I lost Maple's foal last night!!!:(

RuthHound · 05-03-2008, 03:33 PM

Well, this hurts to say, but last night Maple's foal didn't make it. I checked on Maple about 12:00 midnight and everything was normal. Then at 2:00 AM, I checked her again and there was a leg sticking all the way out of the mare. I could see part of an ear too.
Since this was our first foal, and none of us knew what to do, I called for help, but the nearest help was the stallion's owner, he was about 40 min away.
I tryed to get the leg back in and maybe reposition it while I was waiting, but the contractions were too strong for me. When they arrived, Mr. Hose (stallion's owner) spent 45 min. trying to work the foal around.

We ended up loading the horse and driving 45 min to a equine hospital at the racetrack. There, the vet spent 2 hours trying to reposition the foal and pull it out. The fluid by that point had really dried out, adding to the difficulty. The vet said that the foal position was uncommon (I think this was his forth one like that).

Apparently the foal's nose was locked down under the pelvic bone and the one leg was the opposite direction. Also the foal was very large, the vet, who was used to dealing with thouroughbred foals, was shocked at the baby's size. (Mare is thoroughbred, and sire was quarter horse, both about 15 hands, with stallion being the shorter of the two). Maple was two and a half weeks over due.

Anyway, the foal was long dead by the time we got it out . The vet said it probably died early in the labor due to the umbilical cord being pinched off or somthing.

The foal was a filly, and she looked just like her mother a deep, dark bay. She even had the maple leaf design on her forehead like Maple has. From the looks, the foal was all thoroughbred, very long body and legs (longer than a normal foal).

Anyway, this is hard for me, being my first foal and after I spent 11 months planning for it (it was going to be my foal). I never thought that this would happen to it! At least Maple made it through

. That poor mare is so tired, we brought her home this afternoon.

I really wanted to be posting pictures of a healthy live foal instead of writing this!

myspookypony · 05-03-2008, 03:35 PM

aw *hugs*
i feel your pain!

I LuvMyHorses · 05-03-2008, 03:38 PM

I am sooo sorry!
(((HUGS)))

minilove · 05-03-2008, 03:40 PM

I'm so sorry, but at least your mare is okay and you will have your own foal one day

westerngrl · 05-03-2008, 03:47 PM

Ohh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Atleast you mare is good.

Smoke N Lace · 05-03-2008, 03:56 PM

I'm so sorry about your filly RuthHound, but it's great that your mare is going to recover.

kyryah · 05-03-2008, 03:58 PM

(((((((HUGS)))))))) I am very sorry for you loss. My condolences to you and your mare.

Kristina

Goonhorse · 05-03-2008, 04:21 PM

I'm so sorry! *hugs* That has to be so hard.

Hope mama gets rested up and recovered.

Lacys Mom · 05-03-2008, 04:23 PM

I am so sorry. My deepest sympathy to you.
Praying for your mare to recover quickly and completely.

KiereeAngel86 · 05-03-2008, 04:24 PM

So sorry for your loss! (((HUGS)))

05-03-2008, 03:33 PM	#1
RuthHound Full Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 39 Images: 14	I lost Maple's foal last night!!!:( Well, this hurts to say, but last night Maple's foal didn't make it. I checked on Maple about 12:00 midnight and everything was normal. Then at 2:00 AM, I checked her again and there was a leg sticking all the way out of the mare. I could see part of an ear too. Since this was our first foal, and none of us knew what to do, I called for help, but the nearest help was the stallion's owner, he was about 40 min away. I tryed to get the leg back in and maybe reposition it while I was waiting, but the contractions were too strong for me. When they arrived, Mr. Hose (stallion's owner) spent 45 min. trying to work the foal around. We ended up loading the horse and driving 45 min to a equine hospital at the racetrack. There, the vet spent 2 hours trying to reposition the foal and pull it out. The fluid by that point had really dried out, adding to the difficulty. The vet said that the foal position was uncommon (I think this was his forth one like that). Apparently the foal's nose was locked down under the pelvic bone and the one leg was the opposite direction. Also the foal was very large, the vet, who was used to dealing with thouroughbred foals, was shocked at the baby's size. (Mare is thoroughbred, and sire was quarter horse, both about 15 hands, with stallion being the shorter of the two). Maple was two and a half weeks over due. Anyway, the foal was long dead by the time we got it out . The vet said it probably died early in the labor due to the umbilical cord being pinched off or somthing. The foal was a filly, and she looked just like her mother a deep, dark bay. She even had the maple leaf design on her forehead like Maple has. From the looks, the foal was all thoroughbred, very long body and legs (longer than a normal foal). Anyway, this is hard for me, being my first foal and after I spent 11 months planning for it (it was going to be my foal). I never thought that this would happen to it! At least Maple made it through . That poor mare is so tired, we brought her home this afternoon. I really wanted to be posting pictures of a healthy live foal instead of writing this!

05-03-2008, 03:35 PM	#2
myspookypony Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: riding Shocking Affair Posts: 2,053 Images: 32 Blog Entries: 1	aw hugs i feel your pain! __________________ (Sydney) ========= ♥ SHOCKING AFFAIR How do you catch a loose horse? Make a sound like a carrot.

05-03-2008, 03:38 PM	#3
I LuvMyHorses Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,124 Images: 75 Blog Entries: 7	I am sooo sorry! (((HUGS))) __________________ Ask me about my horses....Have you got all day? Aimee and Skipa

05-03-2008, 03:40 PM	#4
minilove Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,790 Images: 90 Blog Entries: 1	I'm so sorry, but at least your mare is okay and you will have your own foal one day __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQvNKTjPR78 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeP5nkW3qk4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFgugBXXlsQ

05-03-2008, 03:47 PM	#5
westerngrl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N.J. Posts: 1,929 Images: 105	Ohh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Atleast you mare is good. __________________ Forever in our Hearts Dana Centanni-Never Regret Anything That Made You Smile Jessica Forsyth- an amazing rider lost

05-03-2008, 03:56 PM	#6
Smoke N Lace Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,760 Images: 20	I'm so sorry about your filly RuthHound, but it's great that your mare is going to recover. __________________ "Experienced riders are not prone to brag. And usually newcomers, if they start out being boastful, end up modest." C.J.J. Mullen

05-03-2008, 03:58 PM	#7
kyryah Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Harrietta, MI Posts: 2,789 Images: 409	(((((((HUGS)))))))) I am very sorry for you loss. My condolences to you and your mare. Kristina __________________ You can lead a horse to water, but if you can get him to roll over and float on his back, then you got something! 100% pro HUMANE* horse slaughter!*

05-03-2008, 04:21 PM	#8
Goonhorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A Hawkeye (IA) in the land of Hoosiers (IN) Posts: 2,351 Images: 261 Blog Entries: 147	I'm so sorry! hugs That has to be so hard. Hope mama gets rested up and recovered. __________________ In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. -Psalm 62:7-8

05-03-2008, 04:23 PM	#9
Lacys Mom Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,318 Images: 4	I am so sorry. My deepest sympathy to you. Praying for your mare to recover quickly and completely. __________________ Mom to Lacy, Hingie, Fids, Lil' Dude, Brandon, Dandelion & Stormy. I miss you, Keelie & JJ! *Proud member of FFFL, the Tiffany Fan Club,* & COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! "The best things in life aren't things."--Art Buchwald

05-03-2008, 04:24 PM	#10
KiereeAngel86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: centralia, wa Posts: 656 Images: 109	So sorry for your loss! (((HUGS)))

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