Anyone bought a mare and found she was in foal?

First of all establish whether there's a bun in the oven then you can plan. (not panic!)

I have to say electric fencing isn't ideal. Wooden posts would be better until you can post and rail it.
 
I agree she looks in foal! Awaiting eagerly the vet results ? The udder hasn't started to develop yet, but maidens are a law unto themselves, and she may bag up late. I'd be fencing around the open field shelter and bedding that down if possible, once she looks like she's getting close. The tape will be fine, our whole property is tape. I turn the electric off while the mare is foaling and the foal is figuring things out. Once they are stable, I turn it back on. You'll have a grown horse who will very much respect electric fencesin the future ;) i guess your other option is to pop her in the roundyard at night if its just a grass surface. Best of luck, I know its stressful even when planned, but try and enjoy it, what a surprise!
 
TheMule said:
It’s highly unlikely (not impossible) that a 2yr old is in foal so hopefully scan will be negative.
Has she been well wormed since you got her?
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LOLOL!!! If only it was highly unlikely. If only.

meleeka said:
How exciting! I love these threads!

My favourite BOGOF is @JJS who got a cracking foal.

I do have a bit of sympathy. I’d be panicking by now, but I’m sure you’ll be fine once you have spoken to your vet.
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I used to love these threads. Until I was the poor schmuck at the sharp end of one with the pregnant teenager.
 
Looking back I'm really glad I bought a mare with a B1GOF. I needed a companion for a horse that would panic if left alone. Mare was sourced by my blacksmith's dad. She was not pretty as she had numerous sarcoids. The birth was our first foal and he was lovely, so.lovely that he only ever had 3 homes and they were within 10 miles of his birthplace!
The mare's sarcoids were never anywhere that tack could run so we decided to investigate whether she could be ridden. Turned out she knew everything and was a really safe, fun ride.
This experience led us to deliberately breed 3 more foals, but not from her as she was into her late teens by then.
 
Don't worry, if the vet now says she's not in foal i bet you will be slightly disappointed (we will be).
Also you will have the issue of why she has suddenly developed this belly, if not grass related she may need more investigations, so having a foal onboard might be the simpler reason.
Think positive, you can cope, you have the room and you have the support of HHOs.
 
Aha another HHO BOGOF! See what the vet says but that belly is a tad suspicious. Glad that you've got a nearby stud so I'm sure you'll get great advice. Also, when foal is ready to wean, they may have some youngstock the foal could run with for a bit?

Keep us posted, we do love a BOGOF here! (although my reaction would be exactly the same as Caol Ila's if it ever happened to me :eek:
 
One of the nicest BOGOFs I know popped out in early October. FB reminds me every year because I was the first human to see him ? so took lots of photos. My YO back then still owes me a drink for the is it/isn't it in foal bet. Mare was Welsh and he was convinced she was just fat but to me she was all belly.

It was a pretty evil winter too but they had grass, a good hedge and mum got a decent feed. She did the foal well but we had to wean quickly at 6 months when he started mounting his poor mum.
 
I bought a mare in February and in August she popped out this wee chap:

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After some digging I was told the mare was sold because she was scanned not in foal and that dad was an unregistered coloured Clydesdale x cob - there certainly isn't any sign of those genes in him so far!
 
Oh god! Her belly is really moving like mad! There surely must be a foal in there! Not sure whether to take down electric fencing on the one side so she has the whole field! My other two are tucked away in one corner. I’ve just got to get through tonight, see vet tomorrow and if necessary can move her to stud tomorrow ?
 
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