For the past couple weeks, we have been looking forward to the birth of the first Dutch Warmblood foal on our farm.   Not wanting to miss the big event, we have put modern technology to good use.

A remote controlled, wireless Panasonic WebCam sits above the feed bucket in the 20 x 12 foot foaling stable.

The Panasonic is one of several different makes & models of WebCams we have tried on the farm.   I think at this point, we have 3 different makes in use right now, allowing us to monitor the barn, the riding arenas, and the pastures.

The Panasonic is the only one we use which has directional controls.   It doesn't have the excellent optics that some of the others have, nor audio, but it is just fine what what we needed in the foaling stable.

Spying on the horse is quite easy now, and much better than trying to sleep in the barn.   Using the Ferrari labtop at my bedside at night and my SunBlade 150 workstation on my desk duing the day, I can adjust the camera to watch the mare move around the stable as she eats, sleeps, poos, and hopefully, one of these days, gives birth!

And, thanks to the Internet, our family, friends, boarders, staff, and colleagues can also keep an eye on things...

By the way, should the foal, who is technically now overdue, happen to make his or her appearance today, it would be arriving on a very special day indeed.   Today is the one year anniversary of Georg and I moving to our farm in New Hampshire, New England, USA.