Got back from my 2 and a half week stay at Flix's farm yesterday..
It was fab.. Got to spend time with Evie <3 played with the Ponies and their foals, got covered in horse placenta a couple of times too. :D
http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p194/drakkor_photo/magical%20weeks/Aspen was born last week, it was Brooke's first foal so she was a little bit unsure of what she should be doing and how to push so we had to help her out a bit and Evie had to pull little Aspen out whilst I stopped her from getting up so that she wouldn't crush the poor little bugger as she came out.
All went well and after 10 - 15 minutes it was all over. After another 20 minutes little Aspen was able to stand.
It's one experience I am glad I had the honour to witness and help with. <3
Peggy took a lot longer to produce her foal... A few times we thought that she was going to give birth as her milk had turned white and tacky and the foal had shifted to the optimal position, for almost a week we were sure she was going to give birth and then.... nothing.. It was on my last night there that she finally decided to uncross her legs and let Texas out.. He is a very cute foal but Aspen is my favourite.
We had to have the vet out for Peggy as we thought there may still be some placenta left inside her, she gave birth in the field during the early hours of the morning so we had to collect the placenta and check it to make sure it was all there.. there were a few pieces missing, we think a fox had possibly run off with some of it.. Peggy was fine and little Texas is doing well. :D
I wouldn't have missed it for anything.. spending time with Evie, mucking out the stables and the barn, helping with the foaling, meeting Flix (Felicity) and her 12 dogs as well as 'some' of her ponies.. she has 18 ponies now including the new born foals, there are still 2 more foals due to be born, it's a shame I can't be there to help out but I'm happy I was there for the ones I did see and help with.
Had a little trip to the hospital while I was there, managed to get a kidney infection and had to have an IV of antibiotics, the doctors also found that I had a heart murmur, not too worried about that though, lots of people have them.. It's just 'one of those things' lol
I miss Evie already.. 2 and a half weeks doesn't seem long enough.. I want more.. I don't think I would have enjoyed my time at the farm as much if Evie hadn't been there with me <3