Hamish

I have managed to keep the weight off Hamish so far this spring. Not sure how exactly although sticking him in the 'wood' with a couple of slices of hay a day and not much else to eat for a month may have something to do with it, lol! He's looking good and feeling great and more than ready, he thinks, to start playing with the layyydies! Not long now Hamish!

Cantering Hamish

With his mate Amy
Uphill
Racin'
You called?
Over exposed hoon
Such a pretty face!

She won't

OK, so last blog entry was entitled 'Will she, won't she?' so this entry answers that question with a big fat emphatic 'she won't!'. 'She' being Hooty and what she is not doing is foaling! Despite being waxed and primed for over a week and now leaking milk, she is still not foaling. Ugh! Maiden mares, who'd 'av 'em? I've tried taking Amy to the movies and going out to friends for a movie and dessert but still, she has not taken the hint and foaled. Of course she is absolutely fine and happy as Larry and has eaten her way through her first foaling paddock so is now out in paddock number two with her new room mate, Miss Debi.

Debi was due the day before Hooty but we all know Debi does not believe in foaling on time and it may be weeks before we see a foal from her - or, the two of them will decide to both foal on the same day/night. We'll just have to wait and see on that count I guess. Today's photos are of the two single mums in waiting.

Deb 'n Hoots 'Gday!'

Hoots
Hoots
Debi
Deb 'n Hoots - room with a view
Pair 'o wide loads

Will she, won't she?

Last night I noticed Hooty was producing more than little crystals on her udder so was on heightened foal watch all night. I went to bed just after midnight and set the alarm for 2am. At 2am she was still settled and much the same so I left her with the foaling alarm on. The winds picked up and we had a power cut and I woke up at 6am in a panic and rushed outside but there was no real change and she has remained like below, all day.

The weather really is VILE although as I type this the wind has finally settled down to a breeze and the rain is light. I am hoping that she will cross her legs until the worst of this is over. No sign of pacing at present. She is, however, lame. Damn and buggeration. I am assuming an abscess or perhaps a muscle strain/tweak. It's her 'bad' leg but is presenting very much like an abscess with pointing and fairly major discomfort. Poor girl. It's really not very fair to be so very pregnant AND so very lame.

Waxing on teats

Different angle
From behind (eating willow for her poorly leg)