# Live Foaling Cam **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800 "2010-03-09T02:41:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 43
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/841 "2010-04-07T04:42:16Z")
Hey, I think[LaDeDa](http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=silvercreek) at Silver Creek may be about to pop. A little while ago she was down on her side, then rolled, then was lying on her sternum and looking at her side. Then she got up, then pawed; now she’s shifting her weight on her hind legs and licking and chewing, also they’ve put straw down in her stall so I think they believe she’s about to deliver. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/842 "2010-04-07T05:08:27Z")
I wonder why they haven’t wrapped her tail? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/843 "2010-04-07T05:20:37Z")
Dunno. They haven’t wrapped Athena’s either. Maybe they don’t do tail wraps? ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/844 "2010-04-07T07:28:23Z")
Moka’s got a human and a cat sleeping in her stall to keep her company. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/845 "2010-04-07T12:46:10Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > And I love his two-tone tail, if only because it reminds me of a couple of [pictures](http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1000805411000735275) I have of my Quarter Horse Nick [as a foal.](http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1000805410000735275). I love his two-tone tail too. Do they keep that as they grow up or is it like baby hair? I don’t think I’ve seen a two-tone tail on a grown horse. But, then again, I don’t see too many horses. ETA: China and Tea-Bao are both passed out. ETA2: Barry is sleeping with his head between Mandy’s front hooves. Too cute. ETA3: Guess I was wrong about Moka - still pregnant! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/846 "2010-04-07T14:42:51Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > I love his two-tone tail too. Do they keep that as they grow up or is it like baby hair? I don’t think I’ve seen a two-tone tail on a grown horse. But, then again, I don’t see too many horses. Nope, the paleness in the tail (and belly and inside of the legs) generally becomes as dark as the rest of the coat when the foal coat is shed. [Here’s Nick](http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1000805338000735275) as an adult and you can see how dark his tail became. He did have silvery hairs (and dark brown ones) streaked through its overall sorrel color. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/847 "2010-04-07T14:51:56Z")
Ah, I spoke too soon. There’s a coat pattern called [rabicano](http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/dreams/799/hc/rabicano.htm) in which the horse, among other things, will have a two-tone tail. [Wikipedia on rabicano](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabicano) [Rabicano on a Paint horse.](http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/pictures/files/5/6/6/2/HorseTails010.jpg) The white in the tail can be so dramatic it’s called [skunk tail.](http://www.seaspiritoftheforest.co.uk/Graphics/BayRabicano.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/848 "2010-04-07T15:43:37Z")
That’s kind of cool looking. And Nick’s very handsome even without a two-toned tail! ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/849 "2010-04-07T17:05:45Z")
Huh. Moka’s tail is unwrapped now. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/850 "2010-04-07T19:21:18Z")
Maybe they’re giving the tail hairs a rest from the wrapping, since she’s unlikely to foal during the day; mares like to do it in the wee hours. If you leave a tail wrapped or a mane braided too long, it can damage the hairs. Tail hairs take a long time to grow back out. ETA: Pacific Pintos currently has four stalls up at once. There’s a note in the Twitter panel that Cloud in number 2 might be popping soon: “Cloud 9 is 343 days today and is acting uncomfortable. Please contact us if you see her laying down. 707 357- 4380 or TM.” ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/851 "2010-04-07T22:28:09Z")
Ha! Commander Barry is practicing to be a reiner – galloping about doing spins and sliding stops. Hee – he spun so hard he fell down. Bounced right up and bucked and galloped some more. Now he’s having a snack. All’s quiet at Pacific Pintos and with Moka. ETA: Moka’s tail is wrapped again and the latest Twitter entry is: “Moka is at a fast drip now with white milk.” ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/852 "2010-04-07T22:47:14Z")
Barry is kind of perfect, isn’t he, even his star is diamond shaped. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/853 "2010-04-07T22:48:58Z")
Hey, little Tea-Bao looks darker today. Maybe just the lighting? He’s walking way better as well. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/854 "2010-04-07T23:14:18Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Barry is kind of perfect, isn’t he, even his star is diamond shaped. Somehow their cam’s been knocked askew; it’s making me seasick! Yeh, he is a superb colt. I checked out Pacific Pinto’s first colt of the year, Blue Chip – he’s also cow-hocked. ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/855 "2010-04-08T00:00:29Z")
Silver Creek’s Cam number two horse was down for a bit. I can’t tell if she was just resting or getting ready. [http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=silvercreektwo](http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=silvercreektwo) ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/856 "2010-04-08T00:17:33Z")
She is down again! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/857 "2010-04-08T00:20:28Z")
Alert: [Athena](http://www.marestare.com/fcam.php?alias=silvercreektwo) at Silver Creek was just down flat on her side; now she’s up and pawing. Tail lifting. Walked and pawed some more. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/858 "2010-04-08T00:32:54Z")
Thanks for the PM EddyTeddyFreddy! She does look like it won’t be long now. I have so many freaking cams up! ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/859 "2010-04-08T01:08:22Z")
She’s down! Maybe I’ll finally get to see one. ETA: Up again! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800/860 "2010-04-08T01:22:49Z")
Dammit, if she doesn’t go soon **I’M** going to pop! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-foaling-cam/531800.md?page=44)