Foalin Mare: Insights Inside the Foaling Mare

1. Introduction
In comparison with other domestic animals, parturition in the horse is a fast and almost explosive event. Mostly, it takes place in an uncomplicated manner, but when difficulties arise, adequate veterinary intervention can be life saving. Most of these life-saving interventions can only be learned from bitter experience, with all the consequences that this involves.

The objectives of this project were to provide veterinary surgeons and students, grooms, and horse owners with more “insights inside” the foaling mare. This was done by creating a model to visualize the entire birth process from stage I through stage III.

2. Materials and Methods
Artists created a computer-aided design of an anatomic model of a pregnant mare. Computer graphics were used to generate countless images for each sequence to produce live action footage. All details thus captured were checked by renowned specialists in equine obstetrics, and scientific considerations prevailed in the design. [...]