All Blog Posts Tagged 'foals' (7)

New Beginnings: Tips for First-Time Breeders

If you're thinking of breeding your mare for the first time, you’ll be journeying into new territory. It can mean big changes for you, your finances, and your free time. If you’re thinking of breeding your mare, this advice can help you get started.

Choose a Mare Worth Being Bred

One of the most common mistakes that…

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Added by Classic Equine Equipment on January 23, 2015 at 10:30am — No Comments

Babies... the saga

So, little Havoc got to go out in the field today. Perhaps we were a bit naive, thinking he would be fine out there. I wasn't too sure, but, I'm one of *those* owners, so, I was letting the experienced folks make the call.

One 10 month old baby.... 4 geldings.... one field.... They ran around a couple times, Havoc leading, he can out run them. Then it looked good, he was by himself, they were up in the one corner, no one was freaking out, big field.... Until one of the…

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Added by MagsNMe on May 19, 2011 at 12:37am — 2 Comments

The Secret to Breaking Horses: Start Your Foal with a Bridle of Trust

Whether you are training a show horse or back yard pet, when you

start training is as important as what you are training your horse to

do. Many people wait until a horse is four or five years old to start

training, suggesting that a horse is too physically immature to bear the weight

of a human on their back before then. That argument has validity because

horses do not physically mature until they are approximately seven

years old. However the longer… Continue

Added by maryann tobin on November 21, 2010 at 1:31am — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - November 27, 2009

This week the big topic of conversation in the equestrian industry has been the FEI’s decision to allow horses to compete on small amounts of Bute and other anti-inflammatory drugs. No matter where in the world you are the new regulations are being discussed, so rather than going into detail about it here, I recommend you check out the following links if you’d like to hear about some of the latest news surrounding the FEI’s decision:

Horse & Hound Online… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on November 27, 2009 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - October 2, 2009

Happy October everyone – today I’ll be talking about antibiotic resistance in our equine friends, the bute battle and the problems wild poppies can cause. First though some positive news for those transporting horses into United States…

Equine babesiosis is an infectious disease caused in horses by several blood parasites, including Babesia caballi a parasite that is transmitted by ticks. Now a drug used to treat cattle and dogs for a blood parasite can completely eliminate the B.… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on October 2, 2009 at 7:25am — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - August 14, 2009

Sleep, saddles and social behaviour are just three of the things I'm going to be looking at in today's equine science weekly round up:

Researchers in South Africa have discovered that friendship with unrelated mares, can increase a wild mare's reproductive success. The scientists from the University of Pretoria in conjunction with colleagues from New Zealand studied the social relationships of feral horses in the North Island of New Zealand and found that mares who formed… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on August 14, 2009 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Video Insight into Wild Foal Alert

HI,

I should have guessed you'd need more information than I included with the petition! To see facts, copies of legal documents,photos of wild orphans being cared for and, most importantly, an audio tape of a government official threatening Shirley Allen. Shirley is known as the "wild horse angel" for the animals she rescues. You can see the Phantom her house before he was freed at the Sanctuary here:… Continue

Added by Terri Farley on July 18, 2009 at 12:20am — 1 Comment