She is a Quarter horse and was bred towards the end of May. I havent noticed her gaining weight or anything different at all. So when should she start to show and when should I start to worry if she doesn't?
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I have quite a few horses..and as far as "showing" it will be in Dec.- Jan. time.she might net even get that big..you'll notice alot of buldg on the sides of her thats how you'll know the baby is thriving and moving. good luck.and if there is still no baby by the end of march.dont panic.one of our horses had her baby 2 or 3 days shy of a year..She was bred to another horse..do you know for sure she is pregnant?
Going for what I remember reading, the foal inside the mare does it's most growing in the third trimester. Some mares don't show that much and others show soon after being breed. What breed is the stud she was breed too? That might also affect how much she shows. If you are concerned you should have the vet out to ultrasound her and make sure she is in foal. What condition is she in? If she more on the overweight side, she might not show for a while either. Also many mares don't show until like right up to the last moment, the reason many people don't realize they bought a pregnant mare until she ready to foal. Hope that helped answer your question.
My mare started to show at 5 months gestation. My now gelding was a huge foal as it was. No suprised she was showing.
However, I have known some mares to not start to show until around 7 to 8. Especially if malnutritioned or not being fed correctly according to development.
I would recommend to have ultrasound done. Which should also be fun to see the foal on the screen and know the development.
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