Beginning with delivery, the book explains how to evaluate the foal's health and to know if a veterinarian should be called. Emergencies such as failure to breathe, to rise, and to nurse are dealt with along with such topics as medication, diet, exercise, and the special needs of the premature, orphan, twin, or rejected foal.
M. Phyllis Lose, V.M.D. has been practicing veterinary medicine for 40 years. She is the author of Howell;s Blessed Are the Brood Mares, Second Edition, and lives in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.