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  1. At what age can nurse mare foals be let out on pasture during the day with mares that aren't their mothers? Updated: January 04, 2012
  2. How many times and at what time interval should I doctor the navel stump of a newborn foal? Updated: June 21, 2010
  3. My 5-month-old foal has stopped eating. Could new teeth be coming in that will cause this? She doesn't show any signs of distress, but I am worried that she hasn't eaten in a couple of days. She will drink molasses water. Is this normal or should I contact the vet? Updated: June 18, 2010
  4. What is the recommended amount of formula to give to a 20-pound miniature horse foal whose mother abandoned it? Updated: January 11, 2010
  5. I have a nine-month-old colt. When I castrated him, he became nervous about us picking up his back feet. It has now been three months, and he has gotten worse and worse. He will let me pick his foot up with a rope and run my hand up and down his leg. But when I go to pick it up, he kicks. If I punish him, he gets worse, I am not sure what to do. Updated: January 06, 2010
  6. What can be done for a day-old foal with scours? Updated: January 05, 2010
  7. Our mare foaled, but she ignores the newborn. We tried getting her first milk from her as well; however, she seems to have no milk. What should we do? Updated: November 19, 2009
  8. I have a foal that at birth had good immunoglobulins IgG 12.4 g/l and now after about three weeks has an elevated temperature and swollen joint. Updated: June 18, 2009
  9. Where can you hear a foal's heartbeat in a mare that is 6½ months pregnant? Updated: October 29, 2008
  10. Our foal is two weeks old, and his knees have gradually become more swollen the last week. The mare is on grass hay, and they are in a large pen. He is over at the knee now but was born straight. Updated: May 23, 2008

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