It's an unfortunate reality that at one time or another, most veterinarians and breeders will face caring for an orphan foal. Whether a foal was orphaned because the dam did not survive parturition or ...

Proper foal nutrition is critical for adequate growth and development. A foal’s main source of nutrients is his dam’s milk, but in some cases this alone won't meet his high nutritional demands. What ...

The majority of mare owners will be aware of the increased feed requirements of the mare once she has two to feed, but what actually happens to the mare and foal’s requirements during a six-month ...

Spring means foaling time on horse farms of all sizes across Texas. There are mares that were bred early enough to foal in January and February which is indicative of efforts to get a head start on ...

The Donkey Sanctuary, has developed a pioneering suckling system to help the natural development of orphaned foals in its care. The idea came from one of the charity’s grooms who had experience in the ...

The Donkey Sanctuary has created a “pioneering” adoption of a suckling system to help the natural development of orphan foals. A groom at the charity came up with the idea when week-old orphan foal ...

The British Horse Society (BHS) has issued a further appeal to the public to stop feeding horses after a foal suffered a bout of colic when he was fed by passers-by. Samson, whose field bordered a ...

A pair of orphaned racehorse foals have been adopted by a shire horse in Devon. Sammy the shire horse had recently lost her own foal when the thoroughbreds, whose own mothers had died, were brought ...