Baby training and Belle is big

Today I started on my Mesa kindergarten program. I've pretty much been leaving her alone since she had so much handling while she had scours- bum washing twice a day, and sticking a syringe tube in her mouth a couple of times a day with pepto or yogurt. So I gave her a break, but now we are back at it. Catching, leading and picking up her feet are on the agenda.

She leads well when I am leading her beside mama, so now it is all about leading her away from mama. A little at a time!  She did good, and let me pick up all 4 feet. I hold by the toe and circle the leg in little circles before I set it down.
I also picked up a mare/foal ration to start her on. It will probably take a while before she acquires a taste for it.
Meanwhile..... Belle is really looking close to foaling. I am pretty sure it will be this month, not next month. So it's foal watch time again! I'm not going to run a foaling contest for her because there are too many variables, not knowing if she caught to the stud she was AI'd to (vet said no) or the one she was kicked out to pasture with. We will know by the colour!!!!

She is really heavy and has lots of swelling in her milk veins. I trimmed her hind feet the other day, and she could barely hold them up; I trim her with the foot almost resting on the ground.

Please be a filly!!!!!