mare gets enlarged udder ? spring time or hormones?

Interesting. I bet someone on here knows.

@DDFN @Morning Star Farm @billiejw89

Has she been with a stallion in the past year? Normally, if a mare is bred and getting somewhat close to foaling, her udder does develop first, then the teats fill.

yes she was, along with a million other times thru the years(live cover and frozen) with only one full term pregnancy(the one year i had her on lease, figures right). She has been in heat since june and checked open(first and only time she was bred) and she doesnt look very large if she is prego.i just figured her getting older the sugar rush from the clover,grass may have gotten to her since she is on limited grass as she lives on dry lot most of the time. also this load of orchard has alot more alfalfa then normal. but then i thought hormonal . i am planing on taking her back to the stud in may and stay there until end of summer for a better chance of her staying in foal. at least im giving it one more shot. i cant remember her age i know bad me, i am thinking 12 yrs old.

If she had ever had a foal or been far ebougj along to develop an udder it could just be a reoccurring udder. I had two older broodmare over the years that would develop udders when not even exposed. Normally it was around very fertile times or if they were around younger horses. One mare I could let see a foal or young filly and a week later we had an udder. The other mare stayed in milk with a small udder year round even after weaning. Never got mastitis nor was milked regular. I would check every so often.

If in a field with lots of sweet clover is when I would see larger udders too as a side note.

how long do they have the udder development for?

If there’s a possibility she’s pregnant than she might be, regardless of all her problems in the past.
However, we had a mare that would swell up a little and drip milk when she came into heat. Not having a stallion on the property that is the only sign she showed that she was in heat.

No advice, just came to gawk.

Fresian horses are just the prettiest. I don't care what anyone else says. She is just beautiful. What's her name?

I've heard they cost a lot. I don't see myself ever getting one, but man has it been a dream of mine since I was very young! Goodness she is beautiful. Thanks for letting me ogle. 😄 I hope she gives you the foal you are hoping for someday.

Her vet bill was as high as she cost so she’s extra $.

But she has the perfect temperament for me. Now if I can get the sweet-itch more under control I will be happy.
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