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Shiralee Prospector

Patience was a real concern as she was so so overdue. Her udder would swell and then subside slightly, then swell, subside, swell et etc.

Last time we had a mare do this, the foal was breach and we lost both the mare Kuldene Fluer and her beautiful big filly.

Better to be safe than sorry so on Saturday 29/9/07 we rang the vet for an internal. She was two fingers dialated and no long to go.

Saturday night we watched, Sunday night we watched - still no foal.

Then at 11.45pm on Monday night I could hear her outside my bedroom window. Flying out of bed, a quick glace out my window, boots on (looked lovely with my PJ's) and a rap on Beth's door on the way out of the house.

We were presented with what we initially thought was a wonderful sight - the water sack, muzzle and hoof. HOOF????? Yep only one! We stayed calm as panic tried to set in, Patience was groning in pain and getting no where. I couldn't find the other foot and the foal was stuck.

Banging on the bedroom window, Nick was summonded to the scene. With his muscles, he was able to push the foal back in, retreive the missing limb and realign the foal. We waited for Patience to start contracting before we helped her to deliver Prospector. He was whining even before his hips were born, and then energetically flopped around like a fish out of water until he could stand about an hour after his ordeal. Patience was weak from the stress and pain, it took her 1/2 a day to even look like having energy. Years of foaling experience has taught us that Clydesdales should not foal alone.

Yep, ok we're out of there now what?

Looking, looking and having a think about it all.

I'm up and seem to be able to stay that way.

Now for the good stuff.

Nearly a week old and filling out nicely.

Photo's taken 13/10/07.

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