Gestation Calculator
󰊼
Get the free Android app: save your animals, see a calendar, share schedules. No pop-up ads.
Get it on Google Play

Horse gestation calculator

A horse pregnancy lasts about 340 days, counted from the breeding date; most births fall between day 320 and day 370. Pick the breeding date below to see the due date, the usual window and the milestones on the way.
Bred on
Length (days)
340
Average: 340 days. Adjust it for your breed.
Due date
Fri, Feb 4, 2028
Usually Jan 15 – Mar 5, 2028

Milestones

    💕
    Bred
    Day 0 · Mon, Mar 1, 2027
    ⏳
    Halfway
    Day 170 · Wed, Aug 18, 2027
    🧺
    About a week to go: get a clean, quiet birthing area ready
    Day 333 · Fri, Jan 28, 2028
    🎉
    Due date (foaling)
    Day 340 · Fri, Feb 4, 2028

How the date is worked out

Due date = breeding date + 340 days. Day 0 is the day of breeding, so a horse bred on Mar 1, 2027 is due on Feb 4, 2028, and births usually fall between Jan 15, 2028 and Mar 5, 2028. If the horse was bred on several days, count from the first breeding and expect the window to run to the last breeding + 370 days.

Good to know

Mares vary more than other farm animals: 320 to 370 days is normal, and many breeders mark 11 months after the last breeding so foals don’t arrive by surprise (Extension Foundation).

2027 gestation table: breeding date and due date

Every breeding date of 2027 with its due date (340 days later), month by month. Print it for the barn or kennel wall.
January 2027
BredDue
Jan 1Dec 7, 2027
Jan 2Dec 8, 2027
Jan 3Dec 9, 2027
Jan 4Dec 10, 2027
Jan 5Dec 11, 2027
Jan 6Dec 12, 2027
Jan 7Dec 13, 2027
Jan 8Dec 14, 2027
Jan 9Dec 15, 2027
Jan 10Dec 16, 2027
Jan 11Dec 17, 2027
Jan 12Dec 18, 2027
Jan 13Dec 19, 2027
Jan 14Dec 20, 2027
Jan 15Dec 21, 2027
Jan 16Dec 22, 2027
Jan 17Dec 23, 2027
Jan 18Dec 24, 2027
Jan 19Dec 25, 2027
Jan 20Dec 26, 2027
Jan 21Dec 27, 2027
Jan 22Dec 28, 2027
Jan 23Dec 29, 2027
Jan 24Dec 30, 2027
Jan 25Dec 31, 2027
Jan 26Jan 1, 2028
Jan 27Jan 2, 2028
Jan 28Jan 3, 2028
Jan 29Jan 4, 2028
Jan 30Jan 5, 2028
Jan 31Jan 6, 2028
February 2027
BredDue
Feb 1Jan 7, 2028
Feb 2Jan 8, 2028
Feb 3Jan 9, 2028
Feb 4Jan 10, 2028
Feb 5Jan 11, 2028
Feb 6Jan 12, 2028
Feb 7Jan 13, 2028
Feb 8Jan 14, 2028
Feb 9Jan 15, 2028
Feb 10Jan 16, 2028
Feb 11Jan 17, 2028
Feb 12Jan 18, 2028
Feb 13Jan 19, 2028
Feb 14Jan 20, 2028
Feb 15Jan 21, 2028
Feb 16Jan 22, 2028
Feb 17Jan 23, 2028
Feb 18Jan 24, 2028
Feb 19Jan 25, 2028
Feb 20Jan 26, 2028
Feb 21Jan 27, 2028
Feb 22Jan 28, 2028
Feb 23Jan 29, 2028
Feb 24Jan 30, 2028
Feb 25Jan 31, 2028
Feb 26Feb 1, 2028
Feb 27Feb 2, 2028
Feb 28Feb 3, 2028
March 2027
BredDue
Mar 1Feb 4, 2028
Mar 2Feb 5, 2028
Mar 3Feb 6, 2028
Mar 4Feb 7, 2028
Mar 5Feb 8, 2028
Mar 6Feb 9, 2028
Mar 7Feb 10, 2028
Mar 8Feb 11, 2028
Mar 9Feb 12, 2028
Mar 10Feb 13, 2028
Mar 11Feb 14, 2028
Mar 12Feb 15, 2028
Mar 13Feb 16, 2028
Mar 14Feb 17, 2028
Mar 15Feb 18, 2028
Mar 16Feb 19, 2028
Mar 17Feb 20, 2028
Mar 18Feb 21, 2028
Mar 19Feb 22, 2028
Mar 20Feb 23, 2028
Mar 21Feb 24, 2028
Mar 22Feb 25, 2028
Mar 23Feb 26, 2028
Mar 24Feb 27, 2028
Mar 25Feb 28, 2028
Mar 26Feb 29, 2028
Mar 27Mar 1, 2028
Mar 28Mar 2, 2028
Mar 29Mar 3, 2028
Mar 30Mar 4, 2028
Mar 31Mar 5, 2028
April 2027
BredDue
Apr 1Mar 6, 2028
Apr 2Mar 7, 2028
Apr 3Mar 8, 2028
Apr 4Mar 9, 2028
Apr 5Mar 10, 2028
Apr 6Mar 11, 2028
Apr 7Mar 12, 2028
Apr 8Mar 13, 2028
Apr 9Mar 14, 2028
Apr 10Mar 15, 2028
Apr 11Mar 16, 2028
Apr 12Mar 17, 2028
Apr 13Mar 18, 2028
Apr 14Mar 19, 2028
Apr 15Mar 20, 2028
Apr 16Mar 21, 2028
Apr 17Mar 22, 2028
Apr 18Mar 23, 2028
Apr 19Mar 24, 2028
Apr 20Mar 25, 2028
Apr 21Mar 26, 2028
Apr 22Mar 27, 2028
Apr 23Mar 28, 2028
Apr 24Mar 29, 2028
Apr 25Mar 30, 2028
Apr 26Mar 31, 2028
Apr 27Apr 1, 2028
Apr 28Apr 2, 2028
Apr 29Apr 3, 2028
Apr 30Apr 4, 2028
May 2027
BredDue
May 1Apr 5, 2028
May 2Apr 6, 2028
May 3Apr 7, 2028
May 4Apr 8, 2028
May 5Apr 9, 2028
May 6Apr 10, 2028
May 7Apr 11, 2028
May 8Apr 12, 2028
May 9Apr 13, 2028
May 10Apr 14, 2028
May 11Apr 15, 2028
May 12Apr 16, 2028
May 13Apr 17, 2028
May 14Apr 18, 2028
May 15Apr 19, 2028
May 16Apr 20, 2028
May 17Apr 21, 2028
May 18Apr 22, 2028
May 19Apr 23, 2028
May 20Apr 24, 2028
May 21Apr 25, 2028
May 22Apr 26, 2028
May 23Apr 27, 2028
May 24Apr 28, 2028
May 25Apr 29, 2028
May 26Apr 30, 2028
May 27May 1, 2028
May 28May 2, 2028
May 29May 3, 2028
May 30May 4, 2028
May 31May 5, 2028
June 2027
BredDue
Jun 1May 6, 2028
Jun 2May 7, 2028
Jun 3May 8, 2028
Jun 4May 9, 2028
Jun 5May 10, 2028
Jun 6May 11, 2028
Jun 7May 12, 2028
Jun 8May 13, 2028
Jun 9May 14, 2028
Jun 10May 15, 2028
Jun 11May 16, 2028
Jun 12May 17, 2028
Jun 13May 18, 2028
Jun 14May 19, 2028
Jun 15May 20, 2028
Jun 16May 21, 2028
Jun 17May 22, 2028
Jun 18May 23, 2028
Jun 19May 24, 2028
Jun 20May 25, 2028
Jun 21May 26, 2028
Jun 22May 27, 2028
Jun 23May 28, 2028
Jun 24May 29, 2028
Jun 25May 30, 2028
Jun 26May 31, 2028
Jun 27Jun 1, 2028
Jun 28Jun 2, 2028
Jun 29Jun 3, 2028
Jun 30Jun 4, 2028
July 2027
BredDue
Jul 1Jun 5, 2028
Jul 2Jun 6, 2028
Jul 3Jun 7, 2028
Jul 4Jun 8, 2028
Jul 5Jun 9, 2028
Jul 6Jun 10, 2028
Jul 7Jun 11, 2028
Jul 8Jun 12, 2028
Jul 9Jun 13, 2028
Jul 10Jun 14, 2028
Jul 11Jun 15, 2028
Jul 12Jun 16, 2028
Jul 13Jun 17, 2028
Jul 14Jun 18, 2028
Jul 15Jun 19, 2028
Jul 16Jun 20, 2028
Jul 17Jun 21, 2028
Jul 18Jun 22, 2028
Jul 19Jun 23, 2028
Jul 20Jun 24, 2028
Jul 21Jun 25, 2028
Jul 22Jun 26, 2028
Jul 23Jun 27, 2028
Jul 24Jun 28, 2028
Jul 25Jun 29, 2028
Jul 26Jun 30, 2028
Jul 27Jul 1, 2028
Jul 28Jul 2, 2028
Jul 29Jul 3, 2028
Jul 30Jul 4, 2028
Jul 31Jul 5, 2028
August 2027
BredDue
Aug 1Jul 6, 2028
Aug 2Jul 7, 2028
Aug 3Jul 8, 2028
Aug 4Jul 9, 2028
Aug 5Jul 10, 2028
Aug 6Jul 11, 2028
Aug 7Jul 12, 2028
Aug 8Jul 13, 2028
Aug 9Jul 14, 2028
Aug 10Jul 15, 2028
Aug 11Jul 16, 2028
Aug 12Jul 17, 2028
Aug 13Jul 18, 2028
Aug 14Jul 19, 2028
Aug 15Jul 20, 2028
Aug 16Jul 21, 2028
Aug 17Jul 22, 2028
Aug 18Jul 23, 2028
Aug 19Jul 24, 2028
Aug 20Jul 25, 2028
Aug 21Jul 26, 2028
Aug 22Jul 27, 2028
Aug 23Jul 28, 2028
Aug 24Jul 29, 2028
Aug 25Jul 30, 2028
Aug 26Jul 31, 2028
Aug 27Aug 1, 2028
Aug 28Aug 2, 2028
Aug 29Aug 3, 2028
Aug 30Aug 4, 2028
Aug 31Aug 5, 2028
September 2027
BredDue
Sep 1Aug 6, 2028
Sep 2Aug 7, 2028
Sep 3Aug 8, 2028
Sep 4Aug 9, 2028
Sep 5Aug 10, 2028
Sep 6Aug 11, 2028
Sep 7Aug 12, 2028
Sep 8Aug 13, 2028
Sep 9Aug 14, 2028
Sep 10Aug 15, 2028
Sep 11Aug 16, 2028
Sep 12Aug 17, 2028
Sep 13Aug 18, 2028
Sep 14Aug 19, 2028
Sep 15Aug 20, 2028
Sep 16Aug 21, 2028
Sep 17Aug 22, 2028
Sep 18Aug 23, 2028
Sep 19Aug 24, 2028
Sep 20Aug 25, 2028
Sep 21Aug 26, 2028
Sep 22Aug 27, 2028
Sep 23Aug 28, 2028
Sep 24Aug 29, 2028
Sep 25Aug 30, 2028
Sep 26Aug 31, 2028
Sep 27Sep 1, 2028
Sep 28Sep 2, 2028
Sep 29Sep 3, 2028
Sep 30Sep 4, 2028
October 2027
BredDue
Oct 1Sep 5, 2028
Oct 2Sep 6, 2028
Oct 3Sep 7, 2028
Oct 4Sep 8, 2028
Oct 5Sep 9, 2028
Oct 6Sep 10, 2028
Oct 7Sep 11, 2028
Oct 8Sep 12, 2028
Oct 9Sep 13, 2028
Oct 10Sep 14, 2028
Oct 11Sep 15, 2028
Oct 12Sep 16, 2028
Oct 13Sep 17, 2028
Oct 14Sep 18, 2028
Oct 15Sep 19, 2028
Oct 16Sep 20, 2028
Oct 17Sep 21, 2028
Oct 18Sep 22, 2028
Oct 19Sep 23, 2028
Oct 20Sep 24, 2028
Oct 21Sep 25, 2028
Oct 22Sep 26, 2028
Oct 23Sep 27, 2028
Oct 24Sep 28, 2028
Oct 25Sep 29, 2028
Oct 26Sep 30, 2028
Oct 27Oct 1, 2028
Oct 28Oct 2, 2028
Oct 29Oct 3, 2028
Oct 30Oct 4, 2028
Oct 31Oct 5, 2028
November 2027
BredDue
Nov 1Oct 6, 2028
Nov 2Oct 7, 2028
Nov 3Oct 8, 2028
Nov 4Oct 9, 2028
Nov 5Oct 10, 2028
Nov 6Oct 11, 2028
Nov 7Oct 12, 2028
Nov 8Oct 13, 2028
Nov 9Oct 14, 2028
Nov 10Oct 15, 2028
Nov 11Oct 16, 2028
Nov 12Oct 17, 2028
Nov 13Oct 18, 2028
Nov 14Oct 19, 2028
Nov 15Oct 20, 2028
Nov 16Oct 21, 2028
Nov 17Oct 22, 2028
Nov 18Oct 23, 2028
Nov 19Oct 24, 2028
Nov 20Oct 25, 2028
Nov 21Oct 26, 2028
Nov 22Oct 27, 2028
Nov 23Oct 28, 2028
Nov 24Oct 29, 2028
Nov 25Oct 30, 2028
Nov 26Oct 31, 2028
Nov 27Nov 1, 2028
Nov 28Nov 2, 2028
Nov 29Nov 3, 2028
Nov 30Nov 4, 2028
December 2027
BredDue
Dec 1Nov 5, 2028
Dec 2Nov 6, 2028
Dec 3Nov 7, 2028
Dec 4Nov 8, 2028
Dec 5Nov 9, 2028
Dec 6Nov 10, 2028
Dec 7Nov 11, 2028
Dec 8Nov 12, 2028
Dec 9Nov 13, 2028
Dec 10Nov 14, 2028
Dec 11Nov 15, 2028
Dec 12Nov 16, 2028
Dec 13Nov 17, 2028
Dec 14Nov 18, 2028
Dec 15Nov 19, 2028
Dec 16Nov 20, 2028
Dec 17Nov 21, 2028
Dec 18Nov 22, 2028
Dec 19Nov 23, 2028
Dec 20Nov 24, 2028
Dec 21Nov 25, 2028
Dec 22Nov 26, 2028
Dec 23Nov 27, 2028
Dec 24Nov 28, 2028
Dec 25Nov 29, 2028
Dec 26Nov 30, 2028
Dec 27Dec 1, 2028
Dec 28Dec 2, 2028
Dec 29Dec 3, 2028
Dec 30Dec 4, 2028
Dec 31Dec 5, 2028

Frequently asked questions

How long is a horse pregnant?

About 340 days on average, counted from the breeding date; most births fall between day 320 and day 370.

How do I calculate a horse due date?

Add 340 days to the breeding date. Example: bred on Mar 1, 2027, due on Feb 4, 2028. The calculator above does it for any date and lists the milestones.

What if the horse goes past the due date?

Most births fall by day 370 after breeding. If that day passes, or anything about the mother worries you, call your veterinarian.

Can I use a different length for my breed?

Yes. Change the length (in days) in the calculator; the date, the window and the milestones move with it. The Android app keeps the length for each animal or batch you save.

Where the numbers come from

Sources: Extension Foundation (Horses): Management of the Pregnant Mare. Breeds and individual animals differ; change the length in the calculator if yours usually runs early or late. These dates are estimates, not veterinary advice: ask your veterinarian about your animal.
Estimates from published averages. Every animal is different: ask your veterinarian.