ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests several management practices that can assist the horsemen in reaching these objectives. Tremendous demands have been placed on the horsemen to produce large young horses. In the recent past, it has been economically important to raise an extremely large colt or filly so that they would be more competitive in the showring and (or) racetrack. Several problems have arisen due to these maximum (generally non-optimum) growth rates, which are attributed primarily to large amounts of feed. It is important that horsemen take advantage of every management practice to produce a healthy, marketable foal. Immediately after foaling, the navel stump of the foal should be dipped in a tincture of 10% iodine. Without the iodine treatment of the navel stump, the foal could get an infection that would lead to navel ill. Another important management consideration is to make sure that the foal passes the meconium that is waste material (fetal excrement) in the digestive system.
