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Has any one experienced their horse aborting at 9 mths gestation.
Had the vet to my mare yesterday who is 9 mths in foal.Was worried as she is leaking milk already.The vet said that her cervix has started to dialate and he could feel no moment from the foal.He thinks she will abort in the next few days.
 
She had no symptoms - and we are not sure exactly when she did it. She simply was no longer pregnant. As she was out 24/7 we think that the feotus was probably carried off by foxes. She was starting to produce a little milk - but a lot do around that time, so that was of no concern.

The only thing that we could put the loss of the foal down to was trauma brought on by the mare absolutely buggering her leg up by pratting around in the field.....
 
Have had her tested for EHV,so know its not that.wish there was some explanantion,would make it easier to deal with.Its gutting that she is so far along,nearly at the end and this happens
 
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Has the mare been tested for EHV? that can cause unexplainable aborting in mares? just a thought.

I hope the mare doesnt abort. Fingers crossed for you

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EHV would be my first guess too

Very quick Google search, have a read here: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/horses/facts/05-061.htm see that has any info, or http://www.equine-reproduction.com/articles/late.htm

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Sorry to hear your news
I had this happen to my mare 3 yrs ago .... finally found the foetus to find she had twins and one was much smaller and deterioated. This caused the abortion of the other lovely fully formed foal at 10 mths.
 
Your horse is quite late in the game for spontaneous abortion but it's certainly not unheard of. It *can* come from a specific, obvious source - an illness, trauma etc. - but it can, I'm afraid, just be "one of those things". If the foal is not developing properly or is compromised in some way nature takes care of it - this is why checking mares for twins is such a big deal, as successful completion of such a pregnancy is less likely.

I am very sorry if this is indeed what's going on. I have to say, having worked at breeding farms most of my life, I would have to think it over VERY carefully before I bred a mare. It's so fantastic when it works but it can be devastating when it doesn't.

Good luck and I hope it's a false alarm.
 
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