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Breeding

Breeding, foaling, imprinting, weaning and starting young horses the natural way.

Breeding · 4 min read

A reader’s experience of her mare’s rejection of her foal

by Lindi My mare Zena rejected her foal, Jazira, and was extremely violent towards her. She was a maiden mare and…

Breeding · 3 min read

by Jenny Eddington Almost a month ago as I write this a brave aged Connemara mare died when her foal was born.…

Breeding · 9 min read

By Cynthia Cooper When you are faced with an orphan or rejected foal, the best solution for the foal long term is…

Breeding · 7 min read

By Cynthia Cooper The dream of breeding and raising your own foal can very quickly become shattered when you are faced with…

Breeding · 5 min read

MY COLT’S FIRST MARE by Cynthia Cooper Although I’ve been breeding horses for over 33 years, witnessing my arab colt’s first sexual…

Articles · 4 min read

by Cynthia Cooper © Stallions need clear boundaries A highlight of my time in South Africa was being asked to play with…

Articles · 6 min read

A Non-Invasive and Loving Approach to Imprinting a foal by Liz Mitten Ryan De-sensitization and imprinting are found in every trainer’s tool…

Articles · 7 min read

Foal training is such an important beginning to your foal’s future and good training will establish a relationship while also teaching your…

Articles · 5 min read

by Cynthia Cooper Fortunately, many horse breeders now recognise the pay-off for spending time with the foal in the early days. And…

Articles · 6 min read

By Cynthia Cooper Weaning a foal in a progressive way more closely imitates nature and is proven to reduce stress and future…

Articles · 9 min read

The decision to geld or keep a colt entire is one many owners will one day make when they breed or buy…

Articles · 8 min read

The time for weaning foals is approaching and thus begins what can be a very stressful event for both the mare her…

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