Apr 11, 2014 · While animals of many species routinely give birth to multiple healthy offspring from one pregnancy, horses are not designed to nourish two fetuses and produce viable twin …

Jul 26, 2023 · Learn about twin pregnancies in horses, including risks, survival rates, diagnosis, and management strategies to ensure the health of the mare and foals.

Oct 27, 2025 · Can horses have twins? Discover how rare twin pregnancies are in horses, the risks involved, and what breeders do to ensure a healthy foal.

Mar 18, 2025 · In a 2022 BloodHorse story about healthy twins born in Louisiana, Barr's associate at Rood & Riddle, Dr. Chris Newton, explained how twins are a rare occurrence and when it …

Dec 6, 2022 · Horses can have twins, but it's rare, and typically one or both are lost during gestation.

Foals that are born as twins tend to be smaller and weaker than other foals. They can also be more susceptible to infection. Because of this, twin pregnancies are usually terminated.

Feb 7, 2025 · Twin foals are two foals born from the same pregnancy. Twin foals occur in about 1 out of every 10,000 live births in horses. While the odds of twin foals are low, it does happen. …

Twin foals in horses is a rare event, with approximately 1 in 10,000 births being twins, you may consider it a bonus of having 2 foals instead of one, but unfortunately it often has a unhappy …

May 31, 2024 · ATHENS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Rare twin horses were born at the University of Georgia’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital this week. Horse owner Melissa Jarvis said that …

Jan 31, 2020 · Twinning in mares is very undesirable because of low survival rates, usually very weak foals, and numerous conformational problems. Of all twin pregnancies, 60% will birth a …