Being well prepared, with essential foaling supplies restocked and your vet’s details on ... of colostrum must be available. Not all mares show these signs – some will give you no warning ...

It is particularly important to look after your mare as she enters the ... exceeds the expected duration. In general mares will foal when they are ready and this is not necessarily when they ...

“It’s worth asking your vet to check she is ready to be ridden, however, especially if she had difficulty foaling or needed a caesarian section. “The mare is always distracted with a foal at ...