Where does the foal reside when mare is pregnant

[machannah]

This may be a silly question but where does the foal sit position wise throughout the mares pregnancy? Obviously at a later date its obvious and you can see, but when they are 4/5/6 months where would you expect to find them?

My mare is about half way, and she had a very prominent side at the weekend (she looks particulary big this time round) and just wondered if that is where you would expect to see them at that point?

 

[Shilasdair]

Don't be fooled - the foals move sides....one day your mare will bulge on one side...the next it will have wriggled over.
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[machannah]

Yeah they move all over the place, but wasnt exactly sure where it would be at 6 months

I couldnt believe how visible it was, she hardly looked pregnant last time round!!

It was a lefty this weekend!!

 

[AndyPandy]

Does this help?

 

[mlm]

we are due on april 5th and when the vet came this month to do herpes vacc. she said it was as big as a jack russell at the moment. my mare is huge it must be a jack russell x with a great dane

 

[machannah]

Thats perfect AndyPandy - huge thanks

 

[Enfys]

I am so dim, I was looking at one of the horses the other day and thinking "You'll have to go on a diet my girl" when I suddenly remembered that fatso is 6 months pregnant and showing it! The other mare (5 months) is, as she was last year, a belly on legs.

Useful illustration Thankyou.