Anoxia (Dummy Foal)
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Category: Foal Delivery Topics
Birth (Parturition)
I loved delivering foals. It is a miracle and also a pleasant challenge for me when they went wrong. Maybe not pleasant for the mare or the owner …
Elbow Lock
A normal foal delivery has both front hooves coming out of the birth canal with about 3 to 4 inches difference in the distance from the mare to the fo…
Foal Delivery
This subject shows a normal birthing (of a donkey but it’s the same as a horse both small and large). It also shows you how to handle the most commo…
Mare Cycles and Foal Delivery – HorseTalk Webinar
This is a replay of a HorseTalk webcast. Be sure to enroll in the next one and join Doc T live.
Nursing Foals
In every mammal, the baby nurses from the mother. In horses, it is an orchestrated event with fine points that amaze me still. How can an hours-old b…
Red Sack Foal Delivery
The red sack foal delivery is really the premature separation of the foal's placenta from the lining of the uterus. This diminishes the flow of blood …