Boarding & Foaling
BOARDING & FOALING INFORMATION
Like most breeders, we send some mares away for breeding and know the concerns of boarding at farms other than our own. This keeps us well attuned to the importance of communication and attention to detail regarding horses boarded at HAR.
For pregnant mares coming in, if you are shipping a long distance, we recommend that you have her here at least two weeks before her foaling date. We offer 24 hour monitoring by personnel. The foaling fee of $400.00 includes mare watch and pre-partum preparation, initial postpartum exam of mare and foal and routine, uncomplicated delivery. We make sure the foal is up and nursing and the afterbirth is passed within 3 hours of delivery. We also treat the foal’s navel cord for at least the first four days and monitor the mare for postpartum complications.
We perform a passive transfer blood test to assure proper immunoglobin transfer to the foal. If inadequate immunity is found our vets have the necessary frozen colostrum and intravenous products on hand to treat that condition. Maiden and barren mares are managed differently when preparing them for the breeding shed and we have protocols that address each situation to maximize pregnancy rates. HAR can haul mares or coordinate commercial transportation to any
Our farm veterinarian is Dr. Jennifer Munroe, DVM from If you are shipping a mare with a foal by her side to HAR, have the immune status of the foal verified as soon after 12 hours of age as possible. If there was inadequate immunoglobins passed to foal, treat the condition and verify adequate protection before shipping. If the foal is over 16 weeks of age, we recommend that it receive the first set of vaccinations before being shipped. We also board weanling, yearlings and horses of racing age and can offer most lay-up care. Our board rates for 2008 are as follows:
Mare $15.00/day in pasture * $20.00/day in stall
Mare and Foal
$20.00/day in pasture * $25.00/day in stall
Weanling
$15.00/day in pasture * $20.00/day in stall
Yearling
$15.00/day in pasture * $20.00/day in stall
Layup
$15.00/day in pasture * $20.00/day in stall
Our foaling rates for 2008 are as follows:
$400.00
Foaling Mare Watch and Care
