we lost the foal!

sc_cowgurl · 04-13-2007, 10:22 AM

well you all know that i have a Paint mare by the name of Ravin Bout Raven aka. Raven. here is a pic of her:

well she was due in feb(that's what we were told) but as the days went on there was no foal to be seen yet. well yesterday when i came home from school i saw that my mom was home and she was supposed to be meeting me in anderson whenever i left the house. i had some feed in the back of my car that i had to take to the barn and as i drove around there i saw my vet's truck sitting outside our tack room of the barn. when i got out my aunt came out and had this sad look on her face. at first i thought that something was wrong with Teddy b/c he is getting older. well it wasn't. they said earlier that day Raven had started giving birth. she was having some complications and half of the foal was hanging out of her and the other half still inside. they said that once they pulled the baby out that they finally realized that it was HUGE!!! it was a filly, which was exactly what i was wanting, and they said it was all white with a little brown on her head. they said she was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! it really upset me b/c i was really looking forward to having another baby around here to raise. i never got to actually see the foal before they barried her. oh well, that's mother nature. i just posted this b/c a few people wanted me to let them know how things went with the foal. oh and Raven is doing ok. her placenta was still inside her so we had to put some fluids in her that had some antibiodics and some other kind of thing to help push the placenta out. her back legs are real wobbly and she keeps kind of waddling in the back end. my vet said that it was from the baby putting so much weight on her back legs from hanging out. thanks a lot for reading this.

Tymacs Girl · 04-13-2007, 10:31 AM

Oh hunny I'm so sorry!!!! HUGS!!!

sc_cowgurl · 04-13-2007, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TymacsGirl

Oh hunny I'm so sorry!!!! HUGS!!!

thanks, i appreciate it.

breezebayou · 04-13-2007, 10:55 AM

How awful, and such a beautiful mare, Im sure she would have been a great mom.. I know you must be sad sad.. I hate to see this happen again and again..

Zoomarsgirl · 04-13-2007, 11:00 AM

I am so sorry to hear this!

I know how disappointed you must be.. I'm glad the mare is okay.. better luck next time! Are you thinking about breeding her again?

BornToRide · 04-13-2007, 11:07 AM

I am so sorry to hear that. Very nice mare!

DB4L90 · 04-13-2007, 11:11 AM

I am so sorry that has happened to you....**HUGS**...Thats so disappointing to hear...But i am very glad that Raven is ok...

mslwpk · 04-13-2007, 11:13 AM

I am so verry sorry to here this. **HUGS**

TrailRiding555 · 04-13-2007, 11:21 AM

((((Hugs)))).

scjraven · 04-13-2007, 11:23 AM

I am so sorry. I know how you must feel, I just went through it myself. I'm glad your Raven is ok. Hugs to you both.

04-13-2007, 10:22 AM	#1
sc_cowgurl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 557 Images: 143	we lost the foal! well you all know that i have a Paint mare by the name of Ravin Bout Raven aka. Raven. here is a pic of her: well she was due in feb(that's what we were told) but as the days went on there was no foal to be seen yet. well yesterday when i came home from school i saw that my mom was home and she was supposed to be meeting me in anderson whenever i left the house. i had some feed in the back of my car that i had to take to the barn and as i drove around there i saw my vet's truck sitting outside our tack room of the barn. when i got out my aunt came out and had this sad look on her face. at first i thought that something was wrong with Teddy b/c he is getting older. well it wasn't. they said earlier that day Raven had started giving birth. she was having some complications and half of the foal was hanging out of her and the other half still inside. they said that once they pulled the baby out that they finally realized that it was HUGE!!! it was a filly, which was exactly what i was wanting, and they said it was all white with a little brown on her head. they said she was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! it really upset me b/c i was really looking forward to having another baby around here to raise. i never got to actually see the foal before they barried her. oh well, that's mother nature. i just posted this b/c a few people wanted me to let them know how things went with the foal. oh and Raven is doing ok. her placenta was still inside her so we had to put some fluids in her that had some antibiodics and some other kind of thing to help push the placenta out. her back legs are real wobbly and she keeps kind of waddling in the back end. my vet said that it was from the baby putting so much weight on her back legs from hanging out. thanks a lot for reading this.

04-13-2007, 10:31 AM	#2
Tymacs Girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Air Force Bases Posts: 3,017 Images: 18	Oh hunny I'm so sorry!!!! HUGS!!! __________________ Romance-KWPN Dutch WB Ribbon Of Hope's Auntie The proud wife of a SSgt in the USAF. Live Another Day, Learn Another Lesson.

04-13-2007, 11:00 AM	#5
Zoomarsgirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hicktown, Virginia Posts: 7,402 Images: 274	I am so sorry to hear this! I know how disappointed you must be.. I'm glad the mare is okay.. better luck next time! Are you thinking about breeding her again? __________________ -Jennifer Country 15 y/o chestnut thoroughbred hunter/jumper gelding RIP Zoomar.

04-13-2007, 11:07 AM	#6
BornToRide Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,009 Images: 192	I am so sorry to hear that. Very nice mare! __________________ There are times when you can trust a horse, times when you can't and times when you have to. got to get the bagel with the cream cheeze oh the creamy creamy cheeze eh Blistering Winds? lmao

04-13-2007, 11:11 AM	#7
DB4L90 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 3,808 Images: 291	I am so sorry that has happened to you....HUGS...Thats so disappointing to hear...But i am very glad that Raven is ok... __________________ Myspace If I smell like peppermints, I was feeding my horse treats. If I smell like Shampoo, I gave my horse a bath. If I smell like manure, I tripped. Proud member of the Paint, Quarter Horse and Western Club

04-13-2007, 10:55 AM	#4
breezebayou Full Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 81 Images: 9	How awful, and such a beautiful mare, Im sure she would have been a great mom.. I know you must be sad sad.. I hate to see this happen again and again..

04-13-2007, 11:13 AM	#8
mslwpk Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,988 Images: 121	I am so verry sorry to here this. HUGS __________________ Live life as there is no tomorrow. Love your children as you have never been loved in your life.

04-13-2007, 11:21 AM	#9
TrailRiding555 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 374	((((Hugs)))). __________________ Member of the 20lb club: Starting weight 133, Current weight 130, goal 120. If I start screaming and running in the other direction don't ask questions just start running too

04-13-2007, 11:23 AM	#10
scjraven Full Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Crowley, Texas Posts: 118 Images: 15	I am so sorry. I know how you must feel, I just went through it myself. I'm glad your Raven is ok. Hugs to you both.

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