Sophia - 2018

[Chanda]

As long as she waits for better weather.  Never wanted a mare to cross her legs before.   

[Ryan]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I just read this comment before I signed in and to sign in, I went to type LOL into the "Username"

Listen to your mum Sophia and be a good girl  

[Chanda]

I don't think she's going to heed our wishes, and I'm going to be figuring out an early spring foaling box.  Never in my life would I have guessed a mare would take on a one day cover when you are planning to breed (accidents always come with "just once"). 
She is less thrilled with booby check, but she cocked a leg when I was checking under her tail, and she's been shopping.  I don't think she'd be very willing for a picture, but if I can remember the camera, I'll try.

[Ryan]

Im just happy your thinking she is pregnant

Hopefully the spring  foaling box comes together for you !!

[Chanda]

Well, I have a few options for enclosed foaling area, although none would be "warm", just under cover.    Move in with Baybe and Tilly, and fence off a corner of their shelter.   dig the snow out of her shelter, and figure out a way to block the wind from blowing in.   Move over to one of the shelters at the gelding pen, but I'd have to figure out a way to separate all the boys for meals.    Move her into the foaling stall in the mare barn (I have two stalls with a removable divider, so would have to figure where to feed two mares).

[dcwolcott]

You had me laughing, Ryan!

Chanda, hopefully you have a little time, and praying that the weather changes in your favor, so there's not so much stress in planning this special delivery!   

[Ryan]

Well there is definitely plenty to think about

[Chanda]

Thanks guys.  Just pray for a live, healthy foal.   She's the third mare I've bought bred, and so far, I lost the first two, so not good odds.   Hopefully, third time's a charm holds for Sophia's foal. 

[Ryan]

  We certainly will be 

[dcwolcott]

    ON IT!

[Holly]

Here's praying for a healthy live foal and easy birth for mare, foal, and you!!

[Silver City Heritage Farm]

Has anyone had a mare that always has a relaxed tail?  Sophia doesn't flip her tail or clamp it when a lift it or move it.   Her girlie parts are still tight, but she maybe has just the smallest start of an udder (like maybe double A).

    ^^^^^^^
Yeah....I laughed pretty hard when I saw this last week!!  I know she hasn't cooperated much in the booby check department, but do you thing she has grown to at least an A cup?  Or possibly a B??  LOL  For my own selfish reasons, I'm particularly drawn to watching this mare.  I check in everyday, even if I don't comment.  Hopefully    she's developing slowly yet steadily and is still another 3-4 weeks out, so you don't have to deliver in the midst of winter's last gasp.

[Chanda]

We don't fully jump into spring until like Mother's Day, that's when it stays warm enough at night consistently, so you can transplant flowers, safely.
I'd say Sophia may have jumped to A cup, maybe even B.  I need to dig out her barn door, and of course the wind is screaming around blowing and drifting the snow

[Chanda]

Still haven't gotten a camera out there, but I can see boobage between her back legs when I lift her tail to check under her tail, still no tail resistance (which is weird).

[Holly]

Oh goodness sounds like she progressing nicely!!