I just found this board, and it's been so helpful to read-
I have a mare who may or may not be pregnant- I can tell the long story if anyone is interested in guessing along with me...lol
But my main question now is- at what age can you see foal movement? Is it in the flank, generally? Could movement I'm seeing actually be gas, because I'm hearing gurgling also, with her stomach...
It varies with each mare and maidens are tighter so they can take longer before your can see/feel movement. Anytime from about 8/9 months on. My maiden was 9 before I could feel and it was between the flank and the udder. I really had to concentrate to feel anything and sometimes I felt nothing. By ten months I could pretty much feel it everytime she ate. The babies seem to get active when the mare is eating grain. I have no idea why...must be all that digesting! If you place your hand there and leave it for a few minutes while she is eating, you will get used to what her normal breathing and twitching feels like, then you should be able to distinguish the random kicks. If you don't feel anything between the flank and udder, try moving around the flank area.
She'd be about 300 days- She's not a maiden mare, but it's been 12 years since she last had a foal. I'm not SURE she's pregnant. She was u/s at 21 days in foal, then palpated at 40 in foal, but he had me put her on Regumate, at 70 days he did not feel the foal via palpation. However, she's now developing a LITTLE bit of a belly, and is starting to bag up some. She doesn't show heats at home, so I'm clueless as far as that goes. Vet was going to come out and palpate today, but he didn't make it here. However, I could see movement in her flank area today while she was eating. She WAS also gassy, but this movement was different- and visable from about 10 feet away.
Michelle
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