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Mare and Foal Bonding
The bond between a mare and foal begins long before the foal is born. After birth the essential relationship between mare and foal is built, allowing the mare to nurture, teach and protect her foal until it is ready to care for itself. Making sure this bond forms, being aware of normal versus abnormal behavior and knowing how to properly care for your new foal will help create a strong and healthy adult horse. ... Read the full article

Help Your Foal Grow with Proper Nutrition
A healthy foal will grow rapidly, gaining in height, weight and strength almost before your eyes. From birth to age two, a young horse can achieve 90 percent or more of its full adult size, sometimes putting on as many as three pounds per day. Feeding young horses is a balancing act, as the nutritional start a foal gets can have a profound effect on its health and soundness for the rest of its life. ... Read the full article

Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Saved
Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue and the Emily Vernon Foundation Save Almost 50 Orphaned Foals Loxahatchee, FL - July 11, 2007 - Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue acknowledges the Emily Vernon Foundation for helping make this year's Nurse Mar ... Read the full article

Help Your Mare Have a Safe Delivery
If your mare has made it through 11 months of pregnancy, you’re almost home free. Labor and delivery, while momentous, are generally uneventful. In most cases, you will simply need to be a quiet observer – if, that is, you are lucky enough to witness the birth. Mares seem to prefer to foal at night in privacy, and apparently have some control over their delivery. Because most mares foal without difficulty, it is usually best to allow the mare to foal undisturbed and unassisted. ... Read the full article

Announcing the Intervet Foal Care Program and Prestige IV FoalShot
MILLSBORO, Del. (Dec. 11, 2006) - Intervet Inc. announces the Intervet Foal Care Program and the availability of Prestige IV FoalShot with Havlogen® equine vaccine. About the Intervet Foal Care Program The Intervet Foal Care Program is the ind ... Read the full article

Saddlebreds Lost in Kentucky Barn Fire
A barn fire killed 25 American Saddlebreds and one half-Saddlebred at 3-T Stables, owned by the Glyndle Tabor family in Scottsville, KY, on June 19, 2007. By the time the fire was noticed just before 7 am ET at 3-T’s broodmare barn, it had become a " ... Read the full article

The First Few Days
The birth of a new foal can be an exciting and trying time for any horse owner. There are lots of things to do, and it is imperative that you pay close attention to your newest little family member. Below you will find some tips and tricks to keeping your new foal safe and healthy. We will also address some of the toughest problems like bottle feeding, which can cause undue stress if you aren’t prepared. ... Read the full article

Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue's Barnboots & Baubles Tickets Now on Sale
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NRBC ’07 Foal Enrollments Set New Record!
2007 was another record-breaking year for the National Reining Breeders Classic, according to NRBC Program Coordinator Kaye Nowlin. There were 2,684 foal enrollments in 2007, up over a hundred foals from the previous year. ... Read the full article

“Barn Boots & Baubles” Event to Support Florida Foal Rescue- Tickets Still Available
Loxahatchee, FL- May 20- The Florida Foal Rescue is having a fundraising event, “Barn Boots & Baubles,” to benefit the organization that is determined to save the lives of thousands of foals and their mothers from slaughter. The event will be held on ... Read the full article

Finding Mr. Right: Use these tips to select the right stallion for your mare
Your decision depends on several things, including the goals you have for the foal. Are you trying to produce a future AQHA Champion? Do you plan to sell the foal for a good price based on impeccable bloodlines? Do you hope to raise and train the foal to become the horse of your dreams? ... Read the full article

Horse News to Hold Name The Foal Contest at New Jersey HorseXpo
The HorseXpo will be held May 17 to 18 in Ringoes, N.J. One unnamed Standardbred foal, born at a local farm will be used in the naming contest. Horse News is looking for foals of other breeds to use as well. Owners can help select the winner but are not obligated to register their foal with the winning name. Photos of the unnamed foals will be displayed in the Horse News booth. ... Read the full article

Stewart Ranch Enrolls First 2007 National Reining Breeders Classic Foal
May 15, 2007 - Byars, Oklahoma – In the past decade, the National Reining Breeders Classic program has become an essential element in raising reining horse prospects. The 2007 NRBC Show, held in April at the Great Southwest Equestrian ... Read the full article

NRBC Launches Online Foal & Stallion Enrollment
Industry leadership is nothing new for the National Reining Breeders Classic. The growth of the singular reining stallion program and show has been nothing less than astronomical for the past eleven years. Along with the strength of the program and a yearly show that now pays out in excess of $1.3 million, the organization is well known for its people-friendly focus and activities. ... Read the full article

Performance Permits for Non-Characteristic Appaloosas
Moscow, Idaho – As of Jan. 1, 2007, the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) began issuing Performance Permits to ApHC-registered, non-characteristic (N) Appaloosas. Permits allow all non-characteristic Appaloosas, regardless of parentage or age, to show in A ... Read the full article

Arabian Horses Explored
There is no mistaking an Arabian horse. Their majestic beauty and stature are known throughout the world, and are one of the most popular breeds of horses alive today. They are also one of the oldest breeds ever on record, and have gone through a tremendous amount of change to get to the Arabian horse of modern day. Today’s Arabians are a mixture of careful breeding and evolution. Historically, they were known for their hardiness. They were able to withstand extreme heat, wind, and drought where other horse breeds fell short. Today, they are bred mainly for sport, but their historical roots are still visible in their overall appearance. ... Read the full article

Knabstrupper Passes R.P.S.I . 30-Day Stallion Test with Flying Colors
(Ocala, FL, December 7, 2007---) Sheik of Hallundbaek, a four-year-old purebred Knabstrupper stallion owned by Raven Walters of LaRen Stud, recently passed the Rheinland Pfalz-Saar International (R.P.S.I.) 30-day stallion test. Sheik is the only hors ... Read the full article

Your kids called. They say it’s okay for you to buy a new horse…
Imagining the perfect horse—in your barn or pasture? Private treaty horse sales at the upcoming Rocky Mountain Horse Expo will be the perfect place to find one—or more—new equine partners for you and your family. ... Read the full article

NRBC Announces Record Foal Enrollments for 2005!
March 1, 2006 - Byars, Oklahoma – In the past decade, enrolling foals into the National Reining Breeders Classic program has become an integral part of raising reining horse prospects and once again, in 2005, the NRBC saw a record year in foal enrol ... Read the full article

Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue Saves Seven on Independence Day
Loxahatchee, FL - July 6, 2007 - On this Independence Day, Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue had much to celebrate. With the help of Fans of Barbaro, Pure Thoughts welcomed seven new additions to their farm, including five orphaned foals from Kentu ... Read the full article