Guide To Nurse Mare Farms
The following farms provide nurse mares. If your nurse mare farm is not listed here or your listing needs to be updated, fax us at 859/276-4450 or e-mail us at Read More
Guide To Foal Critical Care Clinics (U.S. and Canada)
The following university and private clinics are equipped to accept and treat critically ill foals. If your clinic is not listed here or your information here needs to be updated, please send us your information by fax at 859/276-4450 or e-mail
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis–The Silent Stalker
Neonatal isoerythrolysis is a silent stalker of foals. At birth, the foal is normal. In some cases, the foal shows subtle signs as an internal enemy attacks and the disease progresses to a point of no return; in others, it takes only hours for
The Risk of EIA In Foals
From Equine Disease Quarterly, a publication funded by Underwriters At Lloyd’s of London, Brokers, And Their Kentucky Agents
Although it seems counter to logic, acquiring equine infectious anemia (EIA) by being alongsid
Foal Eats Manure
What about our foals that eat manure? Why do they do it?
Overo Lethal White Syndrome
Overo Lethal White Syndrome (OLWS) is a condition that occurs in newborn foals. The condition is genetic, and both parents carry the defective gene. Horses which carry this gene are most commonly overo white patterned horses (frame overos), but
Imprinting Foals
Editor’s Note: Nothing is without controversy, especially in the equine world. Some equine behaviorists question certain aspects of Dr. Miller’s theories and practices, and their opinions regarding foal imprint training appear below.“P>Editor’s Note: Nothing is with
Playful Rearing
We recently received an orphaned colt from a very reputable breeder friend who had neither the time nor facilities to raise the baby. We picked him up when he was five hours old, and he is now three weeks old. Health-wise he is doing fine. H
Salmonella: Beware The Bacteria
Although it’s ever-present, under normal conditions Salmonella will have little influence on your horse’s heath. But, if he’s stressed and his immune system is operating at less than full capacity, the bacteria can sneak in and strike.
Fescue Toxicosis And Treatment
When tall fescue first arrived in the United States during the 1940s, it was considered a wonder grass. It was easy to establish, it yielded a good amount of forage, it was tolerant of a wide range of management regimens, and it could handle a
Foal Handling And Restraint
What can you do to help prevent injury not only to yourself, but to the foal? In this article, we will discuss some methods used to teach foals to lead without the fight, how to restrain foals in a safe manner, and handling newborn foals in order to have them be more willing to accept human contact in the future, otherwise known as imprint training.
Rotavirus in Foals
“But we’ve never had rotavirus in our foals.” Read on and consider yourself lucky if your foals have never had rotavirus and you have breezed through the past foaling seasons sans diarrhea.
Bladder Rupture in Foals
Last year, a foal died of bladder rupture on this farm. Is this something that I can prevent? How do I recognize it?
Gastric Ulcers
Stomach ulcers and lesions can be an affliction in horses young and old.
Foal Diarrhea
I am a new owner of a broodmare who just had her first foal, which now has diarrhea. How serious is it for him?
Foal Limbs And Feet Deformities
Flexural or angular deformities can be very shocking and even disturbing in severe cases, but appropriate veterinary care offers great hope for these foals.
