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QUESTION: I have an important question. I purchased a mare and her filly about five months ago. This filly just turned one year of age on April 15 I believe. The mom/mare looks like she is ready to foal again at any moment which I did not have a clue when I purchased her. If this is possible how soon can a mare conceive a foal after she has given birth to one? I asked the man I purchase alfalfa from and he said this is called back foaling (not sure I have spelled this phenomenon correctly). Since it takes 11 months of pregnancy and she would be pregnant, how soon could she give birth to a second foal? Thank you for answering when possible.

REPLY: Thanks for writing. I'm going to run your questions here by our resident breeding/foaling expert, Bob Claymier, who is featured in our:
Whispering Way™ Foundation Training Series: Complete Guide to Horse Breeding, Foaling and Foal Training, Featuring Bob Claymier DVD set.

Bob Claymier's Response:

I have often bred a mare back on her foal heat which is the most fertile and occurs a week or so after delivery, which means in essence that you could have another foal born within a year of the first. You can have an ultrasound done by a good vet and they can determine if the mare is in foal and can give you somewhat of a clue as to the age if they are really experienced. Good luck and let me know if you need additional help. Cheers, Bob

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Over one and a half years in the making, the Whispering Way™ Foundation Training Series Complete Guide To Horse Breeding, Foaling and Foal Training is the first video series to show you the entire horse breeding and early foal care process. Expert horse breeder Bob Claymier guides you through every step in a successful horse breeding program -- from selection of the mare and stallion, to mare care and exams, to actual live cover and artificial insemination breeding procedures, to foal birth and imprinting, and finally on to early foal handling and training. Each step is documented with live video examples and is accompanied by expert commentary from Bob and the highly experienced veterinarians, farriers and others that help make his breeding program so successful.

Three DVD Set
The Complete Guide To Horse Breeding, Foaling and Foal Training is presented over three included DVDs:

		Volume 1: Mare and Stallion Selection, Collection, Exams and Breeding (1 hr, 21 min) Mare and Stallion Selection, Ultrasound Procedures, Stallion Collection and Live Cover Breeding, Artificial Insemination and Pregnancy Check
		Volume 2: Late Stage Pregnancy, Foal Birth and Imprinting (1 hr, 22 min) Late Stage Pregnancy, Foaling Kit, Foal Birth, Foal Imprinting
		Volume 3: Foal Care and Early Training (1 hr, 26 min) Veterinarian Visits After Foal Birth, Farrier’s First Visits With Foal, Halter Training the Foal, Weaning the Foal

About Bob Claymier
Bob Claymier is the owner and operator of Desert Rose Ranch Arabians (www.desert-rose-arabians.com), a breeding, training and field boarding horse facility located near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the heart of Virginia horse country. Bob provides on-site daily care of the horse facility and trains and shows their younger horses. He has studied and practices all training methods that can be described as Natural Horsemanship, where a calm bonding and loving relationship is developed between humans and horses. His breeding, foaling and foal care program ensures that all foals born at his facility receive the finest handling and training, and he participates in all births and imprints his foals immediately upon birth. Bob’s goal is to produce safe, loving, people-oriented horses that are stamped with his gentle training methods.

NOTE: In addition to mare care and foal care/early training, this DVD set contains explicit live video of many important aspects of the overall horse breeding process, including: mare pre/post pregnancy ultrasound exams, “live cover” breeding with mare and stallion, stallion semen collection methods, artificial insemination, and actual foal birth.

Total Running Time (3 DVDs): 4 Hours 9 Minutes

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