Fw: Waiting for Baby

["Patrick Allen" <jfhr@inetworld.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Lee Ann Feissner <laf@intergrafix.net>
To: <trailriding@cwa.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 10:32 PM
Subject: CTR: Waiting for Baby


> I'm not sure how many subscribe to Horse and Rider magazine. If you do
skip this mailing.
> I found this in the magazine and had to share it. Since we were on the
expecting foal(s)
> subject. It's absolutely adorable!!  Sorry its long--but worth it!
>
> Are you waiting for that equine bundle of joy to arrive? Here's a tongue
in cheek account
> of one horse person's foal night watch.
>
> 10:00 Gather sleeping bag, alarm clock and three old horse magazines; head
for the barn.
> 10:01 Return to house for bag of chips and 32 oz Diet Pepsi.
> 10:10 Back to barn. Flashlight goes out half way there. Figure I can make
it from memory.
> Pat faithful ranch dogs head as he pants and slobbers along side of me.
> 10:11 Suddenly remember I have no ranch dog.
> 10:11 Run screaming to the house. Change flashlight batteries. Change
underwear. Return to
> barn.
> 10:15 Establish Foal Watch Headquarters.
> 10:16 Enter Broodmare stall for 5,687th time.
> 10:16 Broodmare flattens ears for 5,687th time.
> 10:19 Return to headquarters and squirm in sleeping bag.
> 11:18 Finally fall to sleep.
> 11:19 Alarm goes off.
> 11:20 Peel through peephole Broodmare flattens ears.
> 11:21 Reset alarm clock and flick off light.
> 11:23 Flick on light and realize that 32 oz Diet Pepsi was a mistake.
> 11:24 Run to house.
> 11:29 Walk back to barn.
> 11:30 One last check of Broodmare through peephole. Ears pinned.
> 11:41 Check peephole. Mare is lying down.
> 11:42 Enter Broodmare stall carrying Ye Olde Foaling Manual, 3 pounds of
rags, and iodine.
>
> 11:42 Mare breaks wind and gets up. Ears pinned.
> 11:43 Return to sleeping bag and flick off light.
> 12:29 Fall asleep.
> 12:31 Alarm goes off.
> 12:32 Peek through peephole Broodmare fine. Can't see ears. Assume pinned.
> 12:33 Back to sleeping bag.
> 12:39 Leg cramp.
> 12:40 Roll Over.
> 12:40 Leg Cramp gone.
> 1:10 Fall Asleep.
> 1:39 Alarm goes off. Sleep through it.
> 6:30 Wake up. Glance at Clock. Attempt to leap from bed. Crawl to
peephole. See two sets
> of pinned ears!
> -unk author.
>
>