Pregnancy Update!

Short story!
Branco is not & was never pregnant!

How the events unfolded.

After the initial surprise (shock) that Branco was pregnant, the caring ‘Motherly’ instinct took over & we contact the Veterinary service, with whom Branco is registered. A few days later, Anna, the Vetinariean arrived & explained that her area of expertise was ‘Horse Reproduction’. After an examination, followed by an Ultrasound scan, Anna delivered the devastating news that Branco was not & had not recently been pregnant.
Well, after Geoff and I had had the initial shock of the pregnancy this news came as a devastating blow.
Anna went onto explain that most horse owners now utilised the artificial insemination process, which produced more reliable results, date of birth & of course, who / what the ‘father’ was.
Geoff and I didn’t hesitate for a second, we had not only got use to the belief that Branco was pregnant but we now very much looked forward to Branco having a foal.
Branco was given an injection to induce her oestrous cycle, which would take approximately 10 days to take effect.
Anna’s final question was; “what colour would you like the donor (father) to be, Gray (white) or Bay (brown). Geoff and I had already discussed what colour the foal would be, believing Branco was already pregnant. So the choice was easy; “Brown” as Geoff had always wished for a ‘skewbald’ (white & brown horse). So it was left that Anna was going to send us photo’s of the potential donor.

Anna returned 10 days later & after another examination declared that Branco had not come into ‘season’, however, her left Ovary was showing some signs of her coming into season. Anna gave Branco a second injection to help stimulate her oestrous cycle.
Whilst we waited to see if Branco came into season, we started to question our own scruples, was Branco trying to us something? So Geoff & I came to the same conclusion, if Branco failed to come into season then we would halt the process.
When Anna returned it was good news, Branco was in season!

A few days later Anna arrived with the donor sperm and artificially inseminated Branco.

It was then an agonising 2-week wait before Anna returned to confirm the pregnancy. Anna completed an ultra scan, only to discover that the artificial insemination process had failed. This news was absolutely heartbreaking, especially after what we had subjected Branco to.

So, Brano had made it clear to us that presently she doesn’t want to share Geoff & me with a newborn foal. So now, Branco remains the number one horse in our lives, together with her best three friends; Charlie, Bella & Elsa.