The long wait is over and the worries of the foaling period are behind us. Hopefully your newcomer presents you with a gratifying picture of good prenatal care and a bright future. Guidelines for ensuring a foal's proper growth are critical to learn, so the path toward a bright future IS safely secured.
Careful observation is the first most important step.
Genetics, nutrition, and exercise management each play a critical role in the foal's sound development. Genetics is an uncontrollable factor, yet one which deserves worthy attention within the whole picture. Nutrition remains an essential factor requiring persistent attention beginning in the pre-natal period straight through the youngster's final maturation. Exercise management is an often-overlooked means of providing a safety net to the foal during the growth phase. Let's explore each more fully.