All I could think of was:TapitsGal wrote:Yuck QB one is a terrible name and not very imaginative
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I am so jealous! Lots of photos, please.Diver52 wrote:All the AP foals I've seen photos of look really well-balanced. (Of course, maybe there are a lot of crooked gangly ones that haven't been posted!)
Just want to say that a friend just got a call from Coolmore yesterday and we're on their May 2 tour! AP in the morning and Chrome in the afternoon--I don't know if I'll be able to stand it!
Right now at 7:50PM eastern time, Bird Town looks fine. She is standing and looking out the door that goes outside to the paddocks. There is a breeze blowing into her stall, gently ruffling her mane and forelock. She seems content. Her ribs are showing a bit. I don't know if that's normal for a pregnant mare or just because she's older, or what. But she looks good otherwise.lurkey mclurker wrote:Bird Town is making me nervous, she got up from resting and her left hind seemed ouchy - her groom/attendant came by to clean her stall right after she got up, and he noticed and watched her for a bit, and she had something on her butt near her tail so he looked at that and then came back and cleaned her up. It looked maybe just like poo but then some of it looked maybe blood? So I'm hoping it was just the cam.
She doesn't seem bothered at all and is eating hay, and putting more weight on her leg/foot so maybe it was just asleep (it was the leg under her while she was resting)... she's 18 though and she's had 12 foals and I'm just a little nervous.
Oh how fun! I'm sure you'll have a great time...can't wait to hear all about it.Diver52 wrote:All the AP foals I've seen photos of look really well-balanced. (Of course, maybe there are a lot of crooked gangly ones that haven't been posted!)
Just want to say that a friend just got a call from Coolmore yesterday and we're on their May 2 tour! AP in the morning and Chrome in the afternoon--I don't know if I'll be able to stand it!
It's totally normal for the ribs to show in late pregnancy because the weight of the foal makes the "belly" drop which draw the skin quite tight over the ribcage.Ridan_Remembered wrote: Right now at 7:50PM eastern time, Bird Town looks fine. She is standing and looking out the door that goes outside to the paddocks. There is a breeze blowing into her stall, gently ruffling her mane and forelock. She seems content. Her ribs are showing a bit. I don't know if that's normal for a pregnant mare or just because she's older, or what. But she looks good otherwise.
Thanks TBird. Pregnant mares and foaling are not something I'm familiar with closely, but I am thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to learn thanks to Foal Patrol and other sites like here.TBird wrote:It's totally normal for the ribs to show in late pregnancy because the weight of the foal makes the "belly" drop which draw the skin quite tight over the ribcage.Ridan_Remembered wrote: Right now at 7:50PM eastern time, Bird Town looks fine. She is standing and looking out the door that goes outside to the paddocks. There is a breeze blowing into her stall, gently ruffling her mane and forelock. She seems content. Her ribs are showing a bit. I don't know if that's normal for a pregnant mare or just because she's older, or what. But she looks good otherwise.
I agree, even when his first crop started being born I remember hearing a lot of positive comments and breeders seemed to be happy.Diver52 wrote:All the AP foals I've seen photos of look really well-balanced. (Of course, maybe there are a lot of crooked gangly ones that haven't been posted!)
Just want to say that a friend just got a call from Coolmore yesterday and we're on their May 2 tour! AP in the morning and Chrome in the afternoon--I don't know if I'll be able to stand it!
After they've had corrective surgery/surgeriesNorthport wrote:Agreed. I feel like we only see the photos of the top 10% of each crop, if that. Even then, at this age, it's hard to judge how well a foal will turn out in terms of conformation when they're all legs. They're definitely cute, but I would wait till yearling sales come around before judging how correct they are.
