Pregnant with horses

Seein'Spots · 01-03-2007, 12:28 PM

I need a little encouraging words.. I am 3 months pregnant and currently own a 2.5 yr old APHA stallion and a 1.5 yr ApHC colt. My horses live about 25 minute drive from me , I feed every morning and my sister who lives there feeds PM: I want to get the appy colt gelded but not in a huge rush to geld the paint, but I guess thats kind of erelavant. I know it will be hard when baby comes to get up there to feed and get hay, pack water when it freezes and so on but people must do it all the time right? My boyfriend is allergic to them and I don't want to put my sister out anymore than I already do, plus she won't handle them she's affraid to do that. So I am kind of on my own here. I would love to throw them in full board for a while to give me a break but full board here is approx. $325.00/month per horse and I can't afford that. I have the appy for sale but honestly the market here is so bad I'm not willing to give him away and my stallion was on a lease and after one month he is coming home tonight ( didn't work out) maybe this thread is a bit of a vent .lol anyone else in the same perdiciment?

KiereeAngel86 · 01-03-2007, 12:33 PM

I am afraid of stallions(had one try to crush me years ago) so I commend you on owning 2 but I know alot of people who wont board them or care for them. My girlfriend just had her beautiful stud gelded because she couldn't find a reasonable priced place to board him as a stallion. Good luck on everything.

Shotgun93 · 01-03-2007, 12:42 PM

First, congratulations!

Second, I am almost 7 months along, and even though I feel as big as a house, I still feed every morning. I was riding up until 25 weeks, but it just got too hard to get on, so I am just doing ground work now. I have also been focusing a lot of time on my yearling.
As I get bigger, it does get harder, but it keeps my active at least. As far as taking care of the horses when I actually have the baby, we are just going to put a round bale out and they will all get some time off. I have the luxery of full time child care where the horses are (my bosses daughter), so I will be able to leave the baby with her while I feed and work the horses.
I do remember my trainer when I was little always toting around her little one in one of those backpack-sling harnesses, the baby seemed pretty happy with those accomidations.
Ideally, it would be nice if you could find a babysitter for a couple hours a day to allow you time to work with your horses.

ches · 01-03-2007, 12:53 PM

Congratulations! It's fine to continue to enjoy your horses while you're pregnant, but please do be careful as there are some significant risks involved to both you and the baby.

I'm due in 6 weeks and I've reached the stage where handling heavy stuff is a bit of a challenge, though I did see a woman due in 2 weeks pick up her 2yo with ease so I guess if your body does it every day that makes a difference. Still, heavy lifting can be dangerous, so plan ahead (elevate feed bags, get someone to move them around before you need them, etc.) and ask for help!

If I were you, the thing I would be most concerned about is that you're going to be handling colts while your balance is going. I really have to watch myself at the dog park because some people don't teach their dogs not to jump and an exuberant labrador could have me rushing to the emergency room. You do not want to get knocked over, bashed or kicked in the belly after the first trimester, which you're now leaving. In the first trimester your baby was safely behind your pubic bone, but now it's moving up into the belly range, exposed to hooves and heads and sharp corners.

Please do not go to the horses alone and please seriously consider either gelding both of them and/or getting someone to help you train them because at their age, they're going to start trying to take chances and you're going to reach a stage where that is dangerous for you and your baby. If you have someone with you, at least they can rush you to the emergency room if anything happens.

~*Docs Mommy*~ · 01-03-2007, 12:53 PM

Congrats!! I don't know what to say except that usually when a stallion gets gelded they settle down and are more laid back and calm, maybe even calm enough to ride while preg.

Cavalier · 01-03-2007, 01:00 PM

Congrats! That must be very exciting for you

I agree with what everyone else has said. Like Ches said, don't go out alone, and just make sure you know your limits.

I'm sure you will be able to fit in horses and baby, but it will just require a little more organising

Seein'Spots · 01-03-2007, 01:07 PM

Having "stallions " isn't an issue for me but I hear what our saying , they both act like 40 yr old men ..lol I have had many horses and never trusted any like I do my 2.5 yr old colt. I would like to geld the appy as soon as possible , he's great too but I have no intentions of breeding him.
Also . I plan on having a C-cection so I know the recovery is going to be brultal.

As far as being excited , I'm not excited yet, I got some little baby clothes from my boyfriends parents for Christmas and I thought I was going to hurl .. thats pretty bad eh ? I am way to scared to be excited just yet..I'm 33 for cryin' out loud I guess I shouldn't be panicing too much..

Trace · 01-03-2007, 01:12 PM

Can you free lease them out for a year until you ahve the baby and can get back into the groove?

I sold my mare right after I had my daughter becuase we were moving - but in all honesty - unless my mare was on my own property I just don;t see how I could have gotten through the first year with the baby and the horse.

Good luck.

Shotgun93 · 01-03-2007, 01:25 PM

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As far as being excited , I'm not excited yet, I got some little baby clothes from my boyfriends parents for Christmas and I thought I was going to hurl .. thats pretty bad eh ? I am way to scared to be excited just yet..I'm 33 for cryin' out loud I guess I shouldn't be panicing too much..

To be honest, it took me a while to get excited too. Then, one day, I just went from being scared and paniced about having a baby to looking forward to it. It helps when you start to get over the 1st trimester sickness, fatigue and other aches and pain.

You just have to be careful about things, but my doctor told me that as long as I was doing things I did before - like lifting hay bales, feed bags and water - that I would be fine. She said that when it started to get too hard, enlist some help. Which I plan on doing here soon.
As far as being careful around horses, that's something that should be done all the time as it is, so a little extra precaution isn't that much of a stretch.

ches · 01-03-2007, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Seein'Spots

As far as being excited , I'm not excited yet, I got some little baby clothes from my boyfriends parents for Christmas and I thought I was going to hurl .. thats pretty bad eh ? I am way to scared to be excited just yet..I'm 33 for cryin' out loud I guess I shouldn't be panicing too much..

Don't worry, the third trimester is nature's way of making you ready. You'll see.

01-03-2007, 12:28 PM	#1
Seein'Spots Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Beautiful B.C. Posts: 570 Images: 91	Pregnant with horses I need a little encouraging words.. I am 3 months pregnant and currently own a 2.5 yr old APHA stallion and a 1.5 yr ApHC colt. My horses live about 25 minute drive from me , I feed every morning and my sister who lives there feeds PM: I want to get the appy colt gelded but not in a huge rush to geld the paint, but I guess thats kind of erelavant. I know it will be hard when baby comes to get up there to feed and get hay, pack water when it freezes and so on but people must do it all the time right? My boyfriend is allergic to them and I don't want to put my sister out anymore than I already do, plus she won't handle them she's affraid to do that. So I am kind of on my own here. I would love to throw them in full board for a while to give me a break but full board here is approx. $325.00/month per horse and I can't afford that. I have the appy for sale but honestly the market here is so bad I'm not willing to give him away and my stallion was on a lease and after one month he is coming home tonight ( didn't work out) maybe this thread is a bit of a vent .lol anyone else in the same perdiciment?

01-03-2007, 12:42 PM	#3
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,008 Images: 122	First, congratulations! Second, I am almost 7 months along, and even though I feel as big as a house, I still feed every morning. I was riding up until 25 weeks, but it just got too hard to get on, so I am just doing ground work now. I have also been focusing a lot of time on my yearling. As I get bigger, it does get harder, but it keeps my active at least. As far as taking care of the horses when I actually have the baby, we are just going to put a round bale out and they will all get some time off. I have the luxery of full time child care where the horses are (my bosses daughter), so I will be able to leave the baby with her while I feed and work the horses. I do remember my trainer when I was little always toting around her little one in one of those backpack-sling harnesses, the baby seemed pretty happy with those accomidations. Ideally, it would be nice if you could find a babysitter for a couple hours a day to allow you time to work with your horses. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

01-03-2007, 12:53 PM	#5
~Docs Mommy~ Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In The Barn, On The Back Of My Horse,Readin A Book Posts: 1,578 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 4	Congrats!! I don't know what to say except that usually when a stallion gets gelded they settle down and are more laid back and calm, maybe even calm enough to ride while preg. __________________ I am part of The Purebred Crossbred Club DevYnn I Love My Animals - Doc, Red, Angel, Brutus www.myyearbook.com/devynnlariesa

01-03-2007, 01:12 PM	#8
Trace Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CT, but from England originally Posts: 1,238 Images: 1	Can you free lease them out for a year until you ahve the baby and can get back into the groove? I sold my mare right after I had my daughter becuase we were moving - but in all honesty - unless my mare was on my own property I just don;t see how I could have gotten through the first year with the baby and the horse. Good luck. __________________ The run in shed is done, the paddock is started - eeeeeeekkkkk we are getting there. Here's to me being back in the saddle in 2008.

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01-03-2007, 12:33 PM	#2
KiereeAngel86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: centralia, wa Posts: 573 Images: 82	I am afraid of stallions(had one try to crush me years ago) so I commend you on owning 2 but I know alot of people who wont board them or care for them. My girlfriend just had her beautiful stud gelded because she couldn't find a reasonable priced place to board him as a stallion. Good luck on everything.

01-03-2007, 12:53 PM	#4
ches Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,472 Images: 38	Congratulations! It's fine to continue to enjoy your horses while you're pregnant, but please do be careful as there are some significant risks involved to both you and the baby. I'm due in 6 weeks and I've reached the stage where handling heavy stuff is a bit of a challenge, though I did see a woman due in 2 weeks pick up her 2yo with ease so I guess if your body does it every day that makes a difference. Still, heavy lifting can be dangerous, so plan ahead (elevate feed bags, get someone to move them around before you need them, etc.) and ask for help! If I were you, the thing I would be most concerned about is that you're going to be handling colts while your balance is going. I really have to watch myself at the dog park because some people don't teach their dogs not to jump and an exuberant labrador could have me rushing to the emergency room. You do not want to get knocked over, bashed or kicked in the belly after the first trimester, which you're now leaving. In the first trimester your baby was safely behind your pubic bone, but now it's moving up into the belly range, exposed to hooves and heads and sharp corners. Please do not go to the horses alone and please seriously consider either gelding both of them and/or getting someone to help you train them because at their age, they're going to start trying to take chances and you're going to reach a stage where that is dangerous for you and your baby. If you have someone with you, at least they can rush you to the emergency room if anything happens.

01-03-2007, 01:00 PM	#6
Cavalier Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,698 Images: 236 Blog Entries: 18	Congrats! That must be very exciting for you I agree with what everyone else has said. Like Ches said, don't go out alone, and just make sure you know your limits. I'm sure you will be able to fit in horses and baby, but it will just require a little more organising

01-03-2007, 01:07 PM	#7
Seein'Spots Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Beautiful B.C. Posts: 570 Images: 91	Having "stallions " isn't an issue for me but I hear what our saying , they both act like 40 yr old men ..lol I have had many horses and never trusted any like I do my 2.5 yr old colt. I would like to geld the appy as soon as possible , he's great too but I have no intentions of breeding him. Also . I plan on having a C-cection so I know the recovery is going to be brultal. As far as being excited , I'm not excited yet, I got some little baby clothes from my boyfriends parents for Christmas and I thought I was going to hurl .. thats pretty bad eh ? I am way to scared to be excited just yet..I'm 33 for cryin' out loud I guess I shouldn't be panicing too much..