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Follow our mare's progress during breeding and foaling season.  I will try and post weekly updates of mares close to foaling. 

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12/9/09
Amy starting to show signs of coming into heat.
1/4/10
Amy growing two follicles on left side.  Right side is quiet.
1/11/10
Amy growing one large follicle and +3 adema. If we were breeding her on this cycle, she would be at the stallions location. We are letting her go through one cycle and then will be breeding on second cycle.
1/15/10
Ovulation and beautiful CL
1/28/10
Amy is coming back into heat.  This time, left side is quiet and right side has activity.
2/1/10
Amy is progressing and has one dominate follicle.  Yeah.....we're heading to the Tom and Jeans where Entitlement is standing.  Amy was teased with the stallion but not quite ready for him yet.
2/2/10
Amy showed to the stallion and was live covered.
2/4/10
Amy showing very strong heat and live covered again.
2/6/10
Amy not showing as strong of heat, but did accept the stallion one more time :)
2/8/10
Amy checked for ovualtion and YIPPEE!!!!  A beautiful CL and vet said uterus looks perfect with no retention of any fluids. 
Let's pray there's a baby on board!!!  We will be checking her on 2/23/10 for pregnancy.
2/24/10 Baby ON BOARD!!! YIIPPEE!!!!
3/31/10
Heart beat detected. Amy is safe in foal to "Entitlement" for an early 2011 NWSSA foal!!

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2/28/09
Natalie foaled a beautiful filly by Barlink Gold Rush right on her due date.  She was 342 days!
3/6/09
Natalie and Baby Doll taken to Kruger Ranch to breed to He's a Smooth Mister via AI/Shipped Semen
3/10/09
Ordered semen to breed on 3/11/10
3/10/09
Late in the afternoon we recieved bad news from stallion handler that there were some issues and they couldn't ship the semen!!  OH NO!!!! Vet already gave Natalie her HCG shot!!
3/11/09
Very early in the A.M. I picked up Natalie and Baby Doll and brought them to Bob and Jed's where they have frozen semen from Colby.
Natalie was bred at 3am with frozen semen.
3/29/09
Natalie is open :(  and starting another cycle.  We will hope for the best this next cycle.
4/1/09
Natalie is ready for semen.  Fingers crossed that all is ok.
4/2/09
Semen arrived and looks beautiful!!  Natalie perfect for breeding, everything looks great!!   
4/3/09
Checked for ovulation.......CL present
4/21/09
Natalie confirmed in foal to He's a Smooth Mister!!
4/26/09
Good strong heartbeat detected.  Natalie safe in foal :)
2/15/10
YEAH!!! WE ARE 320 DAYS TODAY!!  NAT'S PROGRESSING NICELY AND ONLY 22 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE NEW ADDITION ARRIVES :) 

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NAT'S UDDER 315 DAYS

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NAT'S UDDER 319 DAYS

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NATALIE 334 DAYS - 3/1/2010 - LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALMOST THERE!!

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NATS BAG AT 339 DAYS ON 2/25/2009 - COMPARE TO PICTURE ABOVE AT 334 DAYS OF 2010

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NAT'S BAG ON 2/28/2009 AT 342 DAYS - SHE FOALED THAT NIGHT

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NAT AT 319 DAYS. THE BABY HAS REALLY DROPPED DOWN...GETTING READY TO GET INTO FINAL POSITION :)

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NATALIE 334 DAYS - 3/1/2010 - MUSCLES DROPPING AWAY FROM TAIL - HAS A VERY ANGLED LOOK TO HER HIP

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NATALIE 334 DAYS - 3/1/2010 - CLOSER LOOK AT SQUARE ANGLE AND MUSCLE DROPPING AWAY FROM TAIL.

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