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Ughh..I think my horse is pregnant

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Ughh..I think my horse is pregnant
  • Ok..before I sound really irresponsible (I'm not) let me explain:

    My mare was out on a lease from 6/1/09- 3/25/10. There were no stallions on premise..only a freshly gelded colt...and as far as I know she wasn't around studs (but they could have exposed her without telling me).

    She is a hefty girl already and does not get much exercise, but her belly is abnormally large. Her udders are getting bigger, as well as her milk veins. However, she had her first and only foal in June of 2008 (not an accident foal) and was leaking milk all of 2009. She seemed to dry up over winter though.

    I highly doubt she is pregnant just because I dont think the people leasing her would breed her behind my back..but you never know. When I bought her, the sellers failed to mention that they had had her AI-ed multiple times and the vet said she "didnt take" (turns out she did).

    So I guess my two questions are:

    1) Do mares who have had foals in the past continue to produce milk even when not bred?

    2) Is it possible for a freshly gelded colt to be able to impregnate a mare? I know its a silly question, but I heard someone say they could (doesn't seem logical to me though)

    I feel stupid posting this, but I am not the best with judging pregnancies. I thought one mare was pregnant (I bought her "bred"), but she was just fat. I thought this mare was fat, but she turned out to be pregnant (bought her bred too).


  • Oh, forgot to add since I know someone will tell me to call a vet. I will call a vet if I get really concerned, but I am just hesitant of the vets around here. The one who ultra-sounded her for her first pregnancy (before I bought her) told her old owners and 9 other mare owners that their mares were not pregnant..and they all were. My friends mare was one of them, and the foal died as a result. Also, this same vet apparently told the girl who owns her *almost* 2 year old colt that it was okay to start riding him as a yearling. Yeah....[:'(]
  • They can reproduce up to one month after being gelded. The part where the sperm is stored is not removed when they are gelded. After a month, the sperm that is stored is no longer any good.
  • Face is correct.  Good luck however it turns out.
  • Hi,

    Aside from knowing men can father babies for a short time post vasectomies, I can't help with your questions, but I'd like to know, has anyone been on the case of such an incompetent vet?? Surely there's a veterinary association or such that should be told about him, at least.