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Fishaholic
I'll give you some background on how his came about because it was Not planned nor expeted!
I have 5 horses, 3 Male Lipizaners, 2 Female Friesians.
The Two Females Are In with one of the lipizaners as I was told he was infertile as he is an ex show horse.
So they have been living together for the past 6years without any problems.
The other month I noticed Hope ( female friesian ) was acting strange and had become slighty rounder. I kept a close eye on her and put her on a diet
Then she became really sluggish last week so took her to the vet, turns out she was pregnant! I made the vet check about a million times as I couldnt believe it. My little boy wasnt so infertile after all!
Then, yesterday when I went out to the paddock, Hope was lying on her side, and wouldnt even get up for a salt coated carrot!
I phoned the vet and he said she was probably just exhausted, so I Stayed with her for a while, then she started fitting, it was horrible..she was rushed into the vets surgery and operated on as the foals life was at risk.
She stabilised after a while, then the foal ruptured one Of Hopes arterys as it was distressed and moving about everywhere, so she had to have an emergency section, and little foal was born, 2 and a half months early!
Both doing fine, although foal is on 24hour watch.
Now I need a name for this little one...her mother is called Hope, and The Other Female is called Faith..
Help!!
I have 5 horses, 3 Male Lipizaners, 2 Female Friesians.
The Two Females Are In with one of the lipizaners as I was told he was infertile as he is an ex show horse.
So they have been living together for the past 6years without any problems.
The other month I noticed Hope ( female friesian ) was acting strange and had become slighty rounder. I kept a close eye on her and put her on a diet
Then she became really sluggish last week so took her to the vet, turns out she was pregnant! I made the vet check about a million times as I couldnt believe it. My little boy wasnt so infertile after all!
Then, yesterday when I went out to the paddock, Hope was lying on her side, and wouldnt even get up for a salt coated carrot!
I phoned the vet and he said she was probably just exhausted, so I Stayed with her for a while, then she started fitting, it was horrible..she was rushed into the vets surgery and operated on as the foals life was at risk.
She stabilised after a while, then the foal ruptured one Of Hopes arterys as it was distressed and moving about everywhere, so she had to have an emergency section, and little foal was born, 2 and a half months early!
Both doing fine, although foal is on 24hour watch.
Now I need a name for this little one...her mother is called Hope, and The Other Female is called Faith..
Help!!
So happy to hear both mom and baby are doing well.
wow! it's beautiful. It woud've been funny to call it #### 
