Spring is really coming, the calendar told us it was suppose to be spring over 2 weeks ago but this morning it FEELS like spring. Mark and I were not the only ones exhausted last night. The dogs slept until almost 7:00am. We still need to get out to the farm before church to care for Sanna. Mark has offered to come with me.
Sophie's owner emailed this morning a bit concerned Sophie was due March 27th and hasn't delivered yet. How well I remember waiting for Grace to deliver the first time we bred her and with every day that went over her due date we worried a bit more. On average the gestation of a mare is 11 months and 11 days but there are many mares that go almost 12 months and then mares like Lily that go in less than 11 months. Sophie's owner was told not to worry it will happen. She also has a 21 year old very nice mare half Tennessee Walker and half Percheron and wanted to know if there were any risks to breeding her.
We always suggest having a vet look over your mare and ultrasound her, just to make sure she has good uterine tone and the ovaries are ok but as far as risk 21 is not at all too old.
Time for us to get a moving!
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