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Summary: When taking care of a foal, be sure to baby-proof the stall by getting rid of nails and any places that a horse can get a foot through. Use special feeders to help foals eat with help from an equestrian and horse riding coach in this free video on horse care and equine basics.
Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for both the University of...read more
"If you're expecting a foal, the first thing you want to do is make sure that your fencing is adequate. As you can see around here we have special fencing up that won't allow the foal to get their legs through any of the wires. This is important because foals have smaller legs and are definitely very curious. If you're going to have your foal in a stall as well then then stall needs to be baby proofed. This will mean going around and making sure that the stall is safe, there's no nails, there's no places that your horse can get the foot through. And you'll also want to have a special feeder that allows the foal to eat food and the mom not to get the food. That'll be a little bit further down the line. Once your horse is a little bit older, this guy is two now, you're going to have to start to think about replacing the baby fence. As you can see he's already started to wear this fence down. So now that he's bigger, we're going to have to got through and put regular fencing up. It's a little bit sturdier and that will withstand his size."
eHow Article: How to Take Care of a Foal
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