Pregnant and in heat???

Emily_P · 06-19-2008, 03:33 PM

Um yeah, I'm a little confused... So I was told when I purchased my horse that she was pregnant (a definite yes) That was in April and she's due sometime this June...well at least I thought she was. She's gotten quite fat in the belly, and has the vein going across it to the udder, etc. She hasn't bagged up yet but they told me she is one that really doesn't until giving birth. I recently brought her in to stable her because I figure she's got to be getting relatively close. The people I'm boarding her with tell me she couldn't possibly be pregnant because she's been showing signs of heat and has even gone so far as to let some of the geldings she was sharing a pasture with mount her. So what I'm wondering is, has any body ever heard of a pregnant mare *especially one this far along* going into heat??? I'm just curious because she definitely LOOKS pregnant.

Thanks,
~Emily~

Goonhorse · 06-19-2008, 03:37 PM

I believe that some mares do act like they're in heat when pregnant, but that's about all I know.

ponypotion · 06-19-2008, 03:43 PM

yea my mare still acts like she is in heat and she is 9 months pregnant

Lindsayanne · 06-19-2008, 03:50 PM

It is very unlikely, but is possible. The only way to know is have her palpated by a vet. Since she's board, you probably have a vet out fairly often- just ask next time they have a vet out that your mare be palpated. It only runs about $15-$25 here, I think.

prettyqtrs · 06-19-2008, 03:59 PM

It's possible. My mom had an old mare 4-5 years ago that would show signs of heat throughout her entire pregnancy.
They also had a mare that showed signs of heat for the first little while after she was bred and confirmed in-foal.
Was never a problem with breeding the mares, foaling, etc. Everything always went perfectly normal.

Arabians4ME · 06-19-2008, 04:03 PM

I had 3 mares that would stand to be bred up until the day they foaled. So it's entirely possible. Do you know her breeding dates?

Emily_P · 06-19-2008, 04:19 PM

Yeah I'll have to call the vet Monday when I get off work and see if they won't check her out. I just thought it was really odd... The folks who board her said there was no way she was pregnant but she certainly LOOKS it...If she's not, I'm putting her on a diet!

dlindsey2000 · 06-19-2008, 04:25 PM

you kidding me? my cuzins mare lets her gelding mount her even when she NOT in heat...lol. so its entirely possible that shes preggers and acting like she in heat...

horse_lover08 · 06-19-2008, 04:37 PM

I have a mare that is for sure pregnant and she still goes in heat..So you never know..

HalterHorse · 06-19-2008, 04:50 PM

Yes she can still be pregnant. My mare did this as well and I was told by my vet that in the wild, mares that are getting close to foaling will let the stallion mount them to kinda regain there attention. A way to keep themselves protected. So I'd say if your mare is indeed in foal, shes getting pretty close, like a week or 2.

06-19-2008, 03:33 PM	#1
Emily_P Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 180 Images: 18	Pregnant and in heat??? Um yeah, I'm a little confused... So I was told when I purchased my horse that she was pregnant (a definite yes) That was in April and she's due sometime this June...well at least I thought she was. She's gotten quite fat in the belly, and has the vein going across it to the udder, etc. She hasn't bagged up yet but they told me she is one that really doesn't until giving birth. I recently brought her in to stable her because I figure she's got to be getting relatively close. The people I'm boarding her with tell me she couldn't possibly be pregnant because she's been showing signs of heat and has even gone so far as to let some of the geldings she was sharing a pasture with mount her. So what I'm wondering is, has any body ever heard of a pregnant mare especially one this far along going into heat??? I'm just curious because she definitely LOOKS pregnant. Thanks, ~Emily~

06-19-2008, 03:37 PM	#2
Goonhorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,895 Images: 262 Blog Entries: 152	I believe that some mares do act like they're in heat when pregnant, but that's about all I know. __________________ "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise: Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name." -Psalm 100:4

06-19-2008, 03:50 PM	#4
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,897 Images: 404	It is very unlikely, but is possible. The only way to know is have her palpated by a vet. Since she's board, you probably have a vet out fairly often- just ask next time they have a vet out that your mare be palpated. It only runs about $15-$25 here, I think. __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child *NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse

06-19-2008, 03:59 PM	#5
prettyqtrs Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,117	It's possible. My mom had an old mare 4-5 years ago that would show signs of heat throughout her entire pregnancy. They also had a mare that showed signs of heat for the first little while after she was bred and confirmed in-foal. Was never a problem with breeding the mares, foaling, etc. Everything always went perfectly normal. __________________ ~Meg~ ~ Poco ~ BG ~ Star ~ Deville ~

06-19-2008, 04:03 PM	#6
Arabians4ME Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blountville, TN Posts: 4,529 Images: 1216	I had 3 mares that would stand to be bred up until the day they foaled. So it's entirely possible. Do you know her breeding dates? __________________ Jamie Unttouchable, Muscaskaia, Kararose, Karizmuh, Anteiaa's Legacy, Cassie, Rebel, Tab, Romance, Penny, and Ace! I'll never forget you WA-Whimsey, Cody, Nici, FF Anteiaa, and my beloved Pete.

06-19-2008, 03:43 PM	#3
ponypotion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 704 Images: 4	yea my mare still acts like she is in heat and she is 9 months pregnant

06-19-2008, 04:19 PM	#7
Emily_P Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 180 Images: 18	Yeah I'll have to call the vet Monday when I get off work and see if they won't check her out. I just thought it was really odd... The folks who board her said there was no way she was pregnant but she certainly LOOKS it...If she's not, I'm putting her on a diet!

06-19-2008, 04:25 PM	#8
dlindsey2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: currently? columbia, mo Posts: 340 Images: 51	you kidding me? my cuzins mare lets her gelding mount her even when she NOT in heat...lol. so its entirely possible that shes preggers and acting like she in heat... __________________ God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind I will never die. SAVE THE EARTH...IT'S THE ONLY ONE WITH CHOCOLATE

06-19-2008, 04:37 PM	#9
horse_lover08 Full Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The UP Posts: 297 Images: 77	I have a mare that is for sure pregnant and she still goes in heat..So you never know..

06-19-2008, 04:50 PM	#10
HalterHorse Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Posts: 374 Images: 16	Yes she can still be pregnant. My mare did this as well and I was told by my vet that in the wild, mares that are getting close to foaling will let the stallion mount them to kinda regain there attention. A way to keep themselves protected. So I'd say if your mare is indeed in foal, shes getting pretty close, like a week or 2.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
length after foal heat mare returns to heat cycle	ezyjet	Horse Breeding	3	05-06-2008 12:02 PM
? about pup in heat	darlingfordgirl	Off Topic	3	12-10-2007 12:19 PM
heat..	Jennygirl011	Off Topic	23	08-12-2007 03:07 PM
Just heat? What to do?	tucklove	Horse Health	7	03-03-2007 05:36 AM
heat?	ROO	Horse Health	10	02-02-2005 08:03 AM