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| 98.1 | save on a vet bill:^} | JETSAM::MATTHEWS | when i was high, and thinking cold... | Tue May 16 1989 10:03 | 7 |
| sounds about right...
its been so long, but i think that the gestation (sp?) period for
a horse.. is eleven months and some odd days...
i would wait til the end of the month..
or call a vet over the phone....
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| 98.2 | | DELNI::KEIRAN | | Tue May 16 1989 10:42 | 11 |
| My mares last breeding was June 1 which put her due date at May
1st of this year. She ended up foaling on the 7th of May. My
vet didn't expect her to foal until the 10th or 11th of May. Is
she showing any signs like leaking milk or her rump muscles getting
soft? One of the main things I noticed with my mare and I have
never read it in books was that she got the runs about 36 hours
before delivering, and she had it bad! After the foal was born
she didn't pass any manure for 24 hours. I guess that is how they
get cleaned out before they foal. Watch for any milk dripping,
though all horses are different that is usually the telltale sign.
Good luck and I hope you are able to witness the birth!
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| 98.3 | 11 months and 10 days from last breeding | DNEAST::BUTTERMAN_HO | | Tue May 16 1989 11:24 | 13 |
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11 months 10 days from the last day bred is the calculation we have
used... Mares are like people, they're all different, and they'll
have their foals when the time is right. I know of mares who have
successfully foaled 3 weeks early, and mares who have gone 3 weeks
over (ugh)... but the laws of averages will reflect 11 months 10
days.
And different from the last note... one of my mares never misses
a meal, or interrupts her normal schedule to foal!
Sounds like you're due any day now...
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| 98.4 | PREGNANT MARES...ALL INDIVIDUALS | ASABET::NICKERSON | | Tue May 16 1989 11:26 | 5 |
| I agree with Holly...they are all individuals. The only thing they
all seem to have in common is the softening over the rump.
Good luck....let us know when the event happens.
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| 98.5 | a BIG event | KDCA01::CDCUP_WIGGIN | | Tue May 16 1989 17:37 | 9 |
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I have limited experience in mares foaling but have heard of milk
forming at the end of the teats it will normally be between 0-8
hrs.
good luck hope you see the event
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| 98.6 | It's a filly! | NRADM::BROUILLET | You can listen as well as you hear | Sun May 21 1989 19:03 | 14 |
| Well, it finally happened, Saturday, 20-May-1989, at 6:30 PM. Not
only did we witness it - we caught it on videotape, too. Talk about
perfect timing (or should I say, luck) - I had just put fresh shavings
in the stall, and went out to get Jo in the pasture. She walked
into the barn, and was down within seconds. "Poco's Dream Bar"
was born about 30 minutes later. No problems, at least for the
horses. We were pacing the ground for a while, though.
It's a good thing we were home, since there were no signs she was
about to foal. No waxing up, no milk dripping, no unusual behavior.
My wife did notice a softening of the muscles that Kathy mentioned
a few replies back.
Mother and baby are doing just fine.
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| 98.7 | Several factors can affect foaling dates. | GENRAL::LEECH | NEVER assume anything. | Sun Apr 21 1991 15:35 | 37 |
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Potential foaling dates can be calculated for most mares. However,
these foaling dates can be influenced by a number of factors that must
be taken into consideration.
Although there is some variation between horse breeds in regard to the
length of gestation, the majority of gestation length variation is
attributed to the age of the mare, size and sex of the foal, month of
conception, and the climate in which the foal is born.
Since the generally accepted gestation period for a mare is 340 to 342
days (11 months), potential foaling dates can be predicted by
determining the last day the mare was bred. Typically the mare will
foal 11 months and five days from that date. However, foaling managers
are encouraged to allow plus or minus 7-10 days on their foaling date
calculations for routine variations. Subsequently, most breeding farms
calculate a normal gestation length as 340 days plus or minus 7 days.
Dr. Clinton Depew of Louisiana State University recommended the
following adjustments in foalong date based upon the age of the mare
and the month of the anticipated foaling:
for three-year-old mares, adjust foaling date 2-4 days early; for
five-year-old mares, the foal should arrive on time; for 10-year-old
mares, five days should be added to the expected foaling date; for
15-year-old mares, nine days should be added to the expected foaling
date; and for 18-year-old mares, 12 days should be added to the
expected foaling date. For month of foaling, if the foal is expected
in January or Febuary, foaling date adjustments should be five days
late; for March foals, adjust the foaling date by three days late; for
April foals, the foal should arrive on time; and for May or June foals,
the foaling date should be adjusted three to five days early.
From THE QUARTER HORSE JOURNAL, Feb. 1991.
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| 98.8 | older mares don't always foal late | ESCROW::ROBERTS | | Mon Apr 22 1991 09:09 | 4 |
| re .-1
Then there's my oldest broodmare who foaled early three years in a row,
at ages 17, 18 and 19.
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| 98.9 | | ASD::MCCROSSAN | | Mon Apr 22 1991 10:02 | 2 |
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And an older mare I had long ago who went almost 13 (yes, 13) months...
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| 98.10 | But how come. | SWAM2::MASSEY_VI | It's all in the cue | Fri May 14 1993 12:48 | 19 |
| Hello!
Again I have a question. I have been in breeding for a few years but
for some reason the last few years of not owning a broodmare has
clouded my mind some.
The problem is this. ( I don't have the actuall dates, sorry.)
We had 3 mares at the breeders for 2 weeks. The arrived on a Sunday.
All 3 showed in on Monday and all 3 were breed. Then the following
Sunday they were shown to the stallion again. 2 showed in still and
one did not. (The TB was out and the other 2 QH were still in) The 2
QH mares were breed again. (this is an AI breeding by the way). Now
the problem is this........The vet checked them last Saturday. He said
the TB was in foal about 30 days and one of the QH was in Foal about 20
days. How could the mares be near 10 days apart if they were only bred
7 days apart? I know the vet didn't say he knew for sure how far along
they were but he estimated.
Virginia
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| 98.11 | how long are mares receptive? | CARTUN::MISTOVICH | depraved soul | Fri May 14 1993 13:06 | 10 |
| Are mares receptive to breeding only on ovulation day, or for a few
days prior to and through ovulation?
Based on human reproduction, while conception takes place
within 24 hours of ovulation, the actually breeding could happen a
few days before ovulation. Human sperm cells live for several days a
least (possibly up to a week), so I imagine that horse sperm cells also
live longer than 1 day.
mary
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| 98.12 | Oh well. | SWAM2::MASSEY_VI | It's all in the cue | Mon May 17 1993 12:58 | 8 |
| As far as I know most mares are recptive for up to 10 days. Every one
is different.
Since we can't agree on the fact if the one mare is pregnant or not, we
are going to have the vet out again in 30 days to check them all again.
Some men can be so stuborn!
Virginia
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