Horse Pregnancy Trouble Signs

Video Transcript

"Hello my name is Neil Draper and we're here today to talk about pregnant mare care. And I'm going to talk a little bit about the mare having trouble; you may have to have a C-section or something to that effect. The colt could be breached. The colt could be too big to come out of the canal. So as she's having it, what, what you want to look for if you can and sometimes they have it so fast that you don't have a choice, it's just done with and... And what you want to see is the feet and the nose will come out first. That's the first thing you see and then you know it's all right. And if she stays awhile and it takes her awhile to have it, there's no big deal. If, if she gets it out part way and the, and the birthing bag's over the horse and you, and you can get up and get to your horse without her getting nervous or kicking you or, because we want the horse safe and we want you safe. That you can break the bag and let; because the colt probably won't really start breathing till it's completely out. But sometimes they will start breathing back there and if you break it then it sometimes helps so that the water, and stuff to; let the colt come out. Now if she's laying on the ground and you're having trouble, and the colt is not coming out and she's been stressed out, then you'll be able to see because she'll be hot. She will be worn completely out and that's the time you might want to think about getting somebody there to help you. But if she just looks likes she's in normal labor and having the normal labor trouble which should be: heavy breathing, pain and she will be sweating a little bit then don't get too concerned because sometimes they're in labor for hours. But if she's having trouble and there's like discharge of excessive blood or such you want to get her to a vet and see what you need to do to get the colt to come out safe for both the mare and the colt."