1. The foal should be born, usually front legs and head first, with its muzzle clear of the placenta or 'redbag' so that it can breathe for the first time as soon as it is born. It should be obvious from the movements of its nostrils and chest that it is breathing.

How do you deliver a foal?

Even in a normal delivery, the mare may stand up, lie down and roll several times in an effort to properly position the foal for delivery. During this phase, contractions move the foal through the cervix and into position in the birth canal. The fetal membranes (allantois) may become visible at the mare's vulva.

Are foals born altricial or precocial?

The newborn young of predatory species are usually altricial. That is, they are quite helpless, neurologically immature, and have limited learning ability.