by admin | Oct 15, 2019 | Foaling
This case study is not quite as in depth as Teak’s Case Study but is a good look at the progression of pH testing in a miniature mare. It looks at the progression of a miniature mare, Ridgewood SI Little Miss (known as Missy), aged 10, who was in foal to...
by admin | Feb 21, 2018 | Foaling
Caslicks and vulval repairs – why would you sew up a mare’s lady parts!? The idea of sewing up a mare’s private parts sounds like something from the deepest, darkest recesses of a horror film franchise. But believe it or not the practice actually has a very useful...
by admin | Dec 5, 2017 | Foaling
In this post we look at five ways to tell your newborn foal is healthy. I’ll never forget my first foal that I delivered – I was sure it was stillborn. I waited sitting in the caravan for so long watching the mares under the lights, trying to keep warm next to an oil...
by admin | Oct 18, 2017 | Foaling
QThe mare’s placenta is an important part of foaling – they feed the foal and grow it – but how do we deal with them once they’re out after foaling? In the last few weeks I’ve had quite a few questions in the FoalEd community so I thought we’d...
by admin | Sep 27, 2017 | Foaling
Stage Three Labour in the Mare From the Horse Midwife Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. The foals are hitting the ground thick and fast now – some showing the typical signs of foaling and others not so much, but that just comes with the territory when we’re...
