Inside the National Stud Foaling Unit

The ‘T’ shaped unit has 20 boxes plus a staff room.
All the stables, which are accessible from internal corridors, are a minimum of 16’x16′, with rubber coated floors, CCTV cameras, heaters, rounded corners and dust extractors.
They have deep wheat straw beds, and are emptied, steam cleaned and disinfected between foalings.
All the equipment needed for foaling is kept in a trolley, which is wheeled to the right stable when needed.
The unit has a kitchen and laboratory plus a telephone to enable staff to call a vet if necessary.
It is staffed 24 hours a day throughout the breeding season.
Sue Caldwell’s Foaling Simplified, written for students and mare owners alike, is available from Weatherbys Allen Ltd (tel: 01933 440077).