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Okay, so Sugar (the bred mare) still has not foaled! She was due March 24th and her last due date is April 7th. Could their be something wrong? I am probably worrying to much. I just need to calm down and let God do the rest!
How are you counting her due dates? Not that it really matters, as I said before, a due date is just an average. Lots of mares go well past their "due dates," and things are perfectly fine.

One of the signs that a mare is getting close is that her belly becomes sort of v-shaped. Foals are most often born in a sort of diver-like position, front feet first followed by the head. To be oriented like that, the foal is in an almost sitting position inside the mare, and the "point" in her belly is caused by the foal's rump.

The ligaments in the mare's pelvic region begin to soften and stretch to allow more space for the foal to pass through. The mare appears to carry the foal in a lower position, and the bones on her topside may become more prominent as a result. I've heard people refer to the "starving dog" look of a mare that is about to foal, and she can look pretty rough, with her prominent tail head and big hollows in front of her hip bones.

Is Sugar starting to look like that?
 
How are you counting her due dates? Not that it really matters, as I said before, a due date is just an average. Lots of mares go well past their "due dates," and things are perfectly fine. 

One of the signs that a mare is getting close is that her belly becomes sort of v-shaped. Foals are most often born in a sort of diver-like position, front feet first followed by the head. To be oriented like that, the foal is in an almost sitting position inside the mare, and the "point" in her belly is caused by the foal's rump. 

The ligaments in the mare's pelvic region begin to soften and stretch to allow more space for the foal to pass through. The mare appears to carry the foal in a lower position, and the bones on her topside may become more prominent as a result. I've heard people refer to the "starving dog" look of a mare that is about to foal, and she can look pretty rough, with her prominent tail head and big hollows in front of her hip bones.

Is Sugar starting to look like that?


This is good advice. Also check her udder. It will get firmer the closer she is. If you have till April 7 then that's still a few days away. Like I said, my mare was bred artificially once and once only, so we knew her due date to the minute and she STILL went a week over.

Mares like to give birth in quiet dark secluded places, so make sure her nighttime stall is peaceful and lights off. If you're checking on her at night do it quickly and quietly.
 
I would actually love it if someone wanted to watch it because it shows a little bit about my mares past. Only a little bit though. Honestly I think she was beaten in the head with a pole or pipe.. but not for sure so cant say.
That is so sad that people want to do that to horses. What have they ever done to them? I know they can hurt you really bad, but if you treat them with respect that is how they will treat you.
 
How are you counting her due dates? Not that it really matters, as I said before, a due date is just an average. Lots of mares go well past their "due dates," and things are perfectly fine.

One of the signs that a mare is getting close is that her belly becomes sort of v-shaped. Foals are most often born in a sort of diver-like position, front feet first followed by the head. To be oriented like that, the foal is in an almost sitting position inside the mare, and the "point" in her belly is caused by the foal's rump.

The ligaments in the mare's pelvic region begin to soften and stretch to allow more space for the foal to pass through. The mare appears to carry the foal in a lower position, and the bones on her topside may become more prominent as a result. I've heard people refer to the "starving dog" look of a mare that is about to foal, and she can look pretty rough, with her prominent tail head and big hollows in front of her hip bones.

Is Sugar starting to look like that?
The vet told us her due dates. She doesn't. I can post some pictures of her if you want.
This is good advice. Also check her udder. It will get firmer the closer she is. If you have till April 7 then that's still a few days away. Like I said, my mare was bred artificially once and once only, so we knew her due date to the minute and she STILL went a week over.

Mares like to give birth in quiet dark secluded places, so make sure her nighttime stall is peaceful and lights off. If you're checking on her at night do it quickly and quietly.
I have been checking her udder. It looks a little bigger to day. She was AI.
 
I had friend use hay for her mare when she foaled and everything went just fine with hay. It just sticks to the foal a bit more and clean up after when u can so none gets eaten. ( she probally won't it eat it but done mares might).
 

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