The Visual Guide to
Equine Reproduction
- Strangulated Umbilicus
- Prolapsed Vagina
- Prolapse of the Cervix
- Ventral Hernia
- Hydrops Allantois
- Uterine Torsion
- Mummification
- Maceration
Accidents of Gestation: Ventral Hernia
![Ventrolateral Abdominal Hernia.](images/eq00177.jpg)
Ventrolateral Abdominal Hernia.
Ventrolateral abdominal hernias may present a problem in the advanced pregnant mare due to increasing abdominal pressure.
Grimmett JB (1981)
![Ventral Abdominal Hernia.](images/eq00718.jpg)
Ventral Abdominal Hernia.
Late pregnant mare with a ventral abdominal hernia which is exacerbated by pressure from the gravid uterus. Abdominal press during delivery will be compromised.
Pozor MA (2009)
![Ruptured Abdominal Hernia.](images/eq00714.jpg)
Ruptured Abdominal Hernia.
Ruptured abdominal hernia after induced parturition and subsequent dystocia.
Pozor MA (2009)