Hours ticked by, and the suspense grew, then finally, just about midnight the foaling monitor showed what we were waiting for. We crept out to the barn as the mare delivered. What a great Momma, I was snapping away while Mom and baby did their thing and Emily came into the stall to tell me (quite alarmed) that the "white" mare down the isle was laying down.... "white" mare was 38 days overdue, and the vet had been out this evening and said by next Tuesday probably. Someone went to check and we hear "she's FOALING!" So off to photograph number two for the night, a short half hour from the first. Awesome! You can't ask for more than that.
Both were healthy chestnut colts with stars and stripes, and white socks on a front leg! Sweet. almost twin-ish, and the Momma's are best friends, ok, as well as horses can be that is....
Mom's and babies were doing fine as we headed home. I hope to go back out in a couple of days to see them and take more images. Thanks Mary for letting me be a part of this! Stay tuned!
2 comments:
Beyond soulful.. Love the shots you take.. Never ever disapointed!!
You truly are lucky, I have had at least 20 foals born here and have only been present at the birth of two of them but then again I dont have foal monitors or webcams LOL. It is such an amazing experience and to get two for the price of one is wonderful, and yes it is uncanny how similar their white markings look. You are going to get a lot of fun times with these two over the coming months, I love baby horses. Am expecting 2 only this year but they will probably only be here at the end of May.
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