PREGNANT MARE IN HEAT?

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SHES 10 MONTHS PREGNANT AND ALTHOUGH NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS THE GELDING WITH HER HAS TAKEN A GREAT INTEREST IN HER....HE TRIES TO MOUNT HER AND NIBBLES HER AND FOLLOWS HER EVERYWHERE HE WASNT LIKE THAT BEFORE ONLY PAST 2 WEEKS ALSO A LITTLE MARE WHO NEVER GOT ON WITH THE PREGNANT MARE HAS ALL OF A SUDDEN GETTING VERY FRIENDLY WITH HER AND GROOMING HER ECT,THIS MARE ISNT MINE BUT A FRIENDS, CAN OTHER HORSES TELL WHEN A MARE IS DUE TO FOAL AND DO THEY GET FRIENDLY ECT WITH THE MARE BEFORE HAND? THANKS OH MEANT TO SAY THAT SHE ALWAYS WARNS THE GELDING OFF WHEN HE TRIES TO MOUNT HER,I KNOW ITSA NOT IDEAL BUT BEFORE ANYONE COMMENTS...THE MARE ISNT MINE OK

 

[Daisy11]

Has your friend had her scanned , to see if she has lost foal even tho some mares can return I'nfoal heat when I'n foal
I would just double check that things are still all well I'n there

 

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NO SHE HASNT HAD HER SCANNED....STORY IS I RESCUED HER FROM BEING SHOT AND MY FRIEND TOOK HER, DID A BIT OF DIGGING AND A PREVIOUS OWNER GOT IN TOUCH TO SAY SHES HAD 1 FOAL IN PAST AND CAME OFF WELSH HILLS SHES NOW 11 YEARS OLD, SHE RAN WITH A STALLION FOR 6 WEEKS JUNE/JULY LAST YEAR, WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO CATCH HER BELIEVE ME AND SHE ASKED THE VET FOR SEDALIN AND HE REFUSED AND SAID...." WHY DO YOU WANT TO SEDATE? " SHE SAID SHE NEEDS CAUGHT TO GET HER CHECKED OVER TO SEE IF SHES DUE TO FOAL AND HE SAID HE WOULD PRESCRIBE SEDALIN IF SHE NEEDED HER FEET DONE ECT HOW DO YOU CATCH AN UNHANDLED WILD POSS VERY PREGNANT PONY?

 

[Alexart]

Small paddock for starters, then an awful lot of time and patience I'm afraid, she is never going to be handlable if no-one tries!! Your friend needs to do it sooner rather than later in case she is in foal and something goes wrong and she needs help!!!