For some breeders, the waiting game starts as soon as the mare is inseminated. For others, it starts when she's confirmed in foal. Still for others, it starts when she her belly grows large. Whenever ...

Raising a child takes a village, notes one African proverb; the collective experiences of a community forming the individual person. Similarly, a growing foal takes its cues from his dam, surrounding ...

There are many reasons why a mare may need surgical help delivering her foal. In situations where a mare can’t deliver her foal, the only way to save the mare—and possibly the foal—may be to take the ...

In his article "Class Action" (The Blood-Horse, 10-23-2010), Evan Hammonds surveyed the Jockey Club database to draw a number of statistical conclusions regarding the likelihood of getting a stakes ...

Whether it happens in the middle of the night or on a brisk spring morning, the birth of a foal is usually an exciting, joyous experience, as the owner imagines the star that his foal will become. But ...

Foaling in horses is extremely fast. Labour and the active part of foaling, resulting in delivery of the foal, take 10 to 20 minutes and are considerably shorter than giving birth in humans or in cows ...

In horse breeding, stallions are usually used to establish a breeding line. In some cases, however, the maternal lineage plays a more important role. Researchers have looked at the gestation length of ...