Sunshine my Shetland mare was due to foal about the 29th of April. As you know mares are a rule unto themselves and after many nights with very little sleep for me she was showing wax when I checked her at 8pm on Saturday evening. I settled down to watch her on CCTV. All was quite until 11.50pm when it became clear foaling was going to be tonight. Keeping an eye on her it became clear all was not as it should be so I had a quick check. One foot facing the wrong way, could not feel the other and the head seemed not right so a vet job. Vet arrived within 15mins and what a job she had. Foals head was twisted with one leg over the top. After a lot of trying to move things about the vet got both legs, untwisted the head into the right position then with ropes on foals legs we managed to get the foal out. I did not expect the foal to still be alive but alive he was. One big black colt born at 12.24am. 20mins later he was walking around the box as if there had been no drama. Name Westercushnie Stormtrooper. Storm for short. Turned out it was the vets first ever foaling and she did not think she was going to manage . I gave her a big hug and thanked her for doing a great job. Both Sunshine and Storm had there first time out today and you would never know he almost did not make it.