Mare Watch Monday and Contest!

 

Annie~aka~Fantastyk Gal is growing bigger every day. Everyone around here is getting so excited! Val of Fantastyk Voyage has decided to host a Foaling Contest, too!! With a prize and everything! So hurry over to Val's Fantastyk Voyage Blog to place your guesses on Annie’s foaling date/time and the color and sex of the foal.

And here’s a few photos of a very pregnant Annie, taken Sunday evening.

She seems to want attention and affection from humans, but from her horse herd she has been keeping them under control, moving them around and away…just because she can.

There is a noticeable dip on either side of her tail bone. We’ve read that the sacra sciatic ligaments will relax and drop down 2-4 weeks before foaling.

 

Annie’s teats have become noticeably bigger and have firmed up. Val noticed a yellowish discharge from them today, too.

Annie’s abdomen has dropped substantially over the past week. There is barely any indentation between her barrel/side and thigh/hip anymore. And her milk veins seem to be developing and swelling, too.

    

Although she is tired and moving rather slow, she is still doing an impressive job proving to her herd trio that she is still alpha mare, controlling their movements when turned out together. But towards her humans she is sweet, gentle, and seeks out petting, scratching and attention.

Don’t forget to visit Val's Fantastyk Voyage Blog to enter the Foaling Contest.

And come on back and join me next week for Mare Watch Monday!

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