The Foaling Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide to Raising a Healthy Foal

by Cynthia McFarland

Book Overview

"The Foaling Primer "captures the foaling experience in amazing, up-close photographs taken by horse photographer Bob Langrish. The friendly, informative text guides you through the first year of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580176089
• ISBN13: 9781580176088
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Guide for the Novice Breeder!

After four decades of riding, owning, working around, and showing horses on a very small scale, I decided to breed my own mare for the first time. This is THE BOOK I was looking for to complement my veterinarian and trainer's help. Clearly written and organized with sound, practical advice for the novice breeder, this book has been indispensable, especially since I foaled out my mare myself. I now have a healthy, trusting, respectful two week old colt in my stable, and I couldn't be happier with either him or this book!

great book

Nice book to add to your library......nicely done and I'm glad I made the purchase.

First foaling

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.

General step by step guide, and it includes all the details

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.

An in-depth analysis and "user friendly" guide to taking proper care of a newborn horse

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.