Signs of Horse Pregnancy

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"Hello, my name is Neil Draper, and we'll talk about some of the signs that you'll see when your mare has conceived and is pregnant. And the first sign is she will quit ovulating, so she'll be calmer around other horses. The second thing to do is to take her to a vet and have her palpated again, but always wait about thirty days to do this because she could knock the egg off, the embryo off the wall, so. And they have ultrasounds and they can check to see if she's pregnant with an ultrasound, which would cost a little more money. But it's a real good way to see so you don't have to worry about covering her again. As she gets further along, of course, you'll see that she fills out more back here in this belly area, because as she, as she carries the baby the baby will be sitting in her uterus more back in this area. She won't be a big fat mare if you're taking care of her right. She'll be more; the weight will be more back in this area. Then of course, as she gets closer to havin' the baby she will start producing milk in her udders, and she will produce, they will start enlarging and become like cow udders other than they're horse udders. And as she gets real close to havin' the baby, which the gestation period is three hundred and forty days to three hundred and sixty days, but she will start gettin' softer and she will get real, be gettin' real close to havin' the colt or filly. And she will start to have; just soften up all over. And her; she might have a little discharge. Don't get too nervous about that. But it'll just be real soft, and she will be real tender to the, to this area. So, you know, just kinda' look for that sign, and then as she gets to where her due date is she will get wax, or start leaking just a little bit of milk. And don't get too nervous about just a little bit, and that will be a sign that she's gettin' real close to havin' a a colt."