During and after foaling are two of the most critical times in a neonate and his mother's lives. One little thing gone wrong could set off a potentially life-threatening cascade of events for either ...

For some breeders, the waiting game starts as soon as the mare is inseminated. For others, it starts when she's confirmed in foal. Still for others, it starts when she her belly grows large. Whenever ...

Nearly as important as a mare having a foal is getting her bred back to have next year’s baby. Breeding on foal heat is an old management strategy aimed at doing just that. It is the first heat cycle ...

Foaling in horses is extremely fast. Labour and the active part of foaling, resulting in delivery of the foal, take 10 to 20 minutes and are considerably shorter than giving birth in humans or in cows ...

Foaling in horses is extremely fast. Labor and the active part of foaling, resulting in delivery of the foal, take 10 to 20 minutes and are considerably shorter than giving birth in humans or in cows.

If your mare has made it through 11 months of pregnancy, you're almost home free. Labor and delivery, while momentous, are generally uneventful. In most cases, you will simply need to be a quiet ...

Hannah Valigura, left, agricultural technician, and Ashley Glenn, facilities supervisor, enjoy time in the field with horses at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station’s Equine ...

There are times you might need to haul a mare and foal, or multiple broodmares with foals. Bill Tracy, manager of a thoroughbred-breeding farm in Texas, says his preferred method is a stock trailer, ...

Silver Duck Stable owner Tim Drake uses his vast experience ready to help his mares have as easy a birth as possible. As the mare Perfect 10 settles on the floor of her stall, he quickly checks that ...

The Mare and Foal Sanctuary has launched its Christmas appeal today after taking in a young horse, Bourbon, whose story highlights what the charity describes as a “desperate situation” for many ...