Foal Watch

Went up the hill at midnight last night to check and pen Airielle. Her foaling date is near and the weather is going to be rough for a day or so. It was a beautiful night, very bright moon and soft billowy clouds moving fast, not too cold. I found them on the very top of the hill grazing. She followed me to her barn, freshly bedded down and surrounded by corral panels so she can go out or stay in. I gave her a few more flakes of hay and a bucket of warm water. Not much of a bag yet, but I think she is getting ready. Sweetheart called for me, I went to her pen and she wanted lots of neck scratching, realizing she is back home. When I picked her up at the hospital she heard my voice when I walked in the barn and looked toward me. A lot of stress in a strange place for her. When we went out to go home she saw the trailer and jumped on and ran to the front. My animals depend on me to take care of them and sometimes that means a little love to go along with the feeding.