2. Noun. act of giving birth to a foal ¹
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Definition of Foaling
1. foal [v] - See also: foal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foaling
Literary usage of Foaling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Management and Breeding of Horses by Merritt Wesley Harper (1913)
"foaling time.—There are certain signs of the near approach of parturition that
rarely fail. The udder may become much distended some time before foaling, ..."
2. American Horses and Horse Breeding: A Complete History of the Horse from the by John Dimon (1895)
"A mare will almost invariably be "in heat" on the seventh day after foaling if
she is healthy and has received no injury from foaling, and in most cases it ..."
3. Catechism of Practical Agriculture by Henry Stephens (1856)
"MARES foaling. What is the treatment of mares about the time of producing their
A mare is worked till symptoms of foaling appear, when she is put by herself ..."
4. The Farmer's Calendar: Containing the Business Necessary to be Performed on by Arthur Young (1809)
"MARES foaling, Mares should have the horse so as to foal as nearly as may be~in
this month : the end of which, or the beginning of May, ..."
5. The Art of Taming and Educating the Horse: With Details of Management in the by Dennis Magner (1886)
"PARTURITION OR foaling. The period of gestation in the mare varies from eleven
... Usually about ten days before foaling she begins to "make bag," the udder ..."
6. The Practical Horse Keeper by George Fleming (1886)
"foaling. It is well to know the signs of approaching parturition, as if the mare
and her produce are valuable, it may be desirable to have an attendant with ..."
7. The General Stud-book, Containing Pedigrees of Race Horses, &c. &c. from the (1883)
"... to Bobadil in 27, and died in 28, six days after foaling—the foal was brought
up by hand. WALTON MAEE (sister to Wrangler), ..."
8. Every Horse Owners' Cyclopedia ...: Diseases, and how to Cure Them by John Henry Walsh, Ellwood Harvey, John Elderkin (1871)
"The Hovel and Paddock—General Management of the Brood- Marc— Treatment when in
Foal—After foaling—Early Management of the Foal—Weaning. ..."
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