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avandia

Posted on Monday, Dec 15, 2008 - 10:30 pm:

My mare has gone to raise an orphan foal after loosing her foal at birth. I realise it would be good if I could leave her there for six months. I would like to know at what age can a foal do well on hard feed without mares milk. The foal would have other youngsters and mares for companionship.
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DrO

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 16, 2008 - 9:00 am:

Hello avandia, we handle that question at Horse Care » Equine Nutrition, Horse Feeds, Feeding » Feeding the Growing Foal, Nutrition for Young Horses.
DrO
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