Meadow Brook Stables will be taking a limited number of clients mares in for Foaling Management. Mares must be booked in advance and a $250.00 Non-refundable Deposit is required to hold the mares space in our Schedule. Then before the mare arrives the Foaling Fee and minimum of 1 weeks Board will be charged. Please note these prices are 2023 Prices and may change in the event on inflation of supplies (Bedding, Hay etc).
Services
Mare Board:
$20.00/day (HST included)
Includes daily care, and handling of mare, feeding of unlimited second cut hay, feeding of grain twice a day (Option to be provided by Mare Owner or by MBS at Mare Owners Cost), Water, Bedding, Stall Cleaning. Weekly weight checks on mare to ensure she isn’t losing weight. Several Daily Checks of Udder and Vulva to note any changes. Updating Mare Owner daily on her status.
Foal Board:
$4.00/day (HST included)
Includes daily care, and handling of foal, feeding of unlimited second cut hay, feeding grain twice a day (starting at about one month of age – option to be provided by Mare Owner or by MBS at Mare Owners Cost), Water (to be offered after 1 week of age), Bedding, Stall Cleaning. Weekly checks on foal to ensure weight gains. Updating Mare Owner daily.
Foaling Out:
$600.00 (HST included)
Includes camera monitoring service. This can be offered as a Private Feed (where you will be given a Private Link to Observe your Mare) or as a Public Feed (where anyone can Observe your mare – this can be helpful as we aren’t able to watch the feed all time time). Monitoring with Video and “Foal Alert” systems (the device is to be installed by a Veterinarian from Fundy Vets at the cost of the owner), milk test monitoring to detect impending foaling, all foaling’s are attended by qualified professionals. An Enema will be given to the foal if there are any struggles with passing the meconium. Navel will be dipped with betadine at foaling and 3 times a day for up to 5 days.
If emergency services are needed, they will be billed as an additional expense.
All mares are to be given Dewormer 24 Hours after Foaling. This can be provided by the Owner or by MBS (at owners expense).
All foals are required to have a Neo-Natal Exam 12-24 Hours after birth, blood will be drawn for an IgG Test. This will be billed directly to Mare Owner from Fundy Vets. MBS can attend this appointment at no additional charge if Mare Owner is unable to.
Additional Services:
Mare Deworming Rotation:
$20.00/treatment (HST included)
MBS provides wormer and administers wormer to mare every 2 months if still at Facility.
Foal Deworming Rotation:
$5.00/treatment (HST included)
MBS provides wormer and administers wormer to foal every month if still at Facility.
Owner can provide Wormer.
Mare Farrier Service:
$50.00/trim (HST included)
MBS provides wormer and administers wormer to mare every 2 months if still at Facility.
Foal Farrier Service:
$25.00/trim (HST included)
MBS provides wormer and administers wormer to foal every month if still at Facility.
Owner can arrange their owner Farrier Service.
Foal Imprinting:
$150.00 (HST included)
72 Hours of Foal Handling. Multiples of short sessions with the foal. Working on bonding the foal to humans by establishing a relationship of security and trust. This is done by rubbing, scratching, stroking and handling the foal. Creating positive associations. For every negative association (such as restraint for navel dipping, or for the vet) we do double the positive. Habituate the foal to all sorts of stimuli it will experience later in life, like a blanket on its back or clippers buzzing around its ears, noises, touch with different textures. Each stimulus is repeated until the foal is desensitized. Sensitize the foal to other stimuli. This is a conditioned response like picking up his feet when asked, following the lead rope without resistance or moving his hindquarters laterally when cued on the side.
Foal Halter Training:
$250.00 (HST included)
We expose your foal to a halter for the first time. Get them accustomed to wearing a halter (only when we are present in the stall with them). Once the foal is accepting of the halter and we have taught them through various stages of Guiding to give to pressure we then introduce leading off of lead pressure.
Advanced Foal Training:
$100/week (HST included)
We will continue to work with your foal several times a week to Introduce them to the concepts of yielding to pressure (FQ, HQ, backing), following a feel (for leading in straight lines, around obstacles, circles and various other patterns), obstacle exposure (pylons, poles, tarps, bridges, pedestals, boards etc), Trailer Loading, Advanced Desensitization (tarps, flags, loud noises, other farm animals).
