Handling a Pregnant Horse

Series Summary

Man has enjoyed a unique relationship with the horses on this planet. Horses have carried us into battle, bravely and without fear. They’ve helped us travel over long stretches of terrain. In some parts of the world, they still pull our farmer’s plows and carry our loads. They’ve been indispensable in herding and driving our cattle. The police have mounted horse patrols for crowd control situations in urban environments. No question, horses have proven to be well-suited for human life, expressing qualities of loyalty and bravery, responding to commands and usually having a calm, docile demeanor. In this free video series on horse care, a professional horse trainer discusses caring for a pregnant mare. Find out how to identify that a horse is ready to breed, and get information about knowing when she is pregnant. Learn how to provide adequate nutrition for an expecting mare, and discover the warning signs that she will give birth soon. Experience the beauty of a foal's delivery, taking the necessary precautions to keep both the mare and foal healthy.

Video Transcript

"Hello my name is Neil Draper and today we are here to show some simple things that you should know about your horse and how to handle your horse and as you can see this mare Katie, is a paint, black and white paint filly or mare. And she is about nine and a half months pregnant. And she'll have her colt within a month to a month and a half and we are just going to show you that I want my horse really broke. Because when she gets sore from having a colt or excited that you are getting too near the colt, then you are not going to have her whole attention and so we'll just kind of go through that. You can see that she is not nervous about me being around her that I can do things with her. That I can touch her all over she's not get, running off, she's not rolling her eyes up, that I can handle her head, I can handle her ears and I can go through and pick up all her feet real easily. That she's not shying off, and wanted to resist what I am asking her to do because when she is sore and she just had a colt she's not going to be quite as nice as she is today. She's going to be more defensive about her colt and she's going to be sore like any animal or human would be after having a birth."