Is this okay?

horse_crazy · 02-01-2004, 03:05 PM

We have 2 mares bred and due in 2004(this year). One is due in May and the other is due in June. The mare that is due In June MUST foal outside, and then she can/will be brought into a foaling stall, the foaling stall is 10 by 22 feet. This mare is 16.0-16.1 hands and very stocky, she also has arthritis, she cannot be in one of our 10 by 10 feet stalls. The mare that is due in May has foaled here before but she foaled in a lean-to that was in a pasture(now occupied by our 2 yr old gelding...which is her baby that foaled there) We will either put her back into that pasture w/ the lean-to or we will put her in the foaling stall, but after she foals we will have to end up putting the mare that is due in June in there after she foals. Will the mare that is due in May be okay to go in a 10 by 10 feet stall w/ her foal? She is NOT a small mare, she is 15.2-15.3 hands and VERY stocky. I'm just asking incase we dont have another lean-to built in time for her and her baby to stay outside. Sorry for sucha long post, i wanted to get everyone set up and know why I have this question. Thanks for the replys!

AnnaBelle02 · 02-01-2004, 04:07 PM

I would say that if she is foaling in a 10x10 stall then you should be there incase she decides to laydown against a wall or something. For the one that has to foal out side just make sure the pasture is secure (no broken boards/loose fencing) and be sure the pasture is nice and dry.
Hopefully you can have some shelter for her to have it in though - just in case the weather is really horrrible.

horse_crazy · 02-02-2004, 06:07 AM

Both of these mares have foaled here before, just not in the same year. The palomino mare that is due in May will either foal in the lean-to the has a pasture w/ it or in our 10x22ft. stall. But my question was is it okay for her and her foal to be put in a 10x10ft stall after she foals, would a 10x10ft. stall be enough room for her and the baby? I would NEVER think of letting her foal in a 10x10ft. stall!!!

The buckskin mare that is due in June has foaled here before as I said before, she was put in the foaling stall(10x22ft.) because she was all waxed and started to drip milk. We waited all night, and she ws going crazy trying to get out of the stall! We were unsure why though. In the morning we let her outside and within a half an hour she foaled. We had the vet come out draw blood, and he carried the foal into the 10x22ft. stall as I lead the mare. We already have plans of were this mare will foal, and then she will be brought back into the 10x22ft. stall.

QHGirl · 02-02-2004, 06:50 AM

SO the 10x22 stall is that a run in or does it have a gate you can close them off? Where will the other mare and the baby be turned out???? Do they get turned out together? So the 10x10 stall - is there only one? The mare and baby would have to be in the stall how long? Until the other mare foals out? I would say not really knowing the exact set up of your place and more specific information. Can you make the 10x10 bigger? It should be OK for them for short periods of time but not for weeks on end. By the time the mare and foal go into the stall they should be OK. NOW have you thought about taking them somewhere else to foal? just a thought. ALSO are the mares OK together? If you can close off the other mare (2nd mare to foal) in the run in at night, and let them run together that might work better. Not sure how your horses handle being together with babies, but if that is the ONLY way your place is set up, then I don't see a huge problem with it as long as the mares don't fight over the one foal.

horse_crazy · 02-02-2004, 10:39 AM

Okay we have three 10x10 stalls, they have to stay 10x10, there is no way for us to make them larger. These 10x10 ft stalls are side by side, and then on the end of a 10x10 stall is our 10x22 foaling stall. It is inside of our barn, there is no turnout attached to it.We will most likely let the mare due in May, foal in the 10x22 stall. She and her foal can be in there at night only(or during the day if the wheather is bad). BUT once the mare due in June is ready to foal she will be kept in her pasture under supervision. She will foal in her pasture and after her foal stands up and they bond, the mare will be lead(and the baby will be carried or lead) into the 10x22 stall. This mare will now be occupying(sp?) this stall w/ her foal, during the night as she will be put out into a pasture during the day. Now, the mare that has foaled in May...she and her foal will need a shelter at night, she cannot be put into the 10x22 stall because the other mare and foal are in there. So at night time only would she and her foal have enough room to be in a 10x10 stall?

These mares cannot be put out in a pasture together, as the mare due in June has arthritis, and the other mare chases her around. Which is not good, so they will be in separate pastures, but near other horses. We will not send our horses anywhere else to foal, we want them here where we can help, and see them. The only reason I am asking all of this is because a pasture w/ a lean-to may not be available for any mare and foal.

I hope I made everything a little more clear. Any more question, just ask.

Blistering Winds · 02-02-2004, 03:42 PM

A 10x10 is barely big enough for one horse let alone a momma and baby.

Can't you keep her in the pasture with the lean-to? Would be much better than a 10x10 stall.

horse_crazy · 02-03-2004, 02:41 PM

Ohh, yes we will definately try to get the horse that has the lean-to now, moved into another pasture. But I was just wondering incase we didn't have a pasture w/ lean-to available. But yes our first priority is to try to get a pasture and lean-to for the mare and foal.

Thanks for the replys!

02-01-2004, 03:05 PM	#1
horse_crazy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,067	Is this okay? We have 2 mares bred and due in 2004(this year). One is due in May and the other is due in June. The mare that is due In June MUST foal outside, and then she can/will be brought into a foaling stall, the foaling stall is 10 by 22 feet. This mare is 16.0-16.1 hands and very stocky, she also has arthritis, she cannot be in one of our 10 by 10 feet stalls. The mare that is due in May has foaled here before but she foaled in a lean-to that was in a pasture(now occupied by our 2 yr old gelding...which is her baby that foaled there) We will either put her back into that pasture w/ the lean-to or we will put her in the foaling stall, but after she foals we will have to end up putting the mare that is due in June in there after she foals. Will the mare that is due in May be okay to go in a 10 by 10 feet stall w/ her foal? She is NOT a small mare, she is 15.2-15.3 hands and VERY stocky. I'm just asking incase we dont have another lean-to built in time for her and her baby to stay outside. Sorry for sucha long post, i wanted to get everyone set up and know why I have this question. Thanks for the replys!

02-01-2004, 04:07 PM	#2
AnnaBelle02 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,230 Images: 3	I would say that if she is foaling in a 10x10 stall then you should be there incase she decides to laydown against a wall or something. For the one that has to foal out side just make sure the pasture is secure (no broken boards/loose fencing) and be sure the pasture is nice and dry. Hopefully you can have some shelter for her to have it in though - just in case the weather is really horrrible. __________________ I love riding my Standardbred!

02-02-2004, 06:50 AM	#4
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 6,855 Images: 249	SO the 10x22 stall is that a run in or does it have a gate you can close them off? Where will the other mare and the baby be turned out???? Do they get turned out together? So the 10x10 stall - is there only one? The mare and baby would have to be in the stall how long? Until the other mare foals out? I would say not really knowing the exact set up of your place and more specific information. Can you make the 10x10 bigger? It should be OK for them for short periods of time but not for weeks on end. By the time the mare and foal go into the stall they should be OK. NOW have you thought about taking them somewhere else to foal? just a thought. ALSO are the mares OK together? If you can close off the other mare (2nd mare to foal) in the run in at night, and let them run together that might work better. Not sure how your horses handle being together with babies, but if that is the ONLY way your place is set up, then I don't see a huge problem with it as long as the mares don't fight over the one foal. __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky

02-02-2004, 03:42 PM	#6
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,416 Images: 793 Blog Entries: 16	A 10x10 is barely big enough for one horse let alone a momma and baby. Can't you keep her in the pasture with the lean-to? Would be much better than a 10x10 stall. __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

02-02-2004, 06:07 AM	#3
horse_crazy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,067	Both of these mares have foaled here before, just not in the same year. The palomino mare that is due in May will either foal in the lean-to the has a pasture w/ it or in our 10x22ft. stall. But my question was is it okay for her and her foal to be put in a 10x10ft stall after she foals, would a 10x10ft. stall be enough room for her and the baby? I would NEVER think of letting her foal in a 10x10ft. stall!!! The buckskin mare that is due in June has foaled here before as I said before, she was put in the foaling stall(10x22ft.) because she was all waxed and started to drip milk. We waited all night, and she ws going crazy trying to get out of the stall! We were unsure why though. In the morning we let her outside and within a half an hour she foaled. We had the vet come out draw blood, and he carried the foal into the 10x22ft. stall as I lead the mare. We already have plans of were this mare will foal, and then she will be brought back into the 10x22ft. stall.

02-02-2004, 10:39 AM	#5
horse_crazy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,067	Okay we have three 10x10 stalls, they have to stay 10x10, there is no way for us to make them larger. These 10x10 ft stalls are side by side, and then on the end of a 10x10 stall is our 10x22 foaling stall. It is inside of our barn, there is no turnout attached to it.We will most likely let the mare due in May, foal in the 10x22 stall. She and her foal can be in there at night only(or during the day if the wheather is bad). BUT once the mare due in June is ready to foal she will be kept in her pasture under supervision. She will foal in her pasture and after her foal stands up and they bond, the mare will be lead(and the baby will be carried or lead) into the 10x22 stall. This mare will now be occupying(sp?) this stall w/ her foal, during the night as she will be put out into a pasture during the day. Now, the mare that has foaled in May...she and her foal will need a shelter at night, she cannot be put into the 10x22 stall because the other mare and foal are in there. So at night time only would she and her foal have enough room to be in a 10x10 stall? These mares cannot be put out in a pasture together, as the mare due in June has arthritis, and the other mare chases her around. Which is not good, so they will be in separate pastures, but near other horses. We will not send our horses anywhere else to foal, we want them here where we can help, and see them. The only reason I am asking all of this is because a pasture w/ a lean-to may not be available for any mare and foal. I hope I made everything a little more clear. Any more question, just ask.

02-03-2004, 02:41 PM	#7
horse_crazy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,067	Ohh, yes we will definately try to get the horse that has the lean-to now, moved into another pasture. But I was just wondering incase we didn't have a pasture w/ lean-to available. But yes our first priority is to try to get a pasture and lean-to for the mare and foal. Thanks for the replys!