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FOALING SERVICES

Our knowledgeable and experienced staff will treat your mare as one of our own as we prepare for the arrival of your foal. Once he or she arrives, we will follow up with excellent postnatal care to give your foal the best possible start at life.
 Listed below are our available services:

MILK CALCIUM TESTS

Starting two weeks from the due date

FOALING STALL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

24 hour foaling stall video surveillance with state of the art camera equipment, housed adjacent to the barn so as not to disturb the mare

HALTER STYLE BREEDER ALERT SYSTEM

Notifies all farm staff of possible imminent foaling via either pager and phone 

OPEN FOALING STALLS

Large 12x24, clean, open foaling stalls with rubber mats and deep straw bedding

SPACIOUS DAILY TURNOUT 

Daily feeding of hay, grain, any medications, and owner provided supplements

FOALING ATTENDANTS

Specialized, highly trained foaling attendants (with 4 year Equine Science degrees and experience) present at the birth, equipped to handle most emergencies 

BOARD CERTIFIED THERIOGENOLOGIST

Immediate call to our board certified Theriogenologist veterinarian, Dr. Benjamin Espy to perform a well-baby check, placental examination, injections, optional (but highly recommended) plasma administration or IgG testing to ensure proper antibody transfer

RECORD KEEPING

Accurate record keeping of important milestones and administration of dewormer

TRAINING

Halter breaking, lead training, and basic ground manners training available

BOARDING

Mare and foal boarding up to weaning age is also available on a space available basis

 For more information about our foaling services please email us at inquiry@firstflightfarm.com