Here we are at day 18 with Faith. Still no baby yet, but that is okay. This is one more day closer to her giving birth, but it is also one more day of her gaining strength. As most of you know she came to MHR underweight and Dr. Hadland wanted her to put on at least 150-200lbs. She is doing quite well on his prescribed diet and we are seeing the differences. It is a slow process, but once again, slow is good in the matter of putting pounds on the underweight horse.
I did give Faith a special treat yesterday, I shredded some carrots for her and mixed them in rice bran. When I had tried giving her a carrot shortly after she arrived she seemed puzzled and a bit confused as to what that orange thing was. Well, after a few tastes of the mixture prepared for her, she ate it all up.
Our "Foal Watch" as been a lot of fun on our Ustream site. We have all met new cyber friends, and shared stories and experiences about not only rescued horses but our personal horses as well. In addition, we have discussed our dogs and cats as well. It has been very interesting thus far and most times lots of laughs. I know that I have enjoyed it.
This waiting and watching has also been very informative. We have discussed the various physical issues that Draft Horses encounter and the experiences of some of our viewers that have come in to chat and talk about their PMUs they have rescued.
All in all I will say this has been quite an experience, and we hope to continue this journey with all of you. We at MHR wish all of you a wonderful wonderful safe day.
Stephanie
