How can you tell if a mare is pregnet?

Tori*AKA*WooHoo · 01-28-2008, 05:30 PM

Are there different signs at different stages of there pregnacy? How can you tell if your mare is pregnet? thanks

Heavenly Jumper · 01-28-2008, 05:35 PM

The first question is, has she been exposed to a stallion?

After that, the only way to know for SURE is to have a vet test her.

Some mares don't give many signs...for MOST you don't notice any physical changes until very late in a pregnancy. By then, it is much too late to give her the proper feed to grow a baby as well as the correct shots and vet care.

If you think you have a pregnant mare, have a vet out.

Tori*AKA*WooHoo · 01-28-2008, 05:37 PM

we just got her in august so we don't know if she was exposed to a stallion or not. just all of a sudden she is getting really big.

Heavenly Jumper · 01-28-2008, 05:41 PM

Like her belly is growing?

She may need to be wormed.

If you think she may be, please have a vet out. It takes a lot out of a mare to grow a baby. I just had to learn all about it as I bought a pregnant mare last year. The sooner you know, the more you can do for her.

Tori*AKA*WooHoo · 01-28-2008, 05:53 PM

yah her belly seems to be getting bigger and she gets wormed every month, she was just wormed not to long ago. thanks for all of yor help

Haas Horse Farm · 01-28-2008, 06:02 PM

Do you have a photo?

Heavenly Jumper · 01-28-2008, 06:02 PM

Please let us know what the vet says, I would love to give you some feed and care tips.

Is there a way to contact her previous owner to see if she may have been bred?

Haas Horse Farm · 01-28-2008, 06:05 PM

These mares are all going to foal later this spring...

ETA: The above mare was being unloaded at the barn and trimmed before being placed with the other mares in dry lot to be fescue free until foaling.

This mare below is open this spring... but been a broodmare for several years... This was taken about a month ago...

BuckinAround · 01-28-2008, 07:02 PM

awwwh.........so pretty mares.......... l love the pics!

remaani · 01-28-2008, 07:41 PM

Not just worming, vaccinations & good feed....

BUT HOOF CARE!

Oh it makes me cry seeing broodies with long, tatty, chipped feet. :-(

Best of luck if she's preg, would love piccies! :-)

01-28-2008, 05:30 PM	#1
ToriAKAWooHoo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,311 Images: 205	How can you tell if a mare is pregnet? Are there different signs at different stages of there pregnacy? How can you tell if your mare is pregnet? thanks __________________ Sonny's Jay Byrd 11 Year Old Quarter Horse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HryrvbUik-I

01-28-2008, 05:35 PM	#2
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Camden County GA Posts: 14,743 Images: 1304 Blog Entries: 244	The first question is, has she been exposed to a stallion? After that, the only way to know for SURE is to have a vet test her. Some mares don't give many signs...for MOST you don't notice any physical changes until very late in a pregnancy. By then, it is much too late to give her the proper feed to grow a baby as well as the correct shots and vet care. If you think you have a pregnant mare, have a vet out. __________________ My husband is away...if I am crabby, whiney or generally unpleasant, I apologize. Being a Navy wife is the hardest thing I've ever done...and I do it for you. .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'.

01-28-2008, 05:37 PM	#3
ToriAKAWooHoo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,311 Images: 205	we just got her in august so we don't know if she was exposed to a stallion or not. just all of a sudden she is getting really big. __________________ Sonny's Jay Byrd 11 Year Old Quarter Horse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HryrvbUik-I

01-28-2008, 05:41 PM	#4
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Camden County GA Posts: 14,743 Images: 1304 Blog Entries: 244	Like her belly is growing? She may need to be wormed. If you think she may be, please have a vet out. It takes a lot out of a mare to grow a baby. I just had to learn all about it as I bought a pregnant mare last year. The sooner you know, the more you can do for her. __________________ My husband is away...if I am crabby, whiney or generally unpleasant, I apologize. Being a Navy wife is the hardest thing I've ever done...and I do it for you. .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'.

01-28-2008, 05:53 PM	#5
ToriAKAWooHoo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,311 Images: 205	yah her belly seems to be getting bigger and she gets wormed every month, she was just wormed not to long ago. thanks for all of yor help __________________ Sonny's Jay Byrd 11 Year Old Quarter Horse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HryrvbUik-I

01-28-2008, 06:02 PM	#7
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Camden County GA Posts: 14,743 Images: 1304 Blog Entries: 244	Please let us know what the vet says, I would love to give you some feed and care tips. Is there a way to contact her previous owner to see if she may have been bred? __________________ My husband is away...if I am crabby, whiney or generally unpleasant, I apologize. Being a Navy wife is the hardest thing I've ever done...and I do it for you. .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'.

01-28-2008, 07:02 PM	#9
BuckinAround Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California, USA Posts: 317 Images: 78	awwwh.........so pretty mares.......... l love the pics!

01-28-2008, 07:41 PM	#10
remaani Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wheatbelt. Western Australian. Posts: 591 Images: 13	Not just worming, vaccinations & good feed.... *BUT HOOF CARE!* Oh it makes me cry seeing broodies with long, tatty, chipped feet. :-( Best of luck if she's preg, would love piccies! :-)

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