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Breeding your Dressage horse can be a complicated matter and one needs be prepared for a considerable investment of time, effort, and money before that perfect foal can be a reality. Horses do not have very high conception rates when compared to other animals. This already low conception rate becomes even lower when we start to factor in common management practices
Continue ReadingWhile not all mares have read the textbook on foaling, most mares do progress according to the following chain of events. Two to four weeks prior to foaling, the mare's udder starts to develop in preparation for nursing. In the last few days before foaling, the teats will become engorged with milk, and a small waxy plug develops at the tip.
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to sick newborn foals, a few hours can be the difference between a good and a bad outcome. Foals are born with no immunity to disease as the maternal antibodies are unable to cross the placental barrier. Foals obtain their immunity for the first 3-6 months of life by ingesting colostrums (dam’s first milk). If this fails to happen within the first 12-18 hours of life, the foal will succumb to infection unless it is given a plasma transfusion
Continue ReadingBelow is a timetable of what to expect when your mare foals. If anything does not occur in the time frame below CALL OUR OFFICE IMMEDIATELY!!!
- The mare will break water first - she is now in labor. The foal should be on the ground within ½ hour.
- The foal should stand within 1 hr of being born.
- The foal should nurse within 2 hours of being born.
- The mare should pass the placenta in one piece within 4 hours.