Sunday, November 25, 2012

I will be teaching a one day workshop in late January or early February on how to care for and manage the pregnant mare, her delivery and her foal. If you are interested, please PM me with your email address and I will send more information on the workshop and date when it becomes available. 

Workshop topics will include:
Understanding the changes your mare is experiencing.
When will she foal? 

Tools to help you catch the big event.
Review of the normal events of delivery.
What can go wrong, and what you can do until your veterinarian gets there.
Care of the post parturient mare.
How to spot serious life threatening problems.
Health care of the foal.
Understanding the normal behavior of the pregnant and foaling mare and foal development.
Maternal behavior and bonding problems and solutions.
Raising an orphan foal.
Normal behavioral development of the foal.
Early intensive handling of foals.
Least stressful weaning methods.
Foal training to create a solid training foundation to grow.

Attendence fee: $40 for the first person and $20 for each additional attendee on the same registration form (single payment). The workshop will be held at Cielo Azure Farm, 771 Mitchell Rd, Jasper, GA 30143

For more information: jill@cieloazure.com or 770-735-1549