The foal should start moving about the 4 or 5 month but it will be hard to see or feel at this time. At about 8 to 10 months you may see the foal move or kick the mare's side.
Yes, a foal can die before birth.
This can vary in breeds. It can be a week before the birth, just after the milk bag waxes. It can be the day of the birth. Milk is produced about 24 to48 hours after birth. The milk bag will produce colostrum first. This is vital to the foal. It contains antibodies the foal needs for fighting off diseases.
A Foal Should Stand Up , in the first 15 - 30 - 1 hour after birth : )
The act of a horse giving birth is called foaling. The newborn horse is called a foal. A male foal is a colt for the first year. A female foal is a filly.
The first heat that occurs a few days after birth is called a Foal Heat. Breeding a mare on a foal heat is possible, but sometimes not the best thing for the mare. As a result many breeders do not breed on foal heat. Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
To prevent the foal from becoming infected with Parascaris equorum you would have to clean the udders and teats before foaling.
The recommendation is now 12 hours post foaling. The sooner the foal nurses during that first 12 hours the better, IMHO. I try to get colostrum into the foal before it even gets up for the first time.
=no you can not take a mare away from its foal straight after its birth=
Not without a very careful and costly ultrasound examination.
A foal
Anywhere from a few weeks before the birth to not until the the day of, and sometimes not even until after the foal has been born. Each mare is different.
It normally takes 11 months for a mare before she gives birth, but occasionally it will be 10 or 12 months.