Caring for a Foal

Video Transcript

"My name is Neil Draper, and we're here today to talk about the....mare care, and we're going to talk a little bit about after the colt or filly is born. And, of course, this is a mare. This is a female horse. And, when they're born, there's no difference in the care of a male or a female. Now as they get older, the male will be a male, and he'll get studdy, and so you'll have to separate 'em. But it's usually about a year to two years on a colt horse. And, he'll sometimes be able to breed at a year and a half, so, of course, you'd want to separate him outta...off the mare before he can breed back to her or breed some of the other mares in your pasture. And, of course, the....you'd want to be able to, after they're born, you'd want to be able to handle the filly or the colt horse, so you want your mare nice and calm. And you want to be able to come in and get a hold of the colt, and, to check it over good, and...and to tell what sex it is. Of course, it's just like a human. The female has a vagina, and the colt horse has a penis or a cock, and it would hang under the horse. So, when they discharge or urinate, you would be able to see the colt horse, and, the female would discharge from the back area of the animal."