Foaling The Mare Course

A one day course designed for large and small breeders to give background knowledge and understanding of foaling the mare

Course Dates:  31st March 2012

To book on to this course please send a Training Course Booking Form to Liz Wilkinson. Please print, complete and either send by post (see Contact Us page), or by scanning and emailing to lizwilkinson@twemlows.co.uk .

The course covers the following areas:

  • Preparation for a safe foaling
  • Complications of late pregnancy
  • Signs of foaling including use of Foaling Alarms
  • Inducing the mare
  • Normal foaling in the mare
  • How to recognise when something is going wrong & what to do
  • Examination of the placenta
  • Newborn foal examination
  • The orphan foal and adoption

The course is delivered by very experienced veterinary surgeons in Foaling and Equine Reproduction. The lectures will be conducted by: Dr Jonathan Pycock MRCVS of Equine Reproductive Services and Monica Morganti Dr MedVet Dipl ACT MRCVS, Twemlows Stud Farm resident vet. Miss Johanna Vardon MBE of The National Foaling Bank will give a talk on orphaned foals and the work of the National Foaling Bank. Course notes will be provided.

The course starts with registration and coffee between 08.30 and 09.00; lectures begin at 09.15 and the course finishes at approximately 16.45.

Course Feedback

“Well structured fantastic day”

“Really good course – I am a novice so all was relevant and delivered in a way I could follow easily”

“Excellent course and well worth coming from Scotland!”

“Fantastic, informative course. Thoroughly enjoyed it!”

Course Fee: £99.00 including VAT

(15% discount for booking a place on the Foaling The Mare Course and the Foal & Yearling Management Course on 31st March & 1st April)

For further details please contact Liz Wilkinson on 01948 664966 or email: lizwilkinson@twemlows.co.uk

To book a place on any of our courses please click here to be taken to the Booking Forms page.

The courses are sponsored and supported by:

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FOALING ALARMS UK
07884 375317
www.foaling-alarms.co.uk

THE NATIONAL FOALING BANK
Tel: 01952 811234
www.nationalfoalingbank.com