Could anyone tell me if it's normal for a mare to be in foal and due
anytime, suddenly start showing signs of being in heat because a new horse
(gelding) was put next to her? I spoke with a local vet who said it
happens, but wanted to know if anyone on the list has experienced
this.
I had this very same experience this
Jan. My mare "Beeper" was ultrasounded in foal at 45 days, last
August. Then when she was about 6 months along I put a gelding in
the next corral and she immediately came into heat and showed to him. I
thought she had probably re-absorbed the foal as she didn't look pregnant at
all. Soooooo after a month or so I had the vet out to do a manual preg
check and he said "we are definately having a baby". She is due June 6th
(that will be 340 days) and still doesn't really look
pregnant. My 26 y.o. barren mare has as much belly as Beeper does.
Maybe it will be a small foal, or she might go a lot longer. I worry a
little because she doesn't look pregnant. So I keep Bermuda grass hay in front
of her all the time, feed her a flake of Alfalfa each evening, and just
started 1/2 scoop of Equine Sr. morn & evening. Hope this diet is
ok. She isn't thin at all and not really fat (at least not to me).
If anyone can suggest a better diet, I love to hear about it.
