Okay, so my horse Sugar has been looking big lately and me and my aunt think we know why...A couple days ago our neighbors 2 stallions got out me and my aunt found out from our neighbor, we always let Sugar roam around our property and our neighbor said she saw the stallions on our property our problem is that we dont know if she is pregnant or not is there any way to find out? and if she is what do we need to do to get prepared?
In about 10 more days have your vet out to see if she is. I would not wait because it takes about 5 months for a mare to really know. Is this your first mare? Would this be your first foal as well? The sooner you know the better off you are. Do you know if your neighbor saw your mare and stud on top of each other? Do you know if your mare was in heat? If she comes back that she isn't I would put a top strand of electric fence separating her from the studs otherwise you might end up with a bred mare without you knowing it.
If you realise that financial issues are going to be a problem, if you find she is prego, have it terminated. Plus if you dcide to keep it you have to think about what the foal will be like... How are the possible fathers conformation? Your mares? Temperments?
I think you should have her palpated ASAP and if she is, have it terminated before it is too late and you have a backyard baby you can't afford.
I would also talk to the stallions' owner and ask them to either put up some electric wire of fix the fence, and since they were the ones at fault(their boys after all) see if they will help with the vet bill to see if she is prego and then if they will help if you choose to have it terminated...
As said above, you would not see pregnancy related differences at this point. If you want to be sure, have the vet out for a check and decide from there. If you are unable to provide for the foal, there are options and they are far preferable to having a horse you can't provide for.
I know it sounds irresponsible but i really dont want to kill the foal becuase of someone elses fault, the foal doesnt deserve it , i will get a second job if i have to the foal is going to born. The fathers are show jumpers (not famous ones) and from what i've been told they are up for stud (i gess i dont have to pay) and thye have good bloodlines.
the foal isnt alive yet. when its just a small thing, it's not really......umm......err......... dare I say consience yet? If you chiose to go through with it, good luck and I hope you have a beautiful baby!
You need to take your emotions out of this situation. It may sound nice to keep the foal. But even you realize you might not be able to give it everything it needs financially.
What if it comes out with severe complications and you do not have the money to have it taken care of and it has to suffer?
IMO I would rather you take care of it now before it is a living breathing thing that can suffer and feel and possibly have to go through a life of misery.
Yes it was some one else's mistake, and that is what it is, a mistake.
Like they say you can do wrong with even the best intentions. You are becoming emotionally attached to something you are not even sure about yet, when do you plan to get the vet out to see if she is even pregnant?
Sorry if I sound cold, I have just seen this way too many times, and 9/10 it turns out badly for the foal in question no matter the good intentions...
Well if the studs get loose again next year they may kill the foal if it is a colt. Sounds like other issues that are always going to be a concern here.
You wont notice a difference that quick. And a mare has atleast 20 days along for a vet to palpate. And even then its iffy. But you could do an ultra sound. And as far as financial... you have a choice to make. I mean you could always lease her as in someone help pay for feed and such.. for the baby once its weaned. Thats a choice you have to make.
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