Live webcam of shire mare giving birth

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oh please let it be ok :(

I don't know anything about horses but in humans you have 3 minutes to get breath/oxgen + heart massage & then brain damage/death occurs.

I hope I'm wrong, poor Queenie looks so lost & exhausted

"Waiting to get word from Emma on how things are, as soon as she can update us, we will let you know what's happening...." from Twitter

they're going to update on twitter as soon as they know anything

bohica I was just thinking the same also, it was born quite quickly, this can happen with human babies born too fast cant it?

they seem to have given it back to her, but that could mean good or bad really

was that fast for a horse labour? it seemed really fast frgom her first lying down to the foal coming out? very intense

Have the two people left Queenie to it?

they seem to have... i wonder if that means the foal is ok?

It could mean either or really.

I hope it's alright :(

normally would the foal be up by now?

i say that, it could be standing up right below the camera i suppose and we can't see it

I think we would have seen it move by now at least, I think it can be a while before they try to get up.

It looks like they have left the foal with Queenie as it has been to long

It's try about speedy labour with humans so I wonder if it is the same for horses, also, she was long over due as far as we know with no intervention.

Very sad for Queenie & not nice to watch

you know, i am really scared of horses and don't actually like being near them ... but this is making me feel all nice towrads them, I love Queenie! (at a distance)

Queenie is not happy with the other horse keep poking his nose over.

This is heartbreaking to watch.

I imagine horses have to labour quickly once down in case of predators in the wild?
It doesn't look good does it.

Horses are beautiful. I have been teaching my 19mo how to safely give them apples today, he laughed when their lips tickled his hands.

wouldnt queen be frantic if something was wrong.

but no twitter yet

She is still licking it bless her.

It really doesnt look good now does it. Its been too long without any sign of movement.

No i dont think she would be frantic, its her foal and she wont know any different.

i didn't think she was overdue? they had 2 possible dates, one of which was the 15th July?

Horses are lovely. I had a shire when I was a teenager, they have a lovely temperament. She was a real gentle giant.

Poor queenie, it doesn't look good.