Foaling

Watch police force's adorable new foal test out his legs

The police force has started a breeding programme to help secure the horse-power it will need in the future — and Tebo Stardust is its first foal

Rare twin foals 'growing stronger each day'

The twins — Tilly and Lilly — and mum Rose are all doing well

Spring surprise foal for mare rescued from beneath trailer

The mare, who was rescued from horrific conditions last autumn, has given birth to a healthy filly

Cute alert: Cheltenham record-breaker gives birth to colt

The Irish National Stud has recorded a short video of the six-time Cheltenham Festival winner and her new foal

8 foals that have hit the headlines (and that we've fallen in love with)

It doesn't take a lot to have us a cooing over a fluffy foal, but there are some with stories so remarkable — and adorable — that they have really pulled at the heart strings...

Racing legend Treve gives birth to first foal: see pictures and video

The dual Arc winner and her foal, by Dubawi, are "doing really well", Al Shaqab Racing’s Haras de Bouquetot stud manager has said

Difficult foalings: emergency caesarean in hospital

Difficult foalings: when life-giving colostrum turns toxic

Difficult foalings: lost the mare but saved the foal

Difficult foalings: foal presents upside down

Andrea Oakes talks to Kara Johnston MRCVS about how she dealt with the delivery of a foal that presented for delivery with his legs above his head

Is this the most chaotic foaling? Filly enters the world during farm inferno

Bulls and horses ran loose during the South Yorkshire fire

Equine placenta: vital information every breeder needs to know

Once the foal is born, the work of the placenta is done. Sarah Stoneham MRCVS looks at the role of this vital organ in the run-up to birth

Foal surprises crowds by making very public arrival

Visitors to Woodlands Family Theme Park, in Dartmouth, could not believe their eyes when Phoenix was born in the middle of the day

Test-tube foal marks successful return of technology

A foal that was conceived via test-tube technology that has not been used in the UK for years has been born at Twemlows Stud

'Distressed' mare rescued by charity after being forced to foal while tethered

A mare who was forced to give birth while tethered by the neck has been rescued, along with her foal, by charity HorseWorld

Orphaned foal adopted by top showjumping mare

Grade A showjumper Loughnatousa Raven has adopted an orphaned foal whose mother had to be put down due to colic

Maternal mare Nanny McPhee saves lives of two foals

The 11-year-old part-bred Irish draught has fostered two youngsters, including a Clydesdale, despite not having had a foal herself for three years

How one top mare fought for her life after foaling

Find out how top mare Rachel Alexandra battled back from near-death after foaling complications

Live webcam shire foal birth ends sadly for viewers

The long-awaited birth of the National Trust's shire Queenie's foal took place last night, but the foal died soon after

National Trust to broadcast birth of a Shire foal online

The birth of a Shire foal will be broadcast live over the internet as part of a National Trust experiment