Re: [IceHorses] admirable training/foal watch
Nasi was born at a Kentucky Derby party. They all clapped and cheered as he fell out into the world. No wonder he is such a ham :) But I guess once a mare gets far enough along she can't really call it off The way I've heard it expressed that makes sense to me is that, the foal determines the day, but the mare determines the hour. In other words, in a real crisis, the mare can probably postpone labor for a short period (you know, until the predator is out of sight) but the stories of mares holding off labor for days on end (out of spite or whatever) are just plain silly. I actually heard an Icelandic breeder (who supposedly is a vet) imply that if she checked on her pregnant mares more than every eight hours, they'd postpone delivery for weeks. I don't buy that - I don't believe that person has ever been in labor herself!!! We've witnessed most of our foals being born here - we've had seven foals and missed two I think. Karen Thomas, NC
Re: [IceHorses] admirable training/foal watch
i have been reading up on it and a lot of articles say that since gestation for donkeys is a month longer than horses, that you almost always add 10-14 days onto the gestation for a mule foal which goes back to what the donkey owner told Sylvia add on 20 days longer cause it takes that to grow the extra on the ears haha Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
Re: [IceHorses] admirable training/foal watch
Everyone stared at her all afternoon while we bar b qued Yep. I should have thought that's just exactly what an overdue mare needs to encourage her to foal, a bunch of strangers and their horses standing there staring at her Nasi was born at a Kentucky Derby party. They all clapped and cheered as he fell out into the world. No wonder he is such a ham :) But I guess once a mare gets far enough along she can't really call it off Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
Re: [IceHorses] admirable training/foal watch
On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 07:24:43 -0600, you wrote: Everyone stared at her all afternoon while we bar b qued Yep. I should have thought that's just exactly what an overdue mare needs to encourage her to foal, a bunch of strangers and their horses standing there staring at her Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
