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There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number one.

The Dingle peninsular in Ireland, last October, Thanks, Rose (FF)

Robin may recognise this place. The beach at West Kirby. Elsie.

My 4 year old Cavalier Ellie And My Sons 7 month old Cavalier Lily (note the disgusted I’m having nothing to do with you look on Ellie face!!!Seagull in Pembrokeshire.Lynne.

This Red Deer was sitting by the side of the road near Ballater on Deesside last July.I am sorry but it is slightly out of focus.Lindsay.

The Veterinary came today to check over Emmi. The main reason we got him in was to see if Emmi had needed to be stitched in the vaginal area on her previous Foalings . If she had been stitched it was important to make sure that the stitches had been taken out and to what degree of stitching she had needed. Emmi had had two previous Foals in the years 2005 and 2006. Last year she was barren. I had only found that out yesterday, so it was even more important for us to know. The Veterinary had found that Emmi had been stitched and the stitches were still in place. If we had of not of known and the stitches had not been removed it would have caused Emmi to have unnecessary discomfort and tearing of the virginal area on this Foaling. With a local anesthetic the Veterinary also opened up the previous stitched area. This will make the Foaling a lot easier for Emmi.

We have got ready ourselves for the Foaling. We have installed a live camera feed into our bedroom so that we can monitor Emmi through the night without having to go to Emmi’s stable every hour or so. We set our alarm clock to wake us every hour. Last year with Lady being nearly a month late, we were waking every hour for nearly two months. The way Emmi’s udder is bagging up it cant be more than a couple of weeks at the most, in fact any time from now.

What you should look for when Emmi is about to Foal, is that she may start to lay down and get up more than usual. She may start to hoof at the floor, her tail may start to twitch, she may start to look behind herself and to her belly. If I see any of these signs I will go to the stable to see if she is sweating, with any of the signs and sweating there is a good chance that the Foal is on the way. But there again Emmi may not show any of these signs at all, and the first we know about it is when we see the Foals nose.

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