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Floxely has a foal: Welcome Lord Tulyp!
Floxely was due on June 22, and a few days earlier my holiday had started. Or rather, “holiday” – looking back, those were exhausting and...

Heltie Horse
Sep 53 min read


Mare Retains Afterbirth: Causes and Solutions
When a foal is born, breeders naturally pay close attention – especially to the foal: It must stand, drink, urinate, and defecate within...

Heltie Horse
Jun 263 min read


Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 5
This will be the last part before Floxely gives birth. Since the last part, which ended in March of this year, a lot has changed with...

Heltie Horse
Jun 103 min read


Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 4
Soooooo happy!!! After nearly two years, it finally worked out — Floxely is pregnant! I could hardly believe it actually happened,...

Heltie Horse
May 283 min read


Preparing your mare for the birth of the foal
When your mare is expecting a foal, it is an exciting time. The preparation for the birth begins well before the due date. What do you...

Heltie Horse
May 204 min read


Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 1
It is now March 2025 and that means that in about 3.5 months Marjolijn's mare (Floxely) will have a foal. Super cool of course and very...

Heltie Horse
May 204 min read


The right nutrition for your pregnant mare
When your mare is expecting a foal, it is an exciting time. And of course you want to feed her as well as possible to be able to give...

Heltie Horse
May 202 min read


Do's and don'ts when giving birth to a foal
Your mare is pregnant and the birth of the foal is approaching. An exciting and special event, even if you have experienced it before....

Heltie Horse
May 206 min read


What is colostrum and why is it so important for the foal?
A newborn foal must drink enough colostrum from its mother within 24 hours. This is hugely important for a young foal's resistance and...

Heltie Horse
May 202 min read


Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 2
In part 1, you could read how 2023 was not a successful year to get Floxely pregnant. Of course, we didn't give up and just started again...

Heltie Horse
May 202 min read


Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 3
Would there still be a heat in 2024? That was the big question I kept asking myself. And yes, at the beginning of June I let it go. Took...

Heltie Horse
May 202 min read
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