny has no changes.
I've been sleeping in my recliner STILL so I can watch her at night but I think I've been waisting my time and loosing sleep. lol
There's lots of hard foal movement from both sides at the same time, I can see this when she's in the field or on the web cam. I love to put my hands on her tummy and feel all the leg movement. I can't even begin to put my arms around her. lol Poor girl.
She does some belly kicking but no more butt pushing or rubbing on anything that I've seen. She starts from her spine and just goes out bigger from there. At least she was looking like the foal had dropped a month or more ago. She eats like a pig. The vet saw her when he was out here last week on another matter and said, ya she's getting close. No help to me at all, I already knew that.
On these pictures please note the dates they were taken and then you can compare the size and maybe see my concern. Thanks so much for looking.
Taken 3-31-2007


taken 4-7-07


taken 5-23-2007





Taken 6-2-2007
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[darbyponygirl]

hmmm have you checked with old owners and make sure that is the right dates? she looks HUGE and dropped i do not breed but i have seen and that is pretty big whoa i will let a more experienced breeder help you she is cute thoguh

[KCQHFARM]

She looks like she has dropped. Your in the same boat as me. Don't really know for sure when my mare was bred. Sometime in june or july is what I was told. I can see a big difference in my mare, loose and all around her tail ect. Just know ....YOU ARE NOT ALONE.....I'M GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING....AGHHHHHH

[Linda]

darbyponygirl said:

hmmm have you checked with old owners and make sure that is the right dates? she looks HUGE and dropped i do not breed but i have seen and that is pretty big whoa i will let a more experienced breeder help you she is cute thoguh

I just got a reply back from her. Now everything has changed . She gave me diferent dates now.
Now she tells me that her due dates are from June 3rd-June 15th or June 30th -July 6th. She can't get much bigger. We'll see what happens now.

[Linda]

kcqhfarm said:

She looks like she has dropped. Your in the same boat as me. Don't really know for sure when my mare was bred. Sometime in June or July is what I was told. I can see a big difference in my mare, loose and all around her tail ect. Just know ....YOU ARE NOT ALONE.....I'M GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING....AGHHHHHH

Gees Kim sorry your going through the same thing I am. I sure couldn't be a breeder like so many do. I wouldn't have the patients. lol
I pray your mare foals easy and fast for you. Keep us posted.

[KCQHFARM]

Linda, I bought my mare the first of march this year, I was told at first that she would foal sometime in July or Aug. Then they changed it too. Said the stud got out sometime around the end of July and bred her. Well I found out that the same trainer I use also had this stud in his barn, and that he left his place in JUNE. And he was told that he bred every mare in the neighborhood after he got home. So my trainer told me that she might have been bred around the end of JUNE....WHO KNOWS. And she seems to be saying the same thing by looking at her now. Good luck with your mare and I hope everything goes fast and safe for you guys too!!

[Linda]

Thanks. I let her out again today. I feel so guilty by having her in the barn for so long at nite. I do keep fans on em but she could have been out running in the fields if I'd only known. I was expecting her to foal so much earlier, and her size convinced me of that. Oh well, live and learn not to trust strangers so much. lol
I see your mare is really close now, She's so pretty. I'll be checking on her too.

[patty dukes]

She is a beauty.........

The only thing I can say is you are probally going to have to do what I did with my pregnant mare Play the waiting game she can't be pergnant forever

[barbaro]

That is totally true patty.LOL!!!!

[Linda]

Thanks Patty, I think she's pretty too, just don't have any legs. lol Today her bag isn't as hard as it was and the foal has dropped again. Gees, they sure do keep us guessing all the time don't they. She has to foal before June 20th cause we're going to Las Vegas to visit my family. I'd hate to have to put her into my back seat and take her with me. Keep your fingers crossed.

[bndranch]

I just can't get over how BIG that poor girls belly is!!!! Have you had a vet check her to make sure that she is okay and that the foal isn't too big for her? Just a thought. She looks ENORMOUS!

[Linda]

bndranch said:

I just can't get over how BIG that poor girls belly is!!!! Have you had a vet check her to make sure that she is okay and that the foal isn't too big for her? Just a thought. She looks ENORMOUS!

Oh Brittney I think the same thing about her size. I've been contact with the owner of the stallions and the one she's bred to is the same size as Maggie. I don't know any history of the past sizes of this mare or stallion. This wonderful lady that has a mini ranch where the studs come from has sent me tons on info on them. That should be here by Wednesday. She said she couldn't email em cause it would fill up my PC. lol So she must be sending a lot of info and pictures. We don't have any really good horse vets around our area, but my vet did look at her two weeks ago. Thats when he said, yes, she'll be foaling pretty soon. Well that was nothing I didn't already know. lol
Maggie still want's to eat everything in site. I wish I knew more about Minis, like the food she should be on now and what I should do that I'm not doing now. I guess I'm going to get my foaling book out and see what it says in there. If you or anyone has any sugestions PLEASE post for me. I feel so helpless everytime I look at her. I'm probably worring for nothing, that's what both vets said. They told me to start sleeping in my bed again and one morning I'll wake up to a baby in the stall.
I agree, but will Maggie and the foal be alright?

[KCQHFARM]

Hope everything goes great for you Linda. Some people will tell ya not to worry, but that's what a MAMA does best!! lol. They tell me the same thing, stop watching her and she will foal. Well I want to be there in case theres a problem. Some can just let them foal on their own, feed whatever, never do anything,and they will be fine, it don't work that way for me though, if anything can go wrong, it is usually one of mine that it happens to. Keep us informed!!

[Linda]

kcqhfarm said:

Hope everything goes great for you Linda. Some people will tell ya not to worry, but that's what a MAMA does best!! lol. They tell me the same thing, stop watching her and she will foal. Well I want to be there in case theres a problem. Some can just let them foal on their own, feed whatever, never do anything,and they will be fine, it don't work that way for me though, if anything can go wrong, it is usually one of mine that it happens to. Keep us informed!!

lol Kim, you sound just like me. Just have to be there in case! Ya, Like I could correct whatever needs to be done. lol
Wish I correct the problems I have with my new one. gees. isn't it always something..........

[vikster]

Linda, just checked in on your mare thread and saw the picture of Maggie's little filly. Thank goodess she delivered a healthy and that Maggie and baby are doing well. She looks like a beauty.