How long do to you wait after breeding a horse before you take it to the vet to check if she pregnant?

Answer 1

http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/breeding/tha-repropatt.shtml This site might help but below is some info: Some mares will come into season on the third or fourth day after foaling and, if served, some will definitely go in foal. However, it has now been proven that a larger number of these lose their foals during their pregnancy, often as early as 20 - 30 days after conception. This is because the uterus has not had time to recover from the previous foaling properly before the fertilised egg arrives back in the uterus for the commencement of the next pregnancy. Also, early 3 - 5 day post-foaling service can introduce bacteria, which multiply and result in infection of the uterus. This presents difficulty in getting the mare in foal later in the season, or it may cause the death of the developing foal, giving rise to an early abortion. The whole idea is to get your mare into the best possible state so that she can breed without troubles. Therefore, it is wise to reduce all those trouble spots before they become serious.

Answer 2

Light riding on a young to middle aged mare who foaled easily can resume as soon as the foal is strong enough to follow her easily and her muscle tone has returned to a normal status. Older mares may require a more cautious return to work.

Full involution of the uterus only takes 10 or so days and light exercise can help the

mare expel fluid and clean more rapidly than a mare who stands in a stall.

How long you wait after the mare normalizes hinges more on the foal than the mare (again assuming that the birth was normal).

Foals with angular limb deformities, lax tendons or other post foaling issues may need to remain stalled which precludes riding of the mare.

Answer 3

Mares that foal normally can be bred during the foal heat and can get pregnant if they ovulate 10 or more days post foaling.

The next opportunity to breed the mare is at around 30 days post foaling.

Answer 4

About the 9th day after the foal is born it is called the foaling heat.

Answer 5

2 to 3 months really its if the baby can and will eat solid food and can drink from the water troff

Answer 6

usually you wait for some time so you can give the fetus time to grow a little before the ultrasound

Answer 7

For a healthy horse and foal i would say until the foal you have is at least four months old so when the mother gives birth the foal is weened

Answer 8

Because God made them that way so that if they are in the wild then they can immediately run away from cougars or predators and to keep up with the herd.

Answer 9

2 years

Answer 10

A long time