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…
Foals
Breeding · 9 min read
Orphan Foals Part 2
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
Orphan Foals
By Cynthia Cooper The dream of breeding and raising your own foal can very quickly become shattered when you are faced with…
Articles · 6 min read
Welcome to the World
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 – The Positive Way
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
Educating the Foal
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
Progressive Weaning of Foals
By Cynthia Cooper Weaning a foal in a progressive way more closely imitates nature and is proven to reduce stress and future…
Articles · 8 min read
New Ways for Weaning Foals
The time for weaning foals is approaching and thus begins what can be a very stressful event for both the mare her…
Articles · 5 min read
Weaning problems in horses
Traditional Weaning practices can result in behavioral and social problems. Hearing of horses with social issues – usually, aggression towards other horses…
