WORKING in a busy foaling unit and with already quite a few foals on the ground, our numbers are set to increase rapidly over the coming months, peaking in March and April, the busiest time for the flat foaling season.

Prior to a mare’s arrival at the foaling unit, she will have been closely monitored at home and will be brought in to our foaling unit when she starts to show the tell-tale signs that her time to foal is fast approaching. As a mare approaches her due date, she should be checked regularly for these tell-tale signs: