Equine abortion

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had a 5 year old mare vetted today and it could be that she is in foal to her brother. She was broken as a 3 year old and then chucked out for 2 years and recently with her 2 year old brother (very intelligent :( ). She will be scanned on Wednesday and if in foal I will ask the seller to agree to an abortion (if she is under 4 months.) Anyone had any experience and who should pay the seller or the buyer? Not a nice subject but I do not want another in foal mare which I wont be able to ride and to be honest, I don't want to add to the equine population with something that wasn't planned for a very good reason.
 
I would not buy an in foal mare if I wasn't prepared to except the foal. FWIW, my cob, as a 2 yr old put his mother in foal and the foal was fine and healthy.
(I should add this was before he and the herd were rescued by a welfare charity.)
 
Well if you won't take it as it is, it is obviously the vendor's responsibility. The vet will tell you whether it is OK or too late. We have this with heifers sometimes and the vet won't do it if too far on. Presumably the safe thing works in horses as in cattle, but not 100% sure.
 
At the end of the day they can withdraw the horse as a riding horse and sell as a mare in foal so if things dont go your way and you really want her then you may have to foot the bill, a lot depends on how bothered the owners are by the situation, how much they want to sell, how much they think you want the horse and how much you actually do!
 
the present owner bought her and her brother as a lot job and she went straight to the yard from where she is being sold . The guy is a butcher who buys cheap and sells cheap, anything 'unsold' ends up in his shop so I doubt if he would want to waste time trying to sell an in foal mare. The mare at 1500 euros is very cheap and would be a project for my oh so adding on the cost of the termination wouldn't break the bank.I really do hope that she is empty but the vet found an apple sizae 'something' in her left horn so ..............his wife will scan her on Wed. Will post some pics soon.
Thanks for the sensible replies, I was waiting to be shot down by the fluffies! :)
 
What's a left/right horn?
I think that if the foetus is young enough and you are willing to pay then a termination is probably the most sensible decision.
 
Depending on how far gone she is I believe it's just a case of giving a couple of shots of hormone so even if you foot the bill it shouldn't cost much
 
the uterine horns are where the fallopian tubes join up with the uterus and it's where the embryo develops( in the right or the left one) before overlapping into the uterus itself when it becomes larger developing into a fetus.
 
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