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How to Raise a Foal - Farnam Horse Library 121
How to Raise a Foal Farnam Horse Library 121 Author:Peggy Pittenger When the foal arrives, culminating nearly a year of hope and expectation, the human contribution to his development becomes of the utmost importance. Previously, for slightly more than eleven months following conception, the mare has furnished the total environment for her growing fetus. The nourishment it received may even have been at the ex... more »pense of her own well being.
From the moment of the foal's birth, the responsibility for its welfare shifts to human caretakers. How good a horse the newborn colt grows up to be is dependent upon the care he receives during the crucial early years.« less