Will a pregnant mare accept a stallion?

A pregnant mare should not be turned out with a stallion or even geldings. Geldings, while they no longer have the sex drive of a stallion, can still get an erection. Should a gelding mount and then penetrate the cervix of your mare, the pregnancy will likely be aborted.
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Can a pregnant mare show signs of heat?

Sometimes a pregnant mare will show estrus signs. Your vet should perform a thorough exam to determine whether your mare is still pregnant.
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Can you keep a stallion with mares?

Stallions can be kept with mares if the latter are in foal to the same stallion, are to be covered by the latter, or are not in estrus. They must always be separated at the onset of estrus [16]. However, one must be aware that there is still a residual risk of unwanted pregnancies.
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Will a stallion hurt a foal?

If a mare becomes pregnant by one stallion but then becomes a member of another harem under another stallion, she will tend to lose the developing foal and breed with the second stallion instead, he says, because stallions often kill offspring that are not their own.
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Can a stallion bring a mare into heat?

To answer your question specifically, exposure to another horse, be it a gelding, stallion or mare, does not necessarily induce estrus. A mare will cycle on her own, depending on her geographic location, when the day length is long enough to stimulate her natural cycle.
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Why do mares kick stallions?

A mare may kick at a stallion if it is not receptive to being bred. This defensive instinct may explain why some horses kick when they become alarmed—such as when a person, dog, or another animal 'pops into view' behind the horse.
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How many times should a stallion cover a mare?

To maximise the chance of getting her in foal, the traditional natural breeding strategy is to cover a mare every 48 hours during her heat, beginning on the second day of showing oestrus signs.
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Are stallions aggressive to mares?

Be aware that it is possible for a stallion to become horribly aggressive when breeding mares and he will savage, bite, kick, and attack the mare he is breeding. This not only hurts the poor mare being bred, but can seriously endanger any humans that may be in the vicinity.
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Do stallions love their foals?

“And stallions absolutely do know their own foals and make a point of spending time with them. I've seen stallions take their offspring out on “patrol” with them.
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Are stallions more aggressive than mares?

Mares. While mares are less aggressive than stallions, they can have their difficult moments as well. During their heat cycles, mares can sometimes get "moody" or temperamental. This may be most obvious in the spring, during the natural breeding season.
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Are stallions stronger than mares?

In general, stallions are more muscular than mares, with their necks being curved and a bit stronger than mares.
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Why do horses fall after mating?

The most likely reason that mares lie down after mating is because they are overwhelmed and need to rest to bring their heart rate back down to normal levels. Stallions can be aggressive and hyperactive when courting and mating, and horses are socially sensitive creatures.
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How many mares can a stallion cover in one day?

It is carried out with military precision three times each day — at 6am, 11am, and 4pm — with both stallions covering three mares a day.
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Do horses know when they're pregnant?

Looking at the evidence it seems it is quite possible that horses can sense pregnancy through smells, reading body language, noticing small changes and reacting to changes in our behavior. Horses are very observant.
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Can you use a human pregnancy test on a horse?

WeeFoal™ urine test can be used to predict and monitor pregnancy status in all breeds of horses, donkeys and zebra, where palpation per rectum or internal ultrasound scanning is not an option, as in the miniature horse or smaller mares.
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How do pregnant mares act?

Changes in Behaviour & Responses Can Indicate Pregnancy

Your horse may exhibit other behavioral changes early in pregnancy in addition to a disinterest in stallions. As she progresses through the late stages of pregnancy, your mare may begin to act cranky or restless.
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Are mares protective of foals?

New mothers tend to be protective of their foals and they may be very aggressive toward other horses. Your mare may pin her ears and charge nearby horses to drive them away from her newborn. Be careful not to get between her and another horse or you may get hurt.
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Do male horses recognize their offspring?

In the wild, herd stallions recognize and protect their offspring, and observers have often seen dad babysitting the kid while mom takes a well-earned break. Domestic stallions are too often kept under terrible conditions—isolated, handled with fear and aggression, and never allowed near a mare except to breed.
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Do male horses take care of their babies?

Unlike the mother, who carries and gives birth to her offspring, for the father things aren't as clear-cut! This matters because males that provide some degree of parental care to their offspring do so at cost to themselves.
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How does a stallion know when a mare is in heat?

One commonly used teasing score system to record estrus behavior is presented below. A normal, expected response of a mare showing signs of estrus to a teaser stallion includes things such as obvious interest in the stallion, vulval winking (frequent opening of the vulva), squatting, tail raising and urination.
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Do stallions mount other stallions?

Any one aggressive episode usually involved only 2 or 3 stallions, and typically did not disturb ongoing activities of the remaining bachelors. Male-male mounting, sometimes with erection, was a relatively common occurrence among bachelors (see Fig.
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How long do you leave a stallion with a mare?

Leave the stallion with the mares until they have had time to fully pass through two successive heat cycles - 45-60 days. Pregnancy check all of the mares 35-45 days after removing the stallion. Observe and maintain records when the stallion is observed servicing a mare.
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What does teasing a mare mean?

Teasing over a paddock fence allows you to tease a number of mares at one time with minimal labor. This procedure assumes that mares in estrus will move toward the stallion. The mare manager needs to observe estrous behaviors of all mares, as some mares may show estrus without approaching the stallion.
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What is a teaser stallion?

Teaser stallions are an essential part of commercial live-cover operations using planned in-hand matings. A teaser stallion is used at the breeding shed to determine if arriving mares are in estrus and receptive to a stallion.
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