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Priscilla Severini
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Username: Priscds
Post Number: 60
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2005 - 3:15 pm: |   |
We just finished our bath and massage, i dont think she really appreciated it very much, she kept her ears pinned and i think she wanted to kick or bite me. Well that will be the last one until she has the baby , she was just to antsie for me , she didnt stand still for a minute, it was more like a chore than a treat , she usually loves to be groomed |
Debbie Green
Member
Username: Green007
Post Number: 121
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2005 - 3:32 pm: | |
It is her way of saying, "forget the lamaze stuff already, I want my epidural!!!!" |
Shawna G
Member
Username: Qh4me
Post Number: 34
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2005 - 3:43 pm: | |
I think the waiting is almost over....how many of us on HA will be checking our posts tonight and first thing tomorrow morning to see if there was an arrival. You better keep your camera handy. We need lots of shots of the new one priscilla.
I am still picking August 30, around 10:00pm! |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: Mrose
Post Number: 850
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2005 - 4:47 pm: | |
A lot of mares get a bit grumpy before they foal (can you blame them?) Others get extra sweet and lovey. I haven't found either behavior had anything to do with how they would treat their foals once they arrived. I think some mare just get hyper-sensitive to touch, and some aren't getting much good sleep, either...and you know how that affects you! |
Karen Nolte
Member
Username: Morg1
Post Number: 45
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2005 - 5:37 pm: | |
I had a mare that I could do anything with, but about 12 hours before she foaled she made it very clear that it was time to stop touching her. I'm saying tomorrow morning 3am. |
JoDeen Levanger
Member
Username: Jodeen
Post Number: 38
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2005 - 6:25 pm: | |
we have 3 mares that we have bred quite regularly. and all 3 are so different. example. the paint mare eats right up until she lays down to deliver, the QH mare gets very very very oh did i say very grumpy just before, and the arab mare is very affectionate. and all 3 mares are wonderful mothers. my time for this little foal is tomorow morning between 5 am and 6 am.
good luck |
Priscilla Severini
Member
Username: Priscds
Post Number: 61
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2005 - 7:23 pm: | |
Well I hope you all are right, I do plan on watching her all night tonight.She has to have it by the end of this week if she doesnt i am going to insist that the vet come back out and check things out I think i actually seen some white stuff on her teats. She is out having her dinner right now so hopefully that will give her the energy she is going to need. |
D.
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Username: Dyduroc
Post Number: 180
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 8:21 am: | |
Priscilla, How's Belle this morning? Any news?
D. |
Julie
Member
Username: Julieh
Post Number: 33
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 8:32 am: | |
This is so exciting! I am sitting here looking at my calendar trying to pick a day and time. Ummm, let's see.....how about August 31st about 1 a.m. We had a mare back several years ago and our barn was not at our house so the night we decided to start "camping out" there, she fouled that night before midnight. Our children were small then and they were able to witness the birth. They still talk about that. The funny part was I drilled them and drilled them, told them not to panic during the birth. This was not her first foul and I kept telling them she knew what she was doing. My children still pick on me because I was the one who was in a panic state. I kept telling my husband to do something! The kids were like "Mom, she knows what she is doing!" Too funny. We're all waiting very UNPATIENTLY, Priscilla!!! |
Sherri L. Hueser
Member
Username: Tangoh
Post Number: 566
Registered: 3-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 9:19 am: | |
Where's Priscilla? Outside admiring a brand new foal maybe???? |
Shawna G
Member
Username: Qh4me
Post Number: 37
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 12:38 pm: | |
What's happening Priscilla? I hope as Sherri suggested, you are out taking pictures of that new baby.
We are all waiting for an update!! |
JoDeen Levanger
Member
Username: Jodeen
Post Number: 39
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 1:47 pm: | |
my mom always said,
"no news is good news" i sure hope that is true today. but i have to admit, i am getting nothing done in my house for checking the post every 20 minutes or so. i was even an hour late on feeding my own little band of horses this morning. LOL |
Sherri L. Hueser
Member
Username: Tangoh
Post Number: 575
Registered: 3-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 2:06 pm: | |
Priscilla hasn't posted since 7:30 last night. Now I'm getting nervous. I sure hope everything is okay.
I have to go to a funeral this afternoon. I hope everything is okay. |
Priscilla Severini
Member
Username: Priscds
Post Number: 62
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 2:16 pm: | |
well no news yet , I have been watching her and she is laying down as we speak .. She keeps looks at her side and is breathing pretty heavy, It has to be very soon for her sake , she is definetly in labor and i can she she is very tired i am going out to get a closer look |
Imogen Bertin
Member
Username: Imogen
Post Number: 699
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 2:18 pm: | |
Can we start a betting book on this? Closest wins... My bet is for 2 am on 1 September (local time to Priscilla of course)
There was one for 6 am on 1 Sep I believe? Anyone else?
Imogen |
Shawna G
Member
Username: Qh4me
Post Number: 38
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 2:35 pm: | |
I'm still saying tonight around 10:00pm |
JoDeen Levanger
Member
Username: Jodeen
Post Number: 40
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 3:13 pm: | |
well i hope priscilla, you come back in with news of a baby, not unheard of to have an afternoon baby for sure. had one do it myself right in the middle of all the geldings. LOL thought i would turn her out for exercise that day, |
Debbie Green
Member
Username: Green007
Post Number: 122
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 3:22 pm: | |
No JoDeen, that would be far too convenient for Priscilla and for all of us at HA. The mare will have the baby the minute Priscilla falls asleep, or takes a long distance phone call. As soon as the foal is safely born, Priscilla's computer will crash, so we will all have to spend days wondering what happened. Its Mare-phy's Law. |
Fran C
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Username: Canter
Post Number: 282
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 4:58 pm: | |
My vote: Wednesday morning, 3:30 am |
Holly Zukowski
Member
Username: Dakota04
Post Number: 26
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 6:27 pm: | |
I want a piece of the action. I just finished reading all the posts and what fun! I pick tonight, Tuesday, at 11:15 pm. |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: Mrose
Post Number: 851
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 8:49 pm: | |
What's the prize? The winner gets to name the foal?  I the winner just gets to keep the foaling pen clean, or clean Priscilla's house to make up for the last month's neglect, forget it!! |
Priscilla Severini
Member
Username: Priscds
Post Number: 63
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 10:16 pm: | |
NOTHING , NOTHING
OH the pain I am going through ... lol really her not me . She is standing in her stall doing nothing, she keeps shifting her weight from side to side and when she takes a step to move she acts like she cant hardly move , her first couple of steps are like walking on ice , she moves very very slow , then she stands and starts shifting the weight back and forth. could I be going crazy looking for all these signs? I have read all the information i could on foaling and labor from the computer to the books I have bought from the store. She is doing everything she is supposed to do except for giving friggin birth ..... going to take a shower then going back out to her stall to check again for any signs . Tonight I will set my alarm for 2:00am , last night i was up from 1:00am , and the guess is 3:00 am I will get back on before I go for a nap |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: Mrose
Post Number: 852
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2005 - 10:36 pm: | |
Ha! She's probably busy foaling while you're taking your shower! |
JoDeen Levanger
Member
Username: Jodeen
Post Number: 41
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 12:18 am: | |
ok, now i am afraid to go to sleep myself. 
so i opened yet another bottle of "special" wine. and turned on lifetime movie channel. will be with ya priscilla when you wake up to check tonight. Thank Goodness hubby is on graveyards, would think i was nuts. but my stomach is all tied up in knots for you.
one more time " good luck " |
Priscilla Severini
Member
Username: Priscds
Post Number: 64
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 4:46 am: | |
well look at the time, still no baby... I was out for a while this morning watching her laying down she is looking hard at her belly and i do me hard. She finally got up and I thought she would fall back down , she doesn't seem to be very stable when she first gets up . First thing when the vet wakes up I am going to call him to come out and check her and make sure everything is ok |
Ella
Member
Username: Miamoo
Post Number: 89
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 8:28 am: | |
Is there wax yet? Usually 24 to 48 hours after waxing. My mare really started sweating heavily before she foaled.
Ella ˇ |
DEB W
Member
Username: Dwawz
Post Number: 11
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 9:21 am: | |
Okay, somebody catch me up. These posts seemed to start in the middle of something. Were there posts elsewhere to bring me up to speed?
Deb |
Julie
Member
Username: Julieh
Post Number: 34
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 9:40 am: | |
Deb, go to the thread "Possibly Pregnant Mare" and start there. This thread picked up from there. |
DEB W
Member
Username: Dwawz
Post Number: 12
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 1:42 pm: | |
Thanks,
Just got caught up. Feels like I'm living through foaling season all over again!
Worse one I went through was a maiden mare that went 366 days, lack of sleep is not a fun thing.
Good Luck
Deb |
Nancy S. Kaplan
Member
Username: Redalert
Post Number: 190
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 3:14 pm: | |
Okay, Y'all, I am stuck at the hospital with my daughter ( I CAN complain, as I am now sure that SHE IS going to be fine, so, I really cannot complain) BUT, I AM AFRAID that this foal is going to be born while I'm not around my computer!
Priscilla, keep a good look out for the waxing, and get the wine ready!
I'll check when we get home on Friday or Saturday! I'm thinking about you!
Nancy |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: Mrose
Post Number: 855
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 - 6:25 pm: | |
Nancy- I'm glad your daughter is going to be all right. Nothing worse than having a sick or injured child (regardless of their age.)
Gosh, I could use a glass of that celebratory wine. Tell that mare to get on the stick, Priscilla. We'll save you a glass, Nancy. |
Leona Hill
Member
Username: Jlhill7
Post Number: 7
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 10:23 am: | |
I woke up at 7:30 on my day off...........To see if we had a baby..............My guess is when you least expect it....... |
Linda Lashley
Member
Username: Lhenning
Post Number: 79
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 11:15 am: | |
I think Priscilla must be out watching her new baby. I had guessed early this morning at 4:00 am. The wine is ready, all we need is the word. Think of how many bottles will pop tonight!
Linda |
Shawna G
Member
Username: Qh4me
Post Number: 40
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 12:41 pm: | |
Wow, nothing yet??? I am very thankful for my Blackberry, every post that comes in for this thread, I can read without being near the computer......but my husband thinks I am crazy. I have it sitting on my nighttable, and the other morning, when Priscilla posted at 4:46am I heard it buzz, I bolted out of bed to read the email, cause I knew that must have meant a foal was born, but to my dismay...still nothing.
Please Priscilla, go out and wisper in her ear and tell her it's time. For all our sakes!! I wonder if she knows there are so many anxious people waiting on her!! |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: Mrose
Post Number: 858
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 1:12 pm: | |
I've never known a mare that cared about how many people she kept waiting!  |
Priscilla Severini
Member
Username: Priscds
Post Number: 65
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 9:32 pm: | |
Well nothing as of now and it is September 1 . I first posted this on July 18 I can not believe it has gone on this long... She seems to be doing fine, she is not showing any more or less signs than she has in the past. I have to say I am sorry for making you all wait along with me , but if you were not here I would be waiting alone and that wouldn't be very much fun . Like I said before she knows exactly what she is doing ( driving me crazy ) but I have to tell you last night I slept alllll night with out getting up and this morning I took my time going out to feed so that she could get the baby ready for me to see , and again nothing. Oh well another night , tonight I am not feeling so tired so i think I might be out checking about 100 times . |
Priscilla Severini
Member
Username: Priscds
Post Number: 66
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 9:36 pm: | |
 this is what she looks like when she is getting up . She looks like she is drunk |
Karen Nolte
Member
Username: Morg1
Post Number: 46
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 9:54 pm: | |
That's probably because her hindquarters are so relaxed. That's a good sign that she's prepared for the delivery. If she'd only just foal we'd be happy. I know what you're going through, and it's not fun. I just can't believe with all of her signs that she hasn't foaled yet. Did you have the vet check her again? I know that you were thinking about it. I really hope that it will be tonight. I know how much it sucks to get up during the night to check on her when your bone tired. I'm thinking of you. |
cher mcallister
Member
Username: Choney
Post Number: 7
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, Sep 1, 2005 - 11:11 pm: | |
Dear Priscilla,
I think by now just about all the folks online would donate $$$ for a c-section! 
Enjoying this immensely,
Cher |
Lee
Member
Username: Paul303
Post Number: 540
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Friday, Sep 2, 2005 - 12:46 am: | |
OK...I'm back from the funeral now. Priscilla, thanks so much for waiting!!
Nancy: Glad your daughter is ok!
Sara: How's the ankle?
Now, bring on the Pitocin! |
D.
Member
Username: Dyduroc
Post Number: 183
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, Sep 2, 2005 - 7:03 am: | |
Priscilla, thanks for the update. Hope Belle decides to have that baby soon--I'm running out of fingernails to chew on!
Nancy, glad to hear your daughter is OK.
Sara, how's the ankle coming?
D. |
Ella
Member
Username: Miamoo
Post Number: 90
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, Sep 2, 2005 - 9:33 am: | |
Hey all (or should I say Hay),
Is there anyone else out there with a new foal this year. Maybe while we are waiting for Priscilla's baby we could share pictures of other new foals in the horse advice world. What do you all think?
Ella 9 |
Sara Wolff
Member
Username: Mrose
Post Number: 860
Registered: 1-2000
| | Posted on Friday, Sep 2, 2005 - 12:15 pm: | |
D.- ankle is healing, but now walking for another month. Borrrrring!!!
I love foal pictures. Bring them on! |
Nancy S. Kaplan
Member
Username: Redalert
Post Number: 191
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Friday, Sep 2, 2005 - 4:29 pm: | |
Whew ... daughter and I are home from the hospital, and Belle kept that baby in! Thought I might miss it. And, Thanks, my daughter is doing really fine! I probably can appreciate the way you feel, Priscilla, with no restful sleep at the hospital, either!
Nancy |
Karen Nolte
Member
Username: Morg1
Post Number: 47
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Friday, Sep 2, 2005 - 5:23 pm: | |
Great idea! Here's a picture of my Morgan colt at 3 weeks old. Born May 9th. He's for sale.
Here's a picture of my Morgan filly at 6 weeks. Born June 22nd. Not for sale.
My husband took this picture. From his height she looks tiny. I lectured him about him not taking pictures of foals at their level. It's a cute picture anyway. |
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