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Preparation is a key component of foaling management.
It reduces stress on the mare and it makes life easier for those who assist during the birth, said Dave Freeman, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension equine specialist. In these instances, a nervous mare often will delay foaling until she becomes relaxed. Instead, a foaling mare should be familiarized with the environment and night attendants beginning one or two weeks before foaling. The environment should be clean, spacious and reasonably quiet. A stall should be 14 feet by 14 feet or larger, and should be filled with clean straw rather than shavings.