Do you think Willow is in foal?

[dcwolcott]

Yes, please give us an update!!

[Carly Rae]

Ahh what!
My post must not have gone through properly! I actually posted (well thought I did) about 4 or 5 days ago.
Haha I'm so tired, who knows what I did.

Well I'll post the photo from the 27th of Feb as well as today's.

These are the 27th.

[Carly Rae]

And these are from today.

[Ryan]

Good steady progress Carly , thanks for the update

[dcwolcott]

Things are moving ahead very nicely!  Even small changes, when they are constantly happening, is very good!

[Carly Rae]

Yay! I can't wait for this foal to get here!!

Today I bought myself a saddle! Getting quite excited!

This time next week I will meet our newest addition, Hot Shot! 
I'm finally getting back in the saddle, last time I have ridden was 6 years ago. I loved it, I just didn't get the right horse for me as a beginner.

 Hot Shot is getting given to me by Tenae's boss as he has a leg injury from when he was playing Polocrosse and needs surgery and cant ride anymore and just wants him to go to a good home.

He is a 14 yo TB crossed with either a Quarter horse or Australian Stock horse as far as I know, and he is 16hh.
He has been a polocrosse horse for a long time, but his owner is confident he is good for beginners and was going to give him to a polocrosse family for young kids to learn on but he chose not to as they apparently dont care for the older horses as much as the young competing ones or something.

So I have offered to give him a loving home and Tenae has offered to give me a hand in learning  Very stoked! Can't wait to meet him!

I also may or may not have asked the owner to send me a picture of him haha! I have known about getting him for about 2 weeks now, so I am really testing my skills in the patience department! 

[paintponylvr]

That's great Carly, we'd love to have updates as you learn about riding and adjust to your new partner.

Enjoy the times ahead!!

[Holly]

Super Happy for you! I just love love to ride.
I love jumping and obstacles. And I love trail riding. So relaxing just jumping up and taking in nature.

[Carly Rae]

Thank you both! I'll definitely post some photos when I get him, we have set up our fencing arrangements to accommodate all of our 7, soon to be 9 horses. I just have to drive old red down the back and clean up all the barbed wire and mesh floating around.

Which means we may even be able to get Hotshot during the week sometime so my dad can meet him before he has to go back to work again! Super excited! 

[Carly Rae]

Oh and back on the topic of Willow, I have been a bit worried about her. She is walking like she is in pain, with small slow steps and shes laying down a bit more than usual.

We have had some good rain here and the little yards she was in have been chopped up a bit and there is heaps of deep ish hoof prints everywhere and they are now dry making the ground uneven.
I was thinking maybe her joints were sore from being so uneven. So I have put her on flat ground to see if it helps any. Her legs or feet arent hot.

Or maybe she is just super uncomfortable. Shes eating fine and everything and seems to be getting around fine,  just very slow. Ill just keep a good eye on her

[dcwolcott]

It's not uncommon for her to be a bit uncomfortable at this point.  But KUDOS to you for watching her carefully enough to note a change in her.  It's good to hear that her hooves are not hot, because sometimes after bouts of rain that keeps the ground moist, some horses can get thrush in their hooves that can be very uncomfortable.

I'm thinking that perhaps baby has shifted a bit and she's uncomfortable with the position the little one is riding in.  Some rolling or butt pushing should help shift baby around, and hopefully she'll be more comfortable. 

[Carly Rae]

Shes the same this morning. I have also noticed her poop is very green and half sloppy. And a small bit of her vulva looks to be a bit swollen. 
Ill post a photo update in a bit.

Also after this rain the grass in our house yard is very green now, could too much green grass give her a sore belly? I will put her out into the paddock today.

[Carly Rae]

Also she is looking quite thin from above.

[Ryan]

Shes looking good Carly and to me, looking at the last lot of pics, baby has moved position. Do you think that the soften manure is that she has been introduced to the green grass to quickly ?

What are others thinking ?

 

[dcwolcott]

I agree baby has moved, and that udder is still growing!!  Good momma!  I'm excited to see this little one, as I'm sure you are too, Carly!!