Windy View Performance Horses
Reproductive Management
FOALING FACTS
How many times have
you missed the big
event? You go out to
feed in the morning and
SURPRISE, another moth
to feed!!!
WVPH knows how
exciting the foaling
process can be! As any
proud new parent, you
want to be able to show
pictures of your new
foal, maybe even a
video of the event!
WVPH offers Video and
photography of your
mare's big day!
Call for more
information!
Roy L Fire
June 13, 2006
Romm X Aspens Wildfire
Congratulations to WVPH's clients
and friends Lisa and Jean!
Neither had ever seen a mare foal and were
on call for Aspen's delivery. Both made it
within minutes of Skip's birth. They helped
with the after care of the new foal: Drying
him off, dipping his navel, assisting in
helping him nurse, and imprint training!

~thanks for all the help ladies!
Beautiful
Mother and
Baby
Support Colorado State University!
The CSU Equine Reproduction Laboratory has many
stallions that truly are "hidden secrets"
They are standing several stallions to the public including
our own Roy L Fire's sire, ROMM.
Also TB, AQHA and Arabian stallions!

Contact Jason Bruemmer
970-491-8626
90-491-7005 (fax)

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FOALING
Having your first Foal?
Going to be out of town when your mare is due?
Have a pregnant mare but not the facilities for the big day?

Want to learn more about foaling?
Want to see a foal being born in real life?
Foaling out a new baby is such a
wonderful experience! We offer a
foaling service that strives to
provide the most relaxed
experience for you and your mare!
Please call us for more
information on our services!
303-324-3507

Know The Math
A mare's average
length of gestation is
340 days.  If you want
to calculate your
mare's foaling date you
can use the "minus 30
plus 5 method."  For
example, if your mare
was bred on April 1,
2005 her due date
would be on March 5,
2006.

The foal is responsible
for choosing the day it
will be born, while the
mare decides at what
hour she will give birth.

Key Signs that
Foaling is Near
Waxing, mare going off
feed, restlessness,
frequent urination and
defecation, frequently
laying down and getting
back up again, sweating,
water breaking.

Importance of
Colostrum
Did you know that your
foal is born without an
immune system?  
Colostrum is the mare's
first milk and allows the
foal to receive antibodies
through passive
transport.  The foal can
only absorb these
antibodies through their
intestine in the first 24
hours it is alive!  It is best
to make sure your foal
gets these antibodies
within the first 8-12 hours
of birth!

Imprint Training
Foals have a critical
learning period in the first
hours of life. 'Lessons'
learned in these first
hours can be retained for
the rest of their lives!  
The goals of imprinting
should be to create a
bond with your new foal
and humans for life by
desensitizing and
sensitizing the foal to the
different stimuli.
STALLION MANAGEMENT
Currently, Windy View can manage stallions for Live Cover only at
our facility. Some day it is our goal for collection capabilities. Until
then, we offer transportation and management for off site
collections.
A great Lesson for
Windy View Performance

After two and a half weeks of foal
watching, dripping and streaming
milk for almost two weeks, PC finally
gave birth to a dark bay colt on April
1, 2007.

But the joke was on mom's pocket
book!

Due to PC leaking milk for so long prior to
foaling, she had lost all of her colostrum.
Knowing the risks involved, we had an IgG test
run on the new guy. Our fears were made a
reality as the vet announced that the new colt
had no immune system. Sunday afternoon we
began the first Plasma Transfusion. Liquid
Gold is what they call it!
Monday he was a two time flunky. And he
needed another transfusion Monday night.
Tuesday brought a smile to our faces as the
blood work said he had finally passed!
Plasma Transfusion