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2007     April 27

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Horse Breeding Teleseminar

Clear your schedule on the evening of May 2nd for an in-depth interview with Justin Hayna, DVM, of Blue Mounds Equine Center.  Sponsored by The Foaling Guide, Justin's discussing your questions on breeding basics as well as the cutting-edge technology available for mare and stallion owners in the ever-growing field of Equine Reproduction.

You should listen in on this one-of-a-kind call if
•You're a horse breeder
•You've ever considered breeding your horse,
•You might own a mare or a stallion someday
•You're just interested in learning more about some of the advances in horse health

This call is free, outside of your regular long distance phone charges.

Visit here for more info or to sign up and submit your questions on breeding issues for Justin to answer live on the call!

Lines on the call are limited and filling fast.  There are just a few days left to get in, so sign up now and make plans to attend!

Please forward this on to any interested individual, group, forum.  Feel free to post it on your blog!
Patricia Reszetylo
EquineTeleseminar.net

Carol Lavell and Gifted

I remember when I heard this horse had passed, and while I didn't know him or Carol personally, I remember crying when I heard it. I still tear up. I choose to post this video not because they are special to me, but because as I watched it, there were things I didn't see. I didn't see his tail wringing and thrashing, like I see in so many dressage rides. It says something about the skill of the rider when their horse thrashes it's tail... it's very off-putting. I don't see that in this ride. It's just beautiful. Enjoy!

How To Care For Your New Foal.

by Mark Andrews, equine veterinarian  and author of The Foaling Guide.

You have waited eleven months for your foal to arrive. Now he is here what can you do to ensure he gets off to the best possible start in life?

Make sure that he sucks. A normal foal should stand and drink from the mare within two hours.  If the foal is having difficulty sucking, or is not interested, he may have serious problems. Call an experienced horse vet sooner rather than later.

Colostrum, the first milk, is very important. It contains all the antibodies your foal needs to protect him from infectious disease. A foal needs between 1.5 - 2 litres of good quality colostrum. It is most important to make sure he gets enough.

If the foal won't suck you can collect some colostrum from the mare and give it by bottle. Or the vet can put it directly into the foal's stomach using a tube.  Colostrum substitutes are available if the mare doesn't have any milk.

The foal's intestines can only absorb colostrum for the first 24 hours or so. After that, the vet can give a plasma transfusion to boost the antibodies if necessary.

Check that the foal is passing meconium. Meconium is the firm dark feces that has built up during the foal's time inside the mare. Colt foals, in particular, can have problems passing this because their pelvis is narrow. Your vet may recommend giving an enema.

It is a good idea to have the vet to give the foal a check-up. The vet can give an injection to protect the foal from tetanus. This is especially important if the mare has not been vaccinated recently. A blood sample can be taken from the foal to check that adequate antibodies have been absorbed.

Probiotics may be useful in preventing "foal heat scours", which often occur about 10 days of age.  The diarrhea is probably due to the digestive system adapting to life outside the mare rather than anything to do with the mare's hormones.

Carefully monitor the foal's progress. Even those foals that appear normal at birth can develop problems later on. Foals should become brighter and more active over the first few days.  One of the first signs of serious infection is that the foal becomes dull or spends more time sleeping.

With good care and attention from an early age, you and your new foal can look forward to an exciting future together.

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Expecting a foal? Know what to expect. The Foaling Guide brings you the help of an experienced horse vet. For news of a special time-limited offer for EquineTeleseminar.net readers only, go to (http://www.thefoalingguide.com), by Mark Andrews, equine veterinarian  and author of The Foaling Guide. Mark also runs the Equine Science Update website, where you can learn about the latest advances in horse science. Keep up to date with a free newsletter - go to http://www.equinescienceupdate.co.uk

Adopt A Foal Update

Hi Everyone,

Well, it looks like we are in the home stretch... as you can see from the pictures, the girls are synchronizing their rolling to help position their babies (its pretty funny to see them when they get stuck on one side 'cuz they can't get their big bellies to roll all the way over!) and "bagging up" (look closely) so it won't be long now! We are guessing that Mara will deliver first, but they seem to be very competitive with one another....so we shall see...

We have put a camera up in the barn to monitor their progress and thought it'd be fun to include you all in the "mare stare"... the IP address is as follows...  http://65.67.157.112 .
We also have it hyperlinked on our website. You can locate it at the top of the Available Horses page. Anyone watching them that sees anything of concern should feel free to contact us immediately at 281-356-6644.

We have had lots of phone calls inquiring about these two beautiful mares and their foals but no firm commitments as yet, so please help us to get the word out... as you can see they are really something and their personalities are just wonderful. O'Hara is the calmer of the two, but Mara is gentling down nicely is very curious about everything. They both are easy feeders and love their grain! They will now walk up to the fences and both want to be scratched and loved on. O'Hara follows me around the pasture as I pull up grass to hand feed to her...the booger thinks I'm her walking deli delivery! LOL

We hope you enjoy the photos and the web cam...Please take a few moments to review some of the things, we've listed below, that we really need right now... perhaps some of you can help us out by pooling with friends and/or family to donate some things from the list to us. We have recently purchased some extra lead ropes and halters, our feed bill has taken a huge leap (them bigguns can eat!),  we have had to add some additional crossfencing to keep the mares and foals separate from all other horses and unfortunately, have had a lot of medical expenses to cover....so we could really use some assistance in obtaining these items.
# Large Two-wheeled Wheelbarrows - 3               
# Wash Rack Mats
# High Quality Hay
# Salt Blocks
# Wood Shavings (or) AirLite Animal Bedding
# Stall Rakes - 6
# Motor Oil - Least expensive, several quarts (to paint on wood fencing to discourage chewing)
# Purina Horseman's Edge Sweetfeed 12% or 14%
# Purina Omelene 300
# For-A-Flex Complete Vitamin Supplements
# Strongid C2X - 50 lbs.
# Cash Donations
# Gift Cards/Certificates (to local Feedstores or Tractor Supply)
Please help us however you are able to...as always, we appreciate your support!
Marian & Dan

Another Amazing Demonstration

Once a shrewd marketer... always a shrewd marketer...

I'm subscribed to Craig Garber's newsletter, and I got this one a while back, wanted to share it with you who are business people.

Once a shrewd marketer... always a shrewd marketer...

Today's tip is the story of a very successful entrepreneur who's not  afraid to go out on a limb and be completely unconventional.

There's this 63 year-old ex-Vietnam veteran out in Texas named Herb  Vest.  In 2001, Herb sold his last company, H. D. Vest, to Wells Fargo  for $121 Millyun bucks -- not chump change by anyone's standards.

H.D. Vest changed the landscape of business by passing legislation  which allowed CPA's to get paid for selling financial products and  securities, and of course, Vest was the broker dealer who offered all the products to these accountants.

Smart man, and now it seems like he's stumbled onto something just as smart and unconventional.

Vest knows the best way to overcome a weakness -- or a perceived  marketing weakness -- is to turn it around and position yourself and the weakness, as your particular strength in the marketplace, and that's what Vest has done again, with a company called True.com, that  he started in 2004.

True is an online dating site that requires it's registrants to undergo background checks to make sure they aren't either married or criminals, which is probably good criteria for single folks looking to find their soulmates, no?

And now Vest is pushing legislation to make ALL dating sites require  their members to get background checks.  Instead of being the odd one out, he's taking his difference and trying to re-create it as the standard.

VERY smart.

Of course, True has received NOTHING but criticism from all the established dating sites -- they are saying these background checks are evasive and don't prove anything... they're upset because they can't compete with True because Vest is outspending them in Google adwords... and in general, they don't like True's tactics and the pictures of scantily-clad women they use in their marketing.  (Like they're the first ones to do this, right?)

What's Vest's take on this?

He couldn't care less.  He knows when your competition is criticizing  you, it means you're eating away at their business (another valuable lesson for you, if you are the subject of criticism from time-to-time)and making them stretch for a change.

Valuable lessons indeed.

Now go sell something, Craig Garber

Craig Garber is an author, direct-marketing consultant, and America's Top Direct-Response Copywriter.  Test-drive Garber's offline Seductive Selling newsletter, FREE while this offer lasts: http://www.kingofcopy.com/ssnl

Habitat For Horses Action Alert

Attention All Members,

There is a lot of activity planned this coming week related to both horse slaughter and the Texas Animal Cruelty Bill. This Alert is directed towards all Texas, Illinois and United States members.

Appaloosa Mare Foaling

This is taken from several hours of video.