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Just wanted to say “thank you” for posting our “nurse mare” situation. We did find a replacement foal from Biggar, Saskatchewan. Thank You Erin for bringing us “Diago”! It appears after their first day together to 2 have learned how much they need each other and the mare is allowing him to nurse independantly without supervision. “Diago” is an opportunist and has developed many “unique” SAFE nursing positions. (I will try to follow-up with photos).

Anyway, thanks for posting our ad. The responses we recieved proves how much exposure Northern Horse really has. I had never expected such a response. Thanks to everyone who helped with our search efforts!

Sincerely,
Laura Martin
Painted River Ranch
www.paintedriverranch.net
Box 217, Edam, Saskatchewan

We are looking for a replacement foal for a mare who just lost her foal 11:00 a.m. May 29. We are close to the Alberta/Sask border ( 1hour east of lloydminister) 20 mins. North of Hwy. 16. This mare has a huge udder and very maternal. We can consider pick up of foal. Please contact us as soon as possible if you have a foal needing a good mom!
Bruce & Laura Martin
Painted River Ranch
www.paintedriverrranch.net
Box 217,
Edam, Sask.,
306 397 2775

Did you think your mare was in foal but now that the time has come for her to foal, she is obviously not pregnant? Abortion in horses may result from a variety of causes. Infectious agents, such as bacteria, viruses or fungi, may attack the fetus or its membranes, resulting in fetal death and expulsion. Other factors attributable to the mare, fetus or external forces may also cause loss of the embryo or fetus. These factors include twinning, hormonal deficiencies, congenital anomalies, ergot alkaloid toxicity or ingestion of tent caterpillar setae. Some of the more common causes are discussed in this article by Dr. Dan Kenny - Diplomate/A.C.V.I.M./Ontario Veterinary College/University of Guelph.

I usually see my baby horses being born. My mares think it is perfectly normal that I am busy helping. They would probably miss me if I wasn’t there. Or so I like to think anyway.  Many years of watching, sleeping in the barn and not sleeping at all have taught me some of the things to watch for. There is a nice summary of all the things we learn about predicting foaling time on the website of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs.

Just as important as making sure the mare passes the placenta soon after the birth of the foal is examining the mare’s placenta to make sure it is all there. There is an interesting article about the placenta and examining it on the website of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

We at LNThorses would like to say a special thank you to all who replied, all calls of encouragement, information and people willing to help have been overwhelming and very much appreciated. Continue Reading »

With the advent of the first equine clone, there was speculation by some as to whether the cloned animal would be reproductively sound. Researchers and scientist had no such doubts, and that has now been proven with the first pregnancies being announced in and by cloned horses. Continue Reading »

Following the outbreak of Equine Viral arteritis (EVA) that significantly affected the Quarter Horse industry, some States are implementing and enforcing permit requirements with regard to shipped semen. One such State is Montana, which now requires a stallion owner to obtain a permit prior to shipment and use of semen shipped into that State. Continue Reading »

I came across this interesting article about a clone of the last surviving daughter of Doc Bar, Doc’s Serendipity selling at auction. The article goes on to point out that the closing of the slaughterhouses in the U.S. is having a negative impact on the cloning of horses. Quite a bit of interesting reading here. Read the article

The following is from the equine repro group post by Jos Mottershead on Jan 15, 2008

This is a two-item post. For those interested, please read the whole thing! Continue Reading »