Orphan Foal Behavior
Nancy Diehl, VMD, MS
June 3, 2023
An equine behavior expert offers advice on raising and training an orphan foal to reduce future unwanted behaviors.
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An equine behavior expert offers advice on raising and training an orphan foal to reduce future unwanted behaviors.
Proper nutrition is essential to giving your foal a healthy start to life. Learn how to feed a foal that has been orphaned, rejected, or born to a mare with no milk.
Rescue volunteers along with the staff at Bend Equine Medical Center spring to action to save an abandoned Mustang foal in Oregon.
Every year horse owners across the United States and Canada whose mares have lost foals or whose foals have been orphaned turn to Facebook to connect with one another.
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Orphan foals raised with a correct balance of nutrients and monitored for growth, food consumption, and weight gain can be every bit as tall, strong, and athletic as foals raised by their dams.
Veterinarians share their recommendations for managing orphan foals, including diet challenges and behavior issues.
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An equine behavior expert offers advice on raising and training an orphan foal to reduce future unwanted behaviors.
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An equine behaviorist offers advice for managing an orphaned filly who exhibits dangerous behaviors.
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Dr. Mary Rose Paradis discusses options and methods for feeding orphan foals. Learn about inducing lactation in barren mares, using milk substitutes, feeding orphans with milk from other species, and more.
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