The Foaling Primer: A Month-by-Month Guide To Raising A Healthy Foal Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Start your foal off on the right hoof! With correct handling, health care, and training during the first year, you can establish a strong foundation that will benefit your horse throughout his life. From bottle feeding to rope leading, Cynthia McFarland covers everything you need to know as you guide your foal from birth to yearling. With an emphasis on recognizing critical developmental signs, McFarland’s expert advice will help you raise a healthy, happy, and well-adjusted foal.
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 1St Edition edition (December 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580176089
ISBN-13: 978-1580176088
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 10.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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The Foaling Primer: A Month-By-Month Guide To Raising A Healthy Foal by long-term horse owner Cynthia McFarland is an in-depth analysis and "user friendly" guide to taking proper care of a newborn horse. Exploring the cares for the pregnant mare, assistance at birth, coping with the common problems of newborn colts, what to expect in the first days and weeks, nutrition and the foal, early handling and training, first hoof care, grooming and bath, vaccinations and veterinary care, and weaning the foal, The Foaling Primer is a dependable and comprehensive month-to-month guide to proper care of a baby horse. The Foaling Primer is very strongly recommended, especially to all novice caretakers of newborn horses.
This book is everything I anticipated and more. I really like the format: it *is* a step by step guide, but not a hard and fast training method or inflexible plan. It has accurate and current information in all respects. All the details a person needs to know are there! This is a book I will refer to frequently and I do not feel the need to double-check that the information is accurate.
As an old horsewoman attending her aged mare having her first foal, I was feeling in great need of advice and counsel. This book delivered it. We had everything in place well ahead of time, and the whole thing went like clockwork. I knew exactly when to rip the bag and when to assist with some gentle traction. I hope everyone is blessed with such a textbook delivery. But if you aren't, this primer should see you through until the vet comes.
This book is exactly what I was hoping for. My wife and I adopted a pregnant mustang last summer and had a need to know more about foaling than we did. We do now! We live in a very rural area of Arizona and for us there just are no vets a simple phone call away. This book doesn't assume that you will have a vet on hand for the birth. What it does do is get into all of the details such as what should happen, what could go wrong, and what to do if something does go wrong. It also covers care of the foal and the mare after the birth. We are 100% satisfied with this book!
WOW, I love this book and feel it has set me on the right path and gave me a total plan for my broodmare who is getting ready to foal. This book is a total blessing and I can't say enough good things about it.
While the author provided good basics about foaling out a mare I found some of her tips to be inaccurate. The author seemed to be very rigid in her opinions and I think that some of what she suggested are outdated methods.For the beginner breeder this is a great book to start with.
I am new to the foaling part of horses and this book was a life saver.... It answered many of the questions I had and gave me alot of information I didn't even think about. Great book.... Have told many of my friends about this book
Bought this book when we knew for certain our mare was getting ready to foal .... It was a tremendous resource! Read book prior to her foaling and when the foaling process hit a bit of a snag I knew exactly what page to turn to for guidance. Would recommend this to anyone who needs either a refresher course or a handy reference on foaling. Read book cover to cover and as the due date grew closer, knowing I had this book at my fingertips I was able to look more confidently and with less trepidation to our mare giving birth. Glad to say mare and foal and me are all doing well. Excellent resource.
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