Just to start this off I want everyone to know that in no way did I breed this mare, I acquired her in December. I do not condone breeding a mare this young and I would never do it. He has been seen by a vet and he is working very closely with us on this. We are just hoping for the best outcome possible.

Lacy is a 2 years old my friend bought at an auction and later found out she had been pastured with a stud colt. I acquired her in December because my friend was wanting to cut down on horses and wanted to make sure she got the vet care threw out her pregnancy that she needed.

So without further adieu meet Lacy Loo





These pictures are from I believe December when I got her, so they are old. I will get some more today.

Her estimated due date is between now and early March.

I will have recent pictures tonight.
MMN

she a cutie.

She is starting to loose muscle tone around her hips and hind end and drop. Her private parts are getting ready(lol). She has really stretched down in the last couple days, she was really scrunched up before and now she is more flat. Getting a good udder shot is near impossible with all her hair and how short she is. At least now she isn't trying to kick my head off where she was before. Her attitude has REALLY changed in the last two days, she is getting more mellow and allowing me to actually get near her. She is getting more lovable as well.

Here are some pics from today





some udder pics





and a vulva pic


Every one keep a safe delivery for her and the foal in your prayers
MMN

Here's hoping you have a safe, normal delivery with no problems or surprises. Good luck!

She is a cutie! I hope and pray for a safe delivery and a healthy foal.
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She's adorable, I remember you posting pics of when you got her.


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I'll be thinking about her. Keep us posted.

Aww she has my name!

I hope she has a safe and healthy delivery!

What a cute little fuzzy bear!! Sending lots of safe, healthy foaling vibes your way.

what a cutie, hope everything goes well for you and her!

How's she doing MMn??

Yeah, must have an update on the little one!

Nothing to really speak of guys other than her complete attitude change. She normally is the horse that takes you FOREVER to catch and she is so little and sly. Lately she has been so in my pocket it is rediculus. Yesterday morning I went out to check on her and she was laying down like she has been a lot lately normaly when I step foot in the pen she is up. Well yesterday her and I just sat together on the ground for about 30 minutes. It was a nice change from having to try and catch her little butt lol. I will try and get some more pictures tommarrow.

I also am getting her stall ready. I am putting in the mats tommarrow so I can put her in some shavings.
MMN

ps thanks guys for all of the positive thoughts and prayers, I truly appreciate them.

Sounds like you two are getting along great now. I really hope she has a safe foaling, since she is soo young. {{{{{HFV}}}}}

Just a bump.




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Oh! I want to squeeeeeeze her! What a doll! Hope everything turns out well. Can't wait for more pics!

hey guys sorry I have been pretty busy lately.
She is still holding on to the baby. For the first time last night I was able to feel it move and OMG it is so strong. I felt it so much more than I did when my full sized mare was preggo, at least at this point it appears healthy and very strong, its hooves were going everywhere while she was eating her dinner last night. She is also stil having the weird lovey attitude. I will try to get new pics tonight for ya'll
MMN

SOunds like she's progressing nicely. Can't wait for new pics!

Awww what a cutie patootie i want her! I pray all goes well with this little girl she is too cute!

New Pictures

She is doing well today, still being to nice lol. The baby has also been VERY active lately. she looks as thought she has lost a ton of weight/muscle tone around her hips and her belly has dropped.

from the other night


and she has been doing a lot of this "I don't feel good mom"


And tonight








Let me know if you see a difference in anything
MMN

It's hard to tell with her being so young and maiden, but I'll try. Too much hair to make much out on the udder. Vulva looks relaxed. No V in the belly, not much out the sides either. The 'niceness' is probably coming from her not knowing what is going on. Just comfort her and keep her comfortable as she gets ready. That's all I can do right now besides sendin' you some {{{{{HFV}}}}}!

Yeah she does not really have much of a bag at all. I cannot express anything from her.
Thanks Spiffy

Thank you everyone
Lacy has been a bit agitated today pacing a lot. She has a stall with a run and the stall has shavings in it. Normally the shavings stay in the stall as it has a lip on it and she is usually relaxed. Well this morning when I checked on her she had shavings scattered all over her run. Her udder is starting to swell and I think her milk is starting to come in. It is really hard to tell from the pics though with all of her hair.
Pics from the morning





and tonight




Her butt is really soft around the tail head as well
MMN

Sounds like she's gettin' there! Just keep a good eagle eye on her and let us know of any more progress! {{{{{HFV}}}}}

She definately looks like her tail head is softening.

It still upsets me to see that poor little thing going through this. She's still a baby. to whoever bred her.

For her, and her baby. She's progressing slowly, keep us updated.

another bit of information i found out is who the sire of the foal is. He is a 36 inch bay paint. Now I am worried Lacy is only around 30 inches how much can that effect her? Will she determine the birth size?

Also does anyone have any guesses as to when she will foal? What do you think it will be filly or colt? also what color?

Thanks for any guesses I am just curious what you think. I am just happy as long as the little cutie is healthy. However I would love to have another filly.

MMN

Not to scare you, but if the foal is too big you could lose her as well as the foal. Of course most mares only carry what they can. On marestare there is a cam for a farm that breeds mini's. Earlier last month they lost a colt 'cause he was too big, but they were able to save the mare. It just depends on how big she gets. Right now she doesn't look too big, so she might not have that big of a foal. Usually first time foals aren't very big. My friends bred a 14-15 hand 16-17 year old mare to a 17 hand stallion, the resulting foal was a very tiny (almost miniture) filly. Spiffy's first foal was a small one, but not that small. Like I said it all depends on the mare.
On the sex and color, it all depends. You could do the string/nail test to determine sex, it's simple and you can look for it in threads on here. The color I would say either grey or bay then turn to grey. That's just my guess though.

Good luck with her and keep us updated!!!! {{{{{HFV}}}}}

Thanks spiffy I know that there is that risk. The vet also warned me of this but he is not that worried about her because she is not very big at all.

UPDATE
This morning Lacy was holding her tail out, her tail head is VERY loose and squishy, and she has also made progress in her bag overnight. I will try and get pictures tonight. She also hardly touched her breakfast which is completly abnormal for her, shes a pig. She has been laying around a lot and yesterday had some edema on the underside of her belly so I look her on a little walk to get some circulation and movement going.

Thanks for all of the HFV's
MMN

Sounds good! Can't wait to see what she's got for you in there!
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Lacy is showing some new signs so I thought I would go out and take pics.
She has amber waxon her teats, her udders are full even though the in the pics it is hard to see(it also is distorted b/c I have to pick up her back leg to get the pics lol) Her woo-hoo is very relaxed and loooong, she also has loose poop and it appears she is cleaning out b/c she pooped 4 times in the last 2-21/2 hours.

It is a full moon and we are having stormy wheather as well I have finals tommarrow but no way am I going to bed.

Body shot in the dark with her new braids.


loooong woo-hoo


udder pic....see the little bits of amber wax



and her loose poop lol sorry I had too


Keep the HFV's coming guys.
MMN

I agree, she is getting close. Keep and eagle eye on her! {{{{{HFV}}}}}

shes right outside my door so I can peek in without disturbing her
MMN

Good deal! Spiffy's holdin' up the west wall of the barn right now. Just a few minutes ago she was layin' down. Silly mare! I love my barn cam!!!!

I have cams too I just have no clue how to hook them up and I do not do so well with electronic things tying to get my mom to hook them up.
MMN

That would be great if you could get a cam on her! Then you won't have to get up all the time, just look over at the t.v. or 'puter screen! I hope your mom helps you out with the cam before she foals though.

yeah it would hopefully we will work on it tomarrow
the foal seems to be starting to disappear on the sides, hopefully getting into position.

from this morning


compared to tonight


this morning



tonight



MMN

Finger's crossed that you can get a cam set up!
She's progressing nicely, but I think she's still got a bit to go. He woohoo doesn't look near relaxed enough.

i agree she does still have a ways to go but I still want to near on the side of caution with her. I do not want to be caught off guard. My last foaling experience was not a great one, it was also with a maiden. Her woo-hoo was more relaxed the other day and it seems as though it has regressed.

That's typical. Just keep a good eye on her and the cam will help a lot too. Good Night!

She's Progressing Well...



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I have cameras in the stall!!!
sorry I am a bit excited, I can check on her without disturbing her. No real changes today other than she seems to be progressing slowly but in schedule. Her bag seems to be getting full but I can not express anything out of it(she is also VERY unhappy when I try) lol. She is eating a lot slower but is still interested. Off to go and stare at my cams now lol

YAY!!!! Happy cam starin' and {{{{{HFV}}}}}!!!!!

I have been watching this post, thot I would com ein and give you some {{{HFV}}}!

She is a darling! I would say she is a grey? If so, foal could have color but will grey out over time.

You say you have sahvings in her stall? Can you get some straw in there? This baby is going to be a little thing and I would hate to see it get shavings all up her nose!

hey to all that are interested Lacy is still holding that wittle one in and she says it it not coming out. She has acted close and then regressed and keeps going back and forth with her development, she looks miserable. This morning I woke up seeing two horses on her camera and I freaked out thinking she had foaled without me knowing. Well I looked a little closer and realized those two horses on the camera were my two mini geldings. They had busted into her paddock and were in her stall eating all of "her" hay. They are such stinkers. I will try and get new pictures soon and update. Life has been really busy lately trying to get ready for my recertification in May.

Itchy, yes she has shavings currently however I have straw in the barn and when she gets closer I will take out the shavings and put in the straw. Thank you for the concern though. The shavings are huge though because I worried about that with mom as well.

Thanks everyone
MMN

Bump!
Any new pics of the little girl??

hey guys sorry for not updating, I have been VERY busy. Lacy is showing several signs now. She looks and acts miserable. Still not a lot of milk but her whohoo is pretty elongated. Her belly has dropped a lot it seems and she is just generally uncomfortable. Also for the last three days she has been only nibbling at her grain a little at a time now tonight she didn't even touch it. So how long do your mares usually go off of feed? My last mare only did the morning before. Gosh this mare is driving me crazy . We are supposed to have snow coming in and it has rained all day today. Maybe she will go tonight, she sure is grumpy.

MMN

She just might go tonight! I think a lot of mares that are over due or close to being due will go with this darn storm coming in! Good Luck!!!!

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THIS MARE IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!!

She is so uncomfortable and grumpy. She fooled me last night into thinking she was gonna go, bitting sides pawing, getting up and down, loose stool, elongated whohoo, and her bag was very hard and had sticky opaque milk. So I wrapped her tail and nothing ugh, I am exausted right now.

So here are some pics from the last few days and last night

the other day when I let her out to stretch her legs and move around a bit



last night in her stall




this morning




and udder from behind


I wish she would just have it NOW lol
MMN

You're gonna wish your life away. j/k
Maybe the foal was trying to turn last night and she was trying to help position it. Looks like a tiny bit of wax on her teats.

Sending {{HFV}} for tonight, hopefully!

lol I was this way with my last pregnant mare. I am just not a patient person, I want it now and for it to be healthy lol.
yes it is wax I have pulled it off a couple times and it keeps coming back.
MMN

Keep an eye on her! She could go tonight or in a week! Wax is a good sign!

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