Since the horse is a prey animal it's labor and delivery are very short. The first stage of labor can last several hours. The mare will be uncomfortable. She may pace, lay down repeatedly, nip at her sides like she has colic. The second stage is the actual birth of the foal. This stage can last up to an hour but is usually much shorter, around 1/2 hour is average. The third stage is the passing of the placenta, which can take a couple of hours. It's important to keep a bucket handy for this last stage.
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Report Abuse. The average length of gestation is 340 days or about 11 months. Some pregnancies can last up to 12 months and still be within normal limits. A baby horse is called a foal. A male foal is a colt and a female foal is a filly.
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It could take them 5 minutes, or it could take them a day. It all depends on the amount of puppies, and the time between each pup being born. Sometimes the mom relaxes her body in between pups to reduce the pain later. The length of pregnancy (the gestation period) is approximately 58-63 days from date of conception. The average gestation period for a Dog (of any breed) lasts for around 9 weeks.
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Equine Gestation. Miniature ponies, and all other breeds of horses, typically carry their foals for approximately 11 months. The average miniature horse mare will carry her foal for around 330 days before giving birth. The actual length of pregnancy can vary between 320 days and 380 days.
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My mare, who this was her first pregnancy, was 2 weeks earlie than her conception calculation due date. The same night my mom was having her heart pace maker put in, my mare (watched the whole thing) had a colt (now gelded).
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Your Mare's Pregnancy. Every mare is different, so if you're not sure exactly how long your mare normally carries her foals, you should start watching her for signs of delivery when she's about 300 days from her most recent breeding.
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The pregnant mare horse will probably lie down though it may stand. The contractions will come. These can be painful. If the horse has given birth before it will be easier … , but if this is her first time it might prove to be harder. She will start to push the foal out with the contractions. Eventually if all goes well she will give birth to a healthy foal.
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Since the horse is a prey animal it's labor and delivery are very short. The first stage of labor can last several hours. The mare will be uncomfortable. She may pace, lay dow … n repeatedly, nip at her sides like she has colic. The second stage is the actual birth of the foal.
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Take the date from the middle of her last heat cycle as the date of conception, and count 63 days from then. Of course this is not very accurate, but it will give you an idea of when you should start preparing for the birth (two weeks before).
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Best Answer: The average is 330 to 345 days. A mare can go under or over with in a few weeks. It all depends if this is the mare's first time or multi time of carriage etc. Beyond that, it also depends on the stress factor and environment. Some mares who have a lot of noise or people (horses around) can attend to go over their gestational time period too.
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how long does it take for a horse to give birth
It takes 12 months for a horse to give birth.  