The prospect of putting your mare in foal may seem attractive; in fact the whole exercise is fraught with potential problems. Perhaps you have a mare, but no time to ride her: would it be sensible to breed from her? How do you find a suitable stallion? Do you understand how AI works? Should you ride your in-foal mare, and how should you feed her? How do you cope with a newborn foal, and what about weaning and foal care?

The answers to these, and countless other questions, are given in this comprehensive guide. Janet Lorch was brought up on the world-famous Muschamp Stud, which breeds Trakehner horses, and while setting up a stallion station became aware of the desperate need for an informative, non-technical guide to breeding and foal rearing. To fill the gap she has produced this practical, step-by-step book, now updated and published in paperback, which takes the owner through every stage of the process in detail. Case studies of common foal ailments are given, and veterinary terminology is deliberately kept simple so that the mare owner is left in no doubt of how to provide mare and foal with the best possible care.