Our mare finally foaled after 17 days overdue and the colt is HUGE!!!!!!! I dont mean average big, I mean he looks like he is almost 2months old already! Our poor mare is having a very rough time and we almost lost her last night, the vet is doing an awesome job and she is on 24 hour watch, meds, fluids, the whole 9 yards. Her small intestine was twisted and it is a miracle she survived the night, she was going into shock and her gums were purple, her extremities were ice cold and she was starting to shake, we are not out of the woods yet, but I am hopeful since she made it through the night and is nibbling a mash and bits of hay. She is being great with the foal who needed help getting up with those huge joints of his and legs for miles. If all goes well, I am going to call him Frances since I have been praying to St. Frances of Assisi, he loved animals.
anyway, sorry for rambling, I just needed someone outside of our circle to to *unload* on. Thanks for listening.