05/09/2025
Here's a photo of one of Bif's babies born this morning that no one knew existed for the past 10 months.
Last year we shipped to our client in Ohio, mare checked open. Shipped again, mare checked open again. The owner decided not to try again.
Fast forward to a couple weeks ago when the mare's farrier was out and asked the owner when she was due? While underneath her, he apparently discovered her bagging up. I got a panicked message from the owner who now needs to "baby proof" their place and prepare for a baby which they didn't know was coming. She was a maiden mare, with a maiden owner, so we had to quickly provide them with "Foaling 101" preparation instructions.
Happy to see it all turned out well, but what a bummer to have not had the excitement of anticipating a baby for the past year!! And how that mare hid that baby and all her legs is beyond me! I mean, she looks like she could be kind of thick, but jeeze, that's a lot of baby to keep hidden!