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In the first 10 days to 2 weeks after foaling, a mare will usually go into what is called a 'foal heat'. This is her first heat cycle after giving birth. The hormones from the mare are passed on through the milk and the foal can get diarrah or what is commonly called 'the scourers'. It is unsightly but usually not a health problem for the new foal.
What worked for my babies was 1 or 2 doses of a probiotic. You can find this at your local feed or tack store, or go online and order from a horse supply catalog. The commercial name is Probias (that's the brand I used). Probiotics are pretty safe and will reestablish the foal's flora and fauna in his gut.
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What is scouring?
Scouring can mean either rubbing something hard to make it clean and shiny with an abrasive or detergent or it can mean to carry out an extensive search for something or someone
What does no foal no return mean?
It means that if your mare does not get in foal or does not carry the foal to full term, then you don't get your money back for the stud fee.
If sire was 15.1 and dam was 15.3 how tall will foal get?
in my experience the foal is ussually the size of the sire but that does not mean the foal wont get as big as the dam
Does khalkha mean foal?
Yes!
Does a horse get mean when in foal?
No, maybe a little moody but not mean.
What does the horse do after birth?
do you mean the foal or the dam? usually the foal would try to stand up, snapping the imbilicall cord, leaving the foal non-attached to his/her mother. the mother would then lick her foal dry
What does it mean to be in foal again?
it means the mare is pregnant
Does foal mean one?
A 'foal' is a young horse - under 1 year of age. The plural (for more than one) is 'foals'.
What does offspring mean on Howrse?
It means the horse's foal/s.
How can you get a foal?
If you mean buy a foal, you can buy a weanling at any breeder. If you mean have your own foal, and you do not have a stallion, you can buy a stud service. It is quite easy. You bring your mare to the stallions farm, and he will breed her and you pick your mare up, and 11 months of so later, you have a foal. Usually it is a couple hundred dollars less then buying the horse, so it is a good deal.
How do you use scouring pads?
A scouring pad is a pad used to scour something
What is a good sentence for scouring?
I can see that I'm going to need another scouring pad. We're scouring the woods for the child with all available resources.
