An unfortunate fact of life is that sometimes a foal loses their dams. Sometimes it’s due to complication during foaling, and/or sometimes its due to colic after birth. Either way, it is important to know what to do in case of an emergency like this....
All safety precautions are taken during the studding process for the mare. Separate stables are utilized to prevent accidents at the facility. Conception is recorded via scan by the veterinarian 13 days from the first covering. Repeat scans are taken...
Anticipation of the birth of a new foal builds. Names are contemplated and birth preparations are completed. A gestation of 11 months, allows for a lot of time to wonder about the coloring of the new foal. There are 17 colors within the American Quarter...
Mares have multiple heat cycles during one part of the year and no cycles during the rest of the year. The cycles normally begin in early spring and end in early fall. The cycle may last from 21 to 23 days however, there is only a period of 8 days that...
When a hiker recently found a newborn foal at the bottom of a 150-foot depth ravine in California, caring local people quickly sprang into action to rescue him. Just before midday on that day, someone told police about the foal trapped at the bottom...
Spring has finally arrived and with it the first foals of this year's summer crop. For the anxious owner it can seem like an endless wait although the normal gestation period for most mares is 335 to 340 days. As delivery time approaches the mare's ...
Wondering how to successfully raise your recently-orphaned foal into a happy, healthy and mature horse? Wonder no more since that is exactly what I want to teach you here. First, when a foal has been orphaned, your most immediate concern should be n...
I arrive at the stables early the next morning to check on Honey and her new foal. There’s a chill in the air, but the sun is out. As I glance into the stable I can see that Ava has already figured out her legs and is darting about inside the box, sniffing...
arrive at 9pm. It is dark, and I am cold and utterly exhausted. I have made a promise to myself that after tonight I cannot sleep here anymore on my own. As the nights have gone by, I've become more aware of every noise, every knock, bang, scratch, ...
Skip forward a month, and things are moving forward. I have named this little mare Honey, though perhaps a name more fitting to her elusive nature would have been better. I now bring her in on a night time by herding her and Tom in through the gates ...
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