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Handling a Pregnant Horse
Leading & Handling a Pregnant Horse
Breeding a Mare
Mare Breeding Signs
Breeding Horses: Live Coverage & Artificial Insemination
Signs of Horse Pregnancy
Pregnant Horse Nutrition
Shelter for a Pregnant Horse
Horse Pregnancy Supplies
Wrapping a Mare's Tail
Caring for a Foal
Horse Pregnancy: Foaling
Horse Pregnancy: After the Birth
Horse Pregnancy Trouble Signs
Summary: After the birth of a foal, observe the mare to make sure that she and the foal look healthy, and bring her to the veterinarian if she hasn't discharged the placenta within 10 hours of delivery. Know what to look for after a foal's birth with advice from a professional horse trainer in this free video on horse care.
Neil Draper is a professional horse trainer who lives in Fountain Greene, Utah. He also raises and sometimes breeds horses. Draper has been raising and training horses for more than 25...read more
"My name is Neil Draper, and we're here today to talk about pregnant mare care. And as she has the colt, and the colt is on the ground, and the mare and the colt are together, you want to check them both out. Just visually check them out and make sure everything looks all right. Like there's no excessive bleeding. Of course it's going to be very messy, you're going to have the birthing bag, you're going to have the placenta, coming out. And if the placenta doesn't come out all at once, don't worry about it. She'll walk around, and it'll come out. Don't pull on it, don't tear it out yourself, because that could ruin her uterus. Now if you go like eight, nine hours, ten hours and she still hasn't gotten rid of the placenta, then go ahead and get a hold of the veterinarian, he'll give her a shot that makes her contract and she will discharge the placenta."
eHow Article: Horse Pregnancy: After the Birth
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