With a snip on her nose, I think it looks more like a big question mark.
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OH. MY. GOSH!! He is DARLING!!! Looks like he got the last piece of 7’s star. Congrats to Mama Mystery. Sorry she didn’t let you sleep tho. Maybe she was kinda scared and wanted someone to hold her hand?
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I LOVE mares with big ears. Congrats on both babies! I’m a big fan of Saketini. Is the plan for this filly to be a sport horse or race?
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Omg… did little Mo Town not get the memo that there’s no white allowed?? Wonder if that snuck in through Tiznow. He is so CUTE!
I have a friend breeding to Mo Town shortly, very excited to see that pairing. I’m biased, since I love the horse and he happens to share the name of one of the most special horses in my life. 
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Not sure if the photo worked, but my filly is 302 days today. She’s still holding steady, and as a maiden, who knows what she will do!
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Congratulations @EventerAJ!
I love the pictures of the new foal, and Special’s baby looks really special.
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Day 337 for Saxony. I’m hoping the warm weather we’re supposed to get will keep her moving along.
Her (now) yearling filly from last year.
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Sport horse with this one. Every day I love her more!
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Beautiful filly! Her star reminds me of the Antares logo!
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His little 1/2 moon is like the inverse of mama’s! He looks so snuggly I just 
ermine spots.
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Hi, anyone want to help me decide if I can sleep tonight?
I’m watching my maiden pony mare, she strip tests at 150 calcium and 6.2 PH
Foal watch kit doesn’t even register the calcium.
I’d sleep no problem with those numbers except for the 6.2 PH.
Thoughts?
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Way too late to help you decide whether to stay up or not, but are you certain those numbers are accurate? With a pH that low, her Ca should be much higher.
How does she look, physically?
Yes, I used new strips and Foal watch.
The calcium doesn’t even register on the Foal watch.
Her vulva is elongating but still has a few wrinkles.
A bit of tail clenching is still there but WAY less.
The photo of the PH is darker than in real life. It MIGHT be 6.5 but I really did think it looked more like 6.2.
She’s a maiden and a pony.
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Hmm. How strange. Gotta love maidens! We’ll be waiting here with you, if it makes you feel any better. 
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I know right? 
BTW- got the exact same results tonight. 6.2 PH, MAYBE 6.5ish and 150 calcium.
Good luck with yours!
Oh, I’m living vicariously through all of you guys this year! Both of mine checked open last year. Though, both are looking…round…and driving me crazy at the moment. I posted this photo of the coming 5 year old maiden on Facebook this afternoon and immediately had a knowledgeable friend ask if I was sure she was open.
I’m pretty darn sure, but anytime someone asks something like that, you start second guessing!
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I’m not using the pH strips this year (at least not yet) but I’ve relied on them for the past 4 seasons with good success. I learned that for most mares, there is a difference between “somewhere below 6.6” that still has some golden color, and “YES, THIS IS BELOW 6.2!” that is bright canary yellow with no orange hue at all. You know it when you see it…and that’s when you need to be on 20-minute alarms watching the camera for the next 12-24 hours. I’ve had a couple mares sit on “6.2ish golden yellow” for a week, but when they dropped to Tweety-bird canary yellow they went within 6-12 hours. When pH is above 7, I test once a day. When it gets below 7, I test twice a day (breakfast and dinner). In the 6.2 range, I test 3 times a day (breakfast, dinner, and late night check at 9pm). I’ve only had one mare, out of dozens, that went from golden-yellow at 9pm to foaling that night. Every other one went canary yellow at least by the 9pm test.
Milk consistency is important too, it will go from runny/watery to thick and sticky as the metrics change. I used to put a lot of importance on color (waiting for opaque, white/creamy milk common in most foaling mares) but 4 mares last year foaled on translucent, straw-colored sticky colostrum-- that was good quality!-- so believe the strips/refractometer and not just what it looks like.
A few mares will change FAST, but honestly most of them don’t, so resist the temptation to be impatient. Usually milk development is a process that takes 1-2 weeks or more, from pH low 7 until foaling. I know what it’s like to be prepared for The One that doesn’t follow the rules…especially a maiden!..but that will likely leave you with many sleepless nights and days later you will sheepishly notice your mare is doing everything by the book if you just have patience. BTDT.
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Because, horses, right!?
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Exactly. Especially THIS horse. 
Thank you so much! This helps A LOT! 
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