Re: [haflingerfriends] foaling questions....

I have only raised 2 foals so my experience is limited. However I was told to use straw as bedding because shavings can cause choking for the baby. Also the mare should be allowed to foal alone, not with other curious horses. With the first foal we kept the mother and baby in the big box stall for several days. When we allowed them outside with the others the mare was very protective. One gelding was extremely curious and dominant and the mare beat him up. The baby got in the way and was almost badly kicked. No injuries, fortunately, but it was frightening to watch. The gelding was so sore for a week that he could hardly move.
Sylvia in NH

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From: hancapet@aol.com
To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 12:05 pm
Subject: [haflingerfriends] foaling questions....

First...remember me....the lady who had three geldings and not interested
in breeding/foaling/babies???? Well, guess what....times have changed! LOL

Daughter bought a mare from a neighbor. Mare had spent a year in a corral
with a stallion. Previous owners swore mare could not become pregnant.
We got mare end of September. No belly at that time. But about a month
later, she began to have a belly. At first we thought it was because I feed
well. Nope, belly is growing! and growing!

Anyway for questions. Have no idea when mare was bred. What do I look
for? Do Haflinger mares blow coat before delivery? Mare is blowing coat but
geldings are not. No increase in utter area....check almost daily. No
softening of back area. But I have read that with a maiden mare there may be
no warning at all. Just a baby come morning when we go out to feed!

She and three geldings have free run of three 10 x 20 run in stalls and the
200 x 100 arena during nite hours. Don't want to start locking her in a
stall (we have one ready for her...put up plywood walls tied to pipe corral)
as we don't want her to begin peeing and pooping in her baby area. She
might not have baby until summer! Just how fat will she get before delivery
and what things do I need to watch for?

If she delivery at nite out in arena area, will boys hurt her or baby?
No way to separate them unless we close her in stall. We are really not
set up for babies but trying to make it work.

H E L P

Carol in Snowflake AZ

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