Foal Watch Update – March 17, 2025

Mar 17

🔹 Quick Status Overview 🔹

🐴 Elusive Surprise & Thirteen (Colt) – Day 5 – Enjoying more time outside and keeping Surprise on her toes.
🐴 Lady Dyanaformer – Day 339 – Swelling continues, but milk test suggests we still have a wait ahead.
🐴 My Audubon – Day 319 – No physical changes, but fully embracing her mud-loving lifestyle.

Surprise & Thirteen: Longest Day Outside Yet

Surprise and Thirteen continue to do well, and today he had his longest turnout yet—nearly six hours outside in the round pen.

📌 What did he do with all that time?
☀️ Took naps in the sun like a seasoned pasture pony.
🏇 Ran around like a wild child testing his speed and agility.
🐴 Pestered Surprise when she tried to nap—because what are moms for, if not entertainment?

He’s thriving, and with his increased energy and curiosity, enrichment toys will be introduced soon to keep him engaged and exploring in positive ways.

Audubon: Mud & Nap Enthusiast

Audi may not be showing any major physical changes yet, but she was living her best life today. She fully embraced the mud, rolling repeatedly in the paddock until she was caked from head to hoof.

After her mud spa session, she went for a deep sleep nap, laying completely flat and snoring—a classic Audi move. While she’s still a ways off from foaling, it’s always good to see her relaxed and comfortable.

Dyana: Everything is Swollen, But Still No Big Milk Changes

At Day 339, Dyana is reaching the stage where everything is swelling. She now has edema in all four legs, and like last year, she’s stopped laying down entirely. The Horse Husband Stables team isn’t alarmed, but they would certainly love for her to foal sooner rather than later so she can get comfortable again.

📌 Tonight’s Comfort Measures:
✔️ Poultice applied to all four legs to help reduce swelling.
✔️ Milk test to check progress—results show slight changes but still no imminent foaling.

Her pH remains high, meaning foaling isn’t likely just yet. However, her calcium level has increased slightly to just over 100 ppm. While that’s encouraging, 200 ppm is the magic number, so she could still have a long way to go.

Her due date is this Thursday, March 20 (Day 342), but since she foaled on Day 357 last year, we could still have another 18 days of waiting.

For now, we continue monitoring Dyana’s swelling, tracking her milk test trends, and hoping she doesn’t keep us waiting too long. Stay tuned!