I was so thankful that Star was put in the stall and on the monitor last night. I could tell she wasn't comfortable. She would take a few bites of hay then pace then settle down and take a few more bites. As this is her first foal I wasn't sure if it was because she was in a stall or that she was having contractions. At 10:45 I saw her lay down and start to push. Once the foal was almost out I expected her to reach back to check out this thing that just came out of her body but instead she just laid there and the foal was struggling to breath. I got the sack off in just a few seconds. Below is the video of the evening.
She is a strong filly but Star doesn't have much of a bag. At first Star wouldn't stand while the filly tried to get in position. Mike had to hold her but a couple of times she lifted her back leg threatening to kick the filly, once knocking her away. We had to strongly explain to the mare this was not acceptable. After the first time the filly nursed, Star was much better and by midnight I was back in bed knowing both the filly and the mare were fine. Below are a few pictures, better pictures will be taken of the filly later today.
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