Can a 5 month old colt get mare pregnant?

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New Section A mare and her 5 month old colt have just joined my yard. I had a funny feeling that a whiff of his baby-testosterone would bring my tarty shetland mare into season and sure enough, it did. She started trying to seduce him immediately! It was funny at first - big, hilarious discussions as to whether my poor elderly mare (16) had been ravished by the young upstart or whether my tarty bloody shettie had seduced the innocent, under age little lad as in The Graduate. He didn't seem to know what to do other than hoik himself up onto Molly's back and sort of hover there looking uncertain. But YO tells me it's been a lot more serious than that and he certainly DOES know what to do! Not sure if penetration etc has happened but he sure has the kit to achieve it! I'm going to talk to the vet tomorrow as I know there's an injection a mare can have if accidentally covered, that stops a fertilised egg from implanting.

Colt is having his family jewels off Weds but may still have live sperm for about 6 weeks I think. Two questions: does anyone have any experience of a 5 month old colt successfully covering a mare and getting her pregnant? Secondly, does anyone know how long after being covered the injection is effective as I don't want to have Molly injected Monday if the colt then covers her again. I'm staggered that a suckling 5 month old would attempt to serve a mare!
 
Sorry but this did make me chuckle, naughty little fella and I have a 17 month old filly who is a complete tart like your shettie, gagging for it would be an understatement lol.

I doubt very much if anything is functional at 5 months, I've never heard of a pregnancy produced by such a young fella.

Maybe others will know different?
We had a 14 month colt in with our mares and fillies and no one was the slightest bit concerned about any of the mares getting pregnant, having said that he clearly thought his was only for peeing out of at the time lol x
 
The short answer to your question is YES!

Get the vet out today to get mare injected. Watch for side effects. Mare may sweat up but thats quite normal.
Not sure how long you can wait but I would get it done than get them all seperated today.

Do I have evidence of this happening?
Yes, its in the shape of a coloured filly at a friends place...........Little colt got in with 5 mares. 4 were injected and the one that wasnt is mum to the coloured filly....
 
Chances are small be he *could* definitely be fertile. Speak to your vet. I had a colt who jumped a fence to cover a mare and a filly and investigated the abortive injection. My vet told me about the risks associated with it and said that he wouldn't give it for the first 28 days because the fertilised egg can take that long to implant into the uterine wall for starters. Plus, by then you will know whether the mare/filly has come into season again and that it may not even be necessary.

There is no rush to have the injection. I would keep him separate and watch to see if your randy Shettie (:D) comes into season again before making any decisions.
 
If his nuts haven't dropped then it is highly unlikely that he could impregnate your mare... There is a small chance however that he might :(

What on earth was YO doing putting them together? If your mare is in foal then YO should cover all costs as she had a duty to your mare to keep an entire separate...
 
Thanks all for your advice and experiences. I wasn't in the least bit worried about Molly going in with a 5 month old foal still suckling. And the only one who's been "hurt" is the poor colt who has been pretty much raped 100 times a day by my tarty Molly. Long talk to the vet today and she advised it was 99.999999% certain that the colt wouldn't have live sperm, though guido16's experience has got me thinking! Vet recommends waiting 28 days for the injection (if I decide to have it, well, mare, not me) to see if Molly comes into season again. The colt's mum is a Section A and I would dearly have loved to have experienced a foaling with Molly but sadly, indiscriminate breeding and the fate that befalls so many small ponies means that it would be irresponsible. Sigh.
 
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