I just purchased a QH mare. Since moving her to my barn 2 weeks ago, I have had numerous comments by other boarders that she looks pregnant. What she was subjected to prior to me buying her is totally unknown to me. I bought her from a lady in Florida who had purchased her from another State weeks before. This mare has been showing signs of lifting her tail and squirting urine around the other mares and geldings at my barn so I assumed that she was in her heat cycle until yesterday.
My vet came out to set her up on a routine vaccine and worming schedule. His first comments to me were "Is this mare pregnant?" Now I did not take much notice when everyone at the barn was saying this since I just thought she was a nice stout mare, but when the vet said it I began to start thinking. I did not ask him to check her for pregnancy simply because I didn't believe she could be since she's showing these signs of being in heat, but is it possible? What are the positive signs that a mare is in heat or can this mare possibly be pregnant?
Thanks for your comments or suggestions. If you can email me, I'd appreciate it since I rarely have time to web hop and re-visit sites while I'm at work.
Well, our mare had a big colt recently and she showed signs of being in heat (raising her tail and "blinking") at different points in her pregnacy so I wouldn't trust that. I would suggest you have your vet check her and definetely keep her off all fescue grass and hay until you know for sure she isn't in foal.
Kelly (63.172.47.199)
Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 11:08 am:
Yes they can. She may be exhibiting submissive behavior to the other horses. It would be much easier to spend a few dollars on a preg check than to be worried about this. If she is pregnant, your mare will need the care and medical attention due a mare in foal.
Anonymous (216.119.16.46)
Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 11:42 pm:
I think the best thing for you to do is have her checked so that you know for sure if she is or isnt as she is going to need more care and better feed if she is.
I have a maiden 4 year old mare that was bred for the 1st time on the 8th and 10th of June, well yesterday she stood for the stud again, but today she won't let him breed her and she is not showing any signs of being in heat....is this normal for a maiden mare to act this way if she is bred?
Elena Vieira Breeding Stock Username: Opheliaimmorttal
Post Number: 133 Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 07:36 pm:
Michelle- I believe so. When I brought my mare to get bred they teased her with the stallion, she was in heat, flirted etc.- bred her than the next day or the day after she had NO interest in the stallion what so ever and acted like he wasn't there. The stallion owner and breeder there said that meant she probably took. GOOD LUCK!
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