10,000 steps per day.
That is what it takes to keep them healthy and fit.
No problem.
They are getting that and more with many trips back and forth from the h0use to the barn. Hand grazing the pregnant mare adds even more.
They watch for signs hourly.
But the mare just stands there looking at them, stubbornly keeping her foal in her belly.
Could she be enjoying the the treats, the handful of grain for lunch, the walks, the extra grooming, the new 'suite', complete with her own private paddock?
They have cancelled appointments. They don't leave the ranch together - one must always be here 'just in case'. They get up in the middle of the night, trekking out to the barn to check her teats for waxing. Once the waxing begins, the foal should arrive approximately 8 - 10 hours later, or so they have have told.
In the meantime:
The new moon came and went - no foal.
Bad weather came and went - no foal.
The due date came and went - no foal.