You should never ride a foal they are to young and their bones too fragile for it. You can ride a long yearling like thoroughbred trainers do, but their bones are still not fully developed. It's best to wait until the horse is at least two years old or older.
They sell foal stuff on Club pony pals because when you get further into the game one of the Crandals horses has a foal and as a quest you need to get some mare and foal feed.
A mare may lactate days or even weeks before foaling, but this can be a serious foaling complication. A mare's first "milk" isn't milk at all. It's called colostrum and it contains the foal's immunity to disease. Some mares may leak a little colostrum before foaling. Usually the foal is born within about 48 hrs. If the mare begins to leak large amounts before foaling, you may need to be prepared for a complication after the foal is born. If all the colostrum has leaked out, there will be none, or not enough for the foal and the foal may become sick and die. A veterinarian can do a quick stallside test to see if the foal has eaten enough colostrum to give it the immunity it needs to survive. If the foal fails the test, IGg may be given to the foal orally (within the first 24 hrs) or thru an IV to save it.
if you don't then your horse might have a miscarriage or your foal might die. (It will cost 200 equus).
No, it should break when the mare or foal stands up. The mare may rest for half hour (give or take) before getting up. This allows the blood to stop flowing and for the cord to become brittle so it can break easily.
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Yes, to produce a foal the mare needs to be serviced (covered) by a stallion. Or this can be done artificially using insemination methods.
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She can be overdue by a month and the foal and mare still live but she will need a c-section or her foal will damage her reproductive tract. Dr Schneider
This is typically a sign that the mare will foal very soon. There is no real term for the leaking, but if enough of it leaks out the foal might not get enough and need a colostrum supplement. A mare will 'bag up' (her udders become full) about a day or possibly more before foaling also.
There are several foaling calculators available...one on The Horse.com