Dystocia in Mares: When Every Minute Counts
Stephanie Ruff
May 19, 2024
What horse breeders need to know when dealing with a difficult foaling.
What horse breeders need to know when dealing with a difficult foaling.
Learn about 5 complications veterinarians might encounter toward the end of a mare’s gestation.
Learn why this congenital malformation occurs in foals and how veterinarians, owners, and breeders can treat and prevent it.
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What genes and coat colors are more likely to result in a spooky or reactive horse? Experts explain what we know about equine genetics and behavior.
An equine behavior expert offers advice on raising and training an orphan foal to reduce future unwanted behaviors.
Are you thinking about breeding an older mare? There are steps—some simple, some cutting-edge—breeders can take to obtain foals from mares with waning fertility.
Discover what researchers are learning about the microbiota’s role in the horse’s digestive system, respiratory tract, skin, and more.
Researchers used AI to analyze horse conformation and detected differences between fragile foal syndrome carriers and noncarriers that might have performance implications.
Are you planning to breed your mare? Taking a systematic, step-by-step approach to managing each mare, in partnership with your veterinary team, can help cultivate success.
Is club foot an inherited condition in horses? A veterinarian offers her thoughts.
These study results could help breeders and trainers determine which horses have the best DNA for coping with a racing environment.
Best practices whether milking a mare by hand, using a commercial device, or rigging a milker out of a syringe.
Both the stallion and mare must be in good health and fertility before you even attempt to produce a foal.
Find out if your mare’s frustrating antics are due to estrus, and learn about ways to keep them in check.
Ensure your decision to breed is the right one and that you’re prepared to handle the costs and commitments involved.
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