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cr8tivejen


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Hello new friends!
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Nice to meet everyone.  I'm Jen from Oregon and have a 12 yo quarter horse mare who's do to foal in April 2011.  Although I've had horses all my life, I only began learning more "formal" riding and care techniques the past couple years.  Some things I like and some I'm deciding to keep doing the country girl way that's worked for me all these years. :)

This is also my first time I'll be a new Mama! I'll admit I'm kinda getting nervous.  As usual, my girl Chancy is far more experienced than I as she's foaled 5 babies before.

Looking forward to learning and sharing with all of you!


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Welcome to the Forum, Jen.
May both babies be born healthy.

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justice


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Welcome: )

I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies but there are some very savvy people here that can advise well. Wishing you and Chancy an uneventful..event : )

-- Edited by justice on Sunday 9th of January 2011 02:24:10 PM

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Laura F


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Justice - Your Gone with the Wind reference just brightened my day :)  Always happy to meet a fellow GWTW fan!



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sammi


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what a hoot!! i've birthed 2 horse babies. still have them, they are 5 and 3 now. the 1st one was a real event- we were all there, with the camera. in the stall- no she's rubbing the little protruding hoof on the wall!!! horrors!! out of the stall- whew, baby born. its's a boy , no its a girl!! crazy!! then for the 2nd one. gen- go check rosie. 1 am, yup, she's good. so i go out at 5 30 to feed. look through, see a fat tummy, ah good, no baby. get closer and there's the after birth on the floor. aHHH  look over the door to see a little muzzle reaching up. "HI" 
i think rose had enough of our interference and decided a quite birth was in order!!  good luck!

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prospect


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Welcome to the forum - We have had 5 foals on our farm - all our mares have done it on their own and tried very hard to not have us there when they foaled. We did lose one unfortunately - he was born at 308 days and did not survive.

We have one due for april - this mare is a pro and it is a full sibling to our 2010 foal brittania by my now gelding out of our salut/tb mare.

So a full sibling to this baby.



two of our homebreds are now under saddle.

As for human babies - I have two sons - 17 and 20 - both event - so it's been a long time since my births - but if you need some happy, uneventful and easy birthing stories you can pm me. I always found that everyone wants to tell you the horror stories of births - but mine were nothing like that.

Good luck with both babies.

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Barnmouser Ash


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Welcome to the forums! Always great to see another Oregonian aboard! ;) I wish you the best in all your baby endeavors! :P

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cr8tivejen


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Thanks for the tips everyone!! I should have been more clear - I myself already have 2 "babies" -- 14 & 12 yo sons. This is just my first time with a foal baby on board. :)

I love reading all your stories - so much to learn from - thanks for sharing!

Sammi - sneaky mare you have there! Prospect - so sorry to hear you lost a little one! :(

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