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HeatherU.S.
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Answering questions about heat cycles,delivery,gestation,problems with delivery,bottlefeeding,and breeding in general | |
Lynne Curtis GudesU.S.
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Breeding, foaling, behavior, imprinting and common medical issues arising from foaling. Also stallion handling. | |
Karen DavisU.S.
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Finding arabian horse strains. Training problems imprinting foals the foaling mare | |
Sandy SargentU.S.
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Breeding issues of both the mare and stallion (live cover), stallion handling, pregnancy of the mare, signs of impending foaling, foaling complications (dystocia), post-partum care of the mare and foal. | |
Brian McElroyAvailable
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I am an Arab Breeder in Tampa. Florida has a lot of special problems not found in other parts ofthe US due to soild and climate. We tend to be more of a hobby farm and specialty breeder of fine Arabs | |
Lisa KalpU.S.
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I can answer live cover breeding questions, gestation issues, foaling issues, nutrition for brood mares, foals and stallion. I have have been breeding TBs for 20 years. |
Hi Michelle, Strange movements in the flank while a horse is eating isn't always indicative of being in foal. It is really easy to mistake those odd movements for a baby moving around, but it's quite
Hi Christine, I have never bred a pony to a Friesian and have not had the intention to do so. It is true that it has been said that a mare will not carry a foal that will be too big for her to deliver
The change in environment can cause it, also a change in people surrounding her and other horses. Additionally, not every stallion catches the eye of every mare. Arabs, in my experience, are sometimes
Hi Suzie, Your mare does indeed look as though she is in the later stages of pregnancy. The lying down frequently could be due to the increased weight and pressure that she is feeling. The sweating
Hi Emily, Your color question: Since the stallion you're considering has two grey parents, it is a good possibility that he is homozygous for the greying gene, meaning that all of his foals will grey
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