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Understanding the Broodmare, by Christine M. Schweizer DVM. 150pp. The role of the broodmare on any farm is to produce a live, healthy foal, and thereby pass her genes on to a new generation of horses. All of an owner’s hopes and management efforts culminate in the hour when the mare begins to labor to deliver her foal, and success is measured in the foal’s first breaths and unsteady steps. This book gives the owner invaluable information on how to see a mare through pregnancy and a safe delivery and is an authoritative and comprehensive guide discussing the mare’s reproductive cycle, conception, pregnancy physiology, broodmare and pre-foaling management, high-risk pregnancies, and foaling.