Your Mare's First Foal - Softcover

Skepper, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1872119980 ISBN 13: 9781872119984

Verlag: Kenilworth Press Ltd, 2006

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".....clear concise information". --Your Horse

"With lots of helpful diagrams it also has a really useful pregnancy checklist and progress chart". --Horse & Rider

This book is a concise, practical and easy to read guide to breeding a first foal. Written by Jane Skepper, who has years of experience in the breeding industry, it covers all aspects from selecting a stallion and preparing the mare for stud, along with every physiological aspect such as getting a mare in fowl, through to foaling, foal care and weaning.The chapters concerning preparing the mare for stud are particularly useful covering the stud s requirements including paperwork, swabs, health issues and payment. Sound advice is given on how to care for the mare before, during and after foaling with useful hints on how to prepare and the equipment required. It covers everything the mare owner needs to know without overburdening them with technical jargon and includes some very useful charts and summaries throughout. This book is essential reading for the first time or small breeder and can easily be read within an evening. --National Equine Student Magazine

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At last - practical, jargon-free advice is provided for the first-time breeder. Stud Manager Jane Skepper, whose family has been breeding thoroughbred and non-thoroughbreds for three generations, has written this guide for the single mare owner breeding a foal for the first time. Easy to use and in note form, the book covers everything from conception to weaning. Jane provides all the answers to the questions that owners typically ask about their mare, pregnancy and foaling, including getting the mare in foal, scanning, vaccinations, nutrition, worming, foaling down, and coping with a newborn foal. In short, the author tells you what to expect and what to look out for, giving you all the facts to help you understand and enjoy this exciting and rewarding time.

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