Big Belly Bump

We had a storm come through last night that gave us just a bit more than a very welcome half inch of rain. Sangria was restless all night, calling and pacing so this morning I finally gave in and let her out with Oksana and her week old filly. That meant I had to stick around and watch to make sure Oksana would not be too protective and hurt this very very pregnant mare but when they both settled down to eat at the same bale of hay it was obvious I had nothing to worry about. That meant there was no time to clean the stalls before the walk and after the walk I took off pretty quickly for Berean. To read about the morning there click HERE. I just dropped off the food and mail there, gave a few instructions then headed back to work on stalls and feeding. By 1:00 pm it was too hot to leave Oksana's week old filly out in the sunshine so they were brought in the stall and a few pictures taken of this adorable filly. She has such a thick fuzzy curly hair coat that she feels like rich soft velvet.

She is also very friendly and enjoys a good scratch. It was kind of hard to get pictures of her as she kept following me around the stall. 

Sangria who had been left outside started calling and pacing at the gate demanding to be brought inside. I brought her in but had to put her in a small stall as her foaling stall was being used to grain Eli and his foster mom Sally. Eli still needs extra calories so each day they are brought in, Sally is allowed to eat for a bit then tied while Eli can finish the bucket. That way he gets as much as he wants without Sally gobbling it all. Once they were finished, they were taken out for a few updated pictures for his owner.

Eli believes he can FLY! Check out how far off the ground with each stride. 

Within a few minutes of emailing the pictures to his owner a response came back with a big thank you. As soon as they were put back in the paddock, the stall was cleaned and Sangria hosed down then put back in her own foaling stall. She is still damp in the pictures below but it shows that huge baby bump. She is now 5 days over due and still no sign of her udder filling.

She needs to have this foal soon as I'm leaving on the 28th. She made sure Oksana was across the hall, took a big sigh and then laid down and napped for a couple hours. Both mares and of course the filly enjoyed being inside out of the heat. The barn is well insulated and both windows were open allowing a nice breeze to flow through the barn. It was so comfortable the air conditioner did not need to be turned on.
This evening after supper, both mares and the filly were turned out into the paddock. There are no storms predicted so Sangria will be left outside. She is happy about that.