Hmmmm. I rode until 37 weeks when I was pregnant with both my kids. I even went for a ride the morning I was going in for my Caesarian with the second child. I had to use a mounting block the last six weeks or so...those were the days when I could mount without one......can't now!!!!
Back in February this year, when I was having hassles with Rebel, I hadn't ridden in a while. It was lambing time on the farm, very busy, and I couldn't afford to be missing from the lambing sheds through accident, so Rebel was given a holiday. At that time I lost a twenty week twin pregnancy, not even knowing I was pregnant until the week before I lost them due to one having a foetal abnormality. And I hadn't been near a horse for weeks, yet produced two healthy children riding all the way through, 13 and 17 years ago. So it just goes to so, there's an element of luck, or whatever you want to call it........riding doesn't necessarily cause problems in pregnancy.
The only time I would NOT recommend it is if you have a history of miscarriages of abnormal pregnancies. As for babies and horses....it never arose in my case.......but knowing what I now know about horses (and children!!), I certainly wouldn't have relished the idea of trying to juggle babies and horses...or certainly not at my age anyway.
Back in February this year, when I was having hassles with Rebel, I hadn't ridden in a while. It was lambing time on the farm, very busy, and I couldn't afford to be missing from the lambing sheds through accident, so Rebel was given a holiday. At that time I lost a twenty week twin pregnancy, not even knowing I was pregnant until the week before I lost them due to one having a foetal abnormality. And I hadn't been near a horse for weeks, yet produced two healthy children riding all the way through, 13 and 17 years ago. So it just goes to so, there's an element of luck, or whatever you want to call it........riding doesn't necessarily cause problems in pregnancy.
The only time I would NOT recommend it is if you have a history of miscarriages of abnormal pregnancies. As for babies and horses....it never arose in my case.......but knowing what I now know about horses (and children!!), I certainly wouldn't have relished the idea of trying to juggle babies and horses...or certainly not at my age anyway.