We Need A Vet! Versatile Horsemanship

Video taken May 11, 2019
In this video you’ll see our foals first veterinary exam along with the delivery and inspection of the mares retained placenta.
If you enjoyed this video and would like to learn more about horses and follow my journey with horsemanship, start by subscribing and make sure to ding that little 🔔 so you never miss a video. Thanks for watching!
~ Brandi
Versatile Horsemanship
🔴Subscribe to Versatile Horsemanship ⤵️
/ @versatilehorsemanship
🔴For similar videos ⤵️
• Manzer
🔴Follow us on Instagram ⤵️
/ versatilehorsemanship
🔴Follow us on Facebook ⤵️
/ versatilehorsemanship

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Watch next kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaSUgX2qbdh9eq8

[@marthahanley6650]

New subscriber. I never thought I'd ever hear a doctor say, "That's a beautiful placenta". ;) ;)

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Martha Hanley I agree 😂 thanks for joining us!

[@terrydodson430]

Wow, very interesting! Excellent vet

[@mimioftwo8461]

How lucky are you to have a vet that is willing to take so much time explaining placenta to you. She was just lovely. And so is your new goal!

[@raraavis7782]

That was very interesting! You got a great vet there - not everyone, who knows their stuff is also good at explaining it. She seems to really enjoy teaching 👍

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Rara Avis she’s awesome, we are very thankful to have her

[@lovelylisawarriorqueen7923]

Yes, I agree very well described.

[@Cissy2cute]

Poor momma! Could hear her grunts as the uterus began contracting (oh no, not again!) This was so fascinating. It was great to see the placenta finally leave her body and how very "rich" it is as far as delivering nourishment to the foal. Thank you for sharing this and also thank the vet who explained everything so clearly. How sweet to observe the affection Nika displays to her little one. 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Cissy2cute thank you!

[@kimberley1449]

I love your vet. And I love how you cover all of this. You're a great mom.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kimberley Gager thank you so much!

[@susancroft3734]

Fascinating ! Thank you so much for Placenta 101. Fabulous veterinarian ! You are fortunate to have her!!!!

[@barbrasauer9396]

I love that your vet is so willing to educate you (& us) about all of this. How wonderful to have a knowledgeable vet willing to share her knowledge! Beautiful momma & baby!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Barbra Sauer I absolutely love that she is willing to teach us!

[@alisamartin3874]

Been around horses for forty years but not a lot of foalings. I learned so much today. Thanks.Your vet is amazing!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Alisa Martin thanks!

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Me too! My horse was a gelding and my molly mule was of course, sterile..no foal info there! Been around foals but not the birthing and such...great videos ,eh? (Forgive me, I'm Canadian,eh?) Lol

[@susanflowers6282]

Poor thing! Being a Mother myself! I understand her pain. That colt is too cute!

[@conniezapiain5262]

THAT IS SO COOL! The most interesting thing to me was the exam of the placenta and the knowledge see gave us. All the veins and stuff.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Connie Zapiain glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrHorsepro]

Your vet did a good job of explaining everything, the only other thing I would have done just for educational purposes is shown you the cervical star pattern on the red side of the placenta. That is a white starburst pattern on every horse placenta where the placenta was in contact with the closed cervix all through gestation. It is typically located close to where the placenta opened to let the foal out. Since it came through the cervix. And sometimes you can only see part of it because of the raged opening where the foal exited. The heart murmur aka shunt was adequately explained as well. Point of interest if you are foaling a mare and the placenta instead of the amniotic sack appears first you have the areal problem its called a red bag delivery and that is why you always want a sharp knife always available when foaling a mare because the foal cannot breakthrough that to breathe. The other thing I did not hear but she may have explained, is that the IgG (Immunoglobulin G) blood test should be collected at about 16-18 hours after the foal has nursed to see if it has received the passive transfer of the mares antibodies to give it the same protections that the mare already has from all sorts of infections. About 20% of all foals fail to get that passive transfer for a variety of reasons and that is why on one of the other Nika foaling videos I recommended collecting a saving some of the mare's colostrum immediately to deal with that situation if it should arise. If it has not received a passive transfer and no colostrum is available, then the foal will need a hyperimmune blood plasma transfusion that contains the needed antibodies. There are a couple now available, one is Rhodococcus-equi specific for combating Rhodococcus pneumonia in foals. The other is a normal plasma. Both with the vet call are quite expensive. Sometimes albeit it very rare even if the foal receives the colostrum in plenty of time and the colostrum is of good quality, they still may not receive the passive transfer in which case they will require a transfusion. So, the simplest thing to do is start your own little colostrum bank, then if you’re not foaling a mare in a given season and someone in your area needs colostrum yours will work just fine.

[@camaletta5054]

Finally got to watch. Lol. Shoulder problem. Any whoo. Loved it. Nika and Manzer are adorable. So happy Nika got the placenta out. Learned a lot. Thanks Brandi. Heading over to your new video. ❤🙏🐎🐎

[@tracyrain4941]

Requirements for a great video: (1) mare ... tick (2) foal ... tick (3) amazing filming ... tick (4) awesome teaching vet ... tick So very interesting and well worth the wait. Hope mum and foal are still doing as well. Thanks for sharing this with us all and keep your brilliant vids coming...😊😁😄

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Tracy Rain thank you for the kind words!

[@jonimusser8369]

Your vet is an amazing teacher!!! You are very lucky to have one who take the time to teach you!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Joni Musser she is SO awesome!

[@matthewsykes4814]

Fascinating and Ewww in the same moment. Gorgeous mom and little one, so sweet......

[@bellahuey8032]

I think that my favorite part was the close up on Manzer at 6:40 LOL😂😂

[@Pamelamusic371]

Awww, the pain of motherhood. ❤

[@peggypapczun2906]

You have the greatest vet! Nika, Manzer and the rest are in excellent hands. Love your videos, Brandi!

[@Verisetti]

She explains things really well.

[@whathappenedwas7083]

I have my first horse who is a gelding for one year now, don't have a mare, but so educational to see.

[@nancysueleske7819]

So nervous for them even though I already knew they were ok. Very informative

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Nancy Sue Leske thanks!

[@patricianewton1417]

I am on Christmas Break binge watching your channel. A thousand hugs to you and your babies.

[@dianepeoples3902]

So interesting.ive never seen anything like this.thanks for educating me.its been about twenty years since I’ve had horses. I have a lot of medical issues now so those days are done. But I love your videos. Them bring back that wonderful time in my life when I had horses. Thanks for bringing that back to me! Have a great day

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

I'm so glad you enjoy watching my videos, best wishes to you

[@suetucker9264]

I have learned so much about the birthing of horses tonight watching your videos! This is so interesting! Thank you for making these so instructive with pictures!

[@lovelylisawarriorqueen7923]

Awwwww, what a good momma and adorable foal. Go Palomino club!

[@samanthaflynn6140]

That's so amazing to see!! Placenta..wow!! Its not even that messy!!! In awwww

[@ruthm3813]

That was really interesting thank you for sharing. Very educational too. Thank you to your vet for spending the time showing us the placenta and explaining about it. Only a vet could call it beautiful though, but I know what she means. How interesting was the fact that foals are born with a hole in their heart, amazing. I am so happy things ended up good for mare and foal.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Marilyn R thank you!

[@aileen694]

Hello Brandi and family and all your critters! Been following your videos and they are all fascinating, informative and sometimes emotional! Many thanks for your time and energy spent on this. Wish you all the Best! Lena from Canada. (we just turned 152!)

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Aileen thank you! Best wishes to you!

[@Wolfssong2004]

This video was very interesting! So glad you filmed it and shared it with all of us :)

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Wolf's Song thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@Livingtheretiredlife]

Your vet is AMAZING!!!! I loved how she explained everything..! It was all so interesting.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Jessica Manning thank you!

[@gingercox6468]

Touching the back of the newborn stimulates the reaction u called kicking. It's a normal reaction. If the animal doesn't rise rubbing or touching the back stimulates movement.

[@gingercox6468]

A human nursing causes contractions too. It would be my instinct. Cows after birth shed the placenta is called being fresh.

[@Aprilme2]

Nice video explaining a retained placenta. I had a mare back in 1995 who had a spontaneous abortion 8 months into her gestation on December 23rd 1995. She lost a stud colt (later found to be caused by low progesterone). She retained the placenta for 5 days. My vet came to the farm every day to put antibiotics in her uterus and she had 2 shots of penicillin a day, as well as bute. Her temp was taken twice a day and never went above normal. When she finally let go of the placenta, she was found to be perfectly healthy. She was bred back (live foal guarantee), put on regumate, and in February of 1997 and a beautiful little filly.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Paula Mears wow, that’s for sharing your story. Glad all went well the next time around.

[@brendawhite6540]

Poor mama, you can tell she's miserable 😙hope she's passes it soon👍beautiful mama and baby😁ohhhh so glad it's all out now.... good mama❤️❤️Congrats to you too😁thx Mrs Vet👍nature is wonderful!

[@allysmith2284]

Gosh I remember the pain of my uterus contracting after the birth of my children.... poor mumma but she got a VERY cute baby em

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Ally Smith me too, I don’t think I’ll ever forget that feeling. Thank you!

[@singingsam40]

What a fantastic vet! It makes such a difference when they take the time to explain things and involve the owner in the medicine. Just an interesting fact: human babies have a hole in their hearts too (ductus arteriosus) which by-passes blood flow to the lungs, until after birth. In some cases, the hole doesn't seal completely after birth, causing hole-in-the-heart syndrome (patent ductus arteriosus).

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Singing Sam that’s so cool! I ask a zillion questions when the vet comes. I love it!

[@jadesjourney1609]

Thank you for this! I’ve been watching foaling videos and this is the first one that showed complications and education. Appreciate it!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Thanks for watching!

[@zoeblueyes]

AMAZING!

[@qwilfish66]

Great video and glad that they’re ok

[@Ad_Astra_321]

Thank you for posting this & cheers to your Vet ;)

[@danamelby4090]

Very scary for you brandi! Good think she didn't get lame! This video is very educational I appreciate you sharing! Poor nikka

[@gypsymoonwolf4916]

Thank you❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@destinationaddictionsamsar7894]

Gosh everyone is having their foals this year

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Army Animal Nerd MyDays I think it just seems like that because so many are posting it on social media.

[@lizhrubik3936]

Wow, that was incredible to watch. Thank for all you share with us. Can’t wait to watch him grow.😊

[@suzystone244]

Brandi dahlink. The videos just keep getting cuter, and way better 🤗❤ Oxytocin....YAY

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

suzy klitgaard thank you!

[@rezotydnic]

Great teaching moment

[@kathyf.2002]

Poor Mama! They did the same to me when my son was born. It was awful! All of you did such a fantastic job. Thanks for sharing the experience with us!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kathy Fettig yeah me too! It’s some wicked stuff!

[@pearlbubbles6885]

Amazing🐎🐴

[@pamkenel7534]

That sure was educational, thank you.

[@happyhorsemanship2909]

That is an awesome placenta

[@valeriechamp7199]

Fascinating fact about placenta attachment and hole in heart,...Amazing

[@shazzylynne]

Wow! Best ever!❤

[@elizabethpeters9875]

What a fascinating vlog. Your vet is amazing and it's brilliant that she's happy to share her knowledge with us too. Sorry I'm late commenting on this vlog Sandy. Lots of love from Liz in the UK xxx 🐎💙🇬🇧

[@L-Anded]

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing.

[@jenniferlehman2464]

In all the years of foaling out babies, thankfully I've only encountered 3 retained placentas. But we had Potocin on hand and were able to administer it to mom right at 4 hrs 5 mins if she had not passed the placenta. I examined them all and thankfully all 3 came out beautifully like Nika's did. Best Regards from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jenn.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Jennifer Lehman yeah that’s a good idea! Thank you!

[@jenniferlehman2464]

@@VersatileHorsemanship As we entered the last month, that was when we would get the medication, and store it on our vet's directions. Saved Emergency calls and fees. :/ As I was a paramedic, the vet taught me how to administer the medication, first with sterile saline. Then if needed I knew how to do it with the actual medication. Especially if you have one who is afraid of needles, you could play with the cap on to desensitize them. But that was only if they were being bred back 10 days after foaling. All our mares but one, our old lady, who is 23, was bred back. But we have her in case we need a nurse mare. Best Regards from Ottawa, Jenn

[@traceyannpitman]

Hi that was great video bet your mare was glad to have placenta gone, tell your foal I have hole in my heart too❣ he will be fine x

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

To watch the whole story, check out this link kzbin.info/aero/PLIR-JJucLqwK03czDuIMjodOXT0IsOxmm

[@soultiger9119]

Very educational and helpful, I have a few horses and now I know more about when to get a vet involved when my mare's foaling

[@leonslionessnz4867]

How fascinating! I have never seen a horse placenta. I am glad Nika was able to expel it with help from the vet.

[@patriciagerbing3418]

Outstanding and informative video! I love your channel! I’m looking forward to seeing baby grow. Thank you for taking the time to show all of us all about horse birthing.

[@stephaniegardner6236]

Love watching your videos...learn so much....thanks for sharing...🤠

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Stephanie Gardner I’m so glad to hear that 😊

[@treesawlimbnahbirch6788]

This was an amazing video, Thank you

[@wind571evergreen]

So much to learn and you are a fabulous teacher!! How sweet this boy is and funny!💙 Great video!! 🐴🐎

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Pamela Kelley thank you!

[@DebbieSchulte2001]

That was such a cool video, thanks for posting!

[@SN-of5tu]

As always, super interesting. Thank you for this video!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Cool Spool thanks for watching!

[@cmarie5774]

Thanks once again for all the great info. Your vet truly is amazing, very good at what she does, and is able to explain everything so well.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

CMarie57 she’s so awesome, we really appreciate her

[@bwheat60]

How interesting! I’m really glad she passed it with a little help. Who knew of the dangers! Wow! Thanks for sharing! 💕🙏☮️

[@theresadriskill6884]

Thank you, that was so educational.you have a wonderful vet, she is so informative and patient. Beautiful momma and baby❤️

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Theresa Driskill thank you!

[@conniezapiain5262]

Might I add what a great vet!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Connie Zapiain thank you!

[@angelahames5056]

SO COOL!!! very informative, I love waking up and learning all sorts of new things before my first cup of coffee! I love that your vet is so good at communicating all the details in a way all of us can relate to. So much fun to watch. Happy 4th of July!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Angela Hames thanks, happy 4th to you!

[@trinidiana]

That was so amazingly awesome, thanks so much for sharing, your vet is wonderful!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

trinidiana glad you enjoyed it!

[@lindajow6897]

Good job I like it.

[@miriambertram2448]

Super video thanks to vet for explaining.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Miriam Bertram thanks!

[@PatriseHenkel]

Miracle of life! Amazing to learn about mares’ anatomy in detail! Your vet is awesome

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Patrise Arts thank you!

[@martineinfrance]

Very interesting and educative. Poor mom so uncomfortable. When she sniffed her baby with a soft sound was so moving. 💞 Your vet is very good at explaining things. 👍 Thank you for sharing.

[@ksanurse]

Very interesting

[@autumnisnothere]

So informative. Thank you for the great video and your vet's explanation. I so enjoyed this.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Susie Wallace glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@harlcc261]

VERY Interesting

[@melissawalker3874]

glad she's OK now

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Melissa Walker thanks!

[@libbyratcliff3672]

Very interesting video. Thank you!

[@rcrow2011]

I learned so much from this video. Thank you for sharing it 😉👍😁😁😁

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Duchess Rebekka glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-ry3mh3pv1z]

Thanks...from syria

[@kipper7059]

Man! What a BEAUTIFUL horse! Her baby is cute also. I'm glad everything looks like its gonna be ok!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

* Kipper thank you

[@Open2OpenUT]

That was A-Ma-Zing to watch! Your Vet is fantastic, she explained everything in a way we could all understand and appreciate. Regards from Southern Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Open2OpenUT thanks!

[@7777LORENZO]

Excellent teacher - Thank you so much

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Thanks for watching

[@lisadenton679]

That was amazing I have never seen a placenta before thank you very much

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

lisa denton glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

[@dianebrock7530]

That was Very interesting and EDUCATIONAL Thank you for sharing it with us👍🐎

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Diane Brock thank you, glad you enjoyed it

[@rachelpotter2045]

Wow what a great video very informational...mom and baby are absolutely beautiful.... congrats on the little one..I just love your channel...

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Rachel Potter thank you!

[@emilylipsitz]

@@VersatileHorsemanship I hope all things went well.

[@annepipps6015]

Wow 🤠amazing to watch and thanks for sharing Brandi - learning so much from your awesome channel. Thanks 😄 oh and Happy 4th 😃

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Anne Pipps happy 4th to you! Thanks for watching!

[@missys]

Ahhhh pitocin!! Gives me flashbacks! So glad it worked for Nika! She's such a trooper ❤️ thanks for sharing! Your vet is amazing! I love learning and following your journey! So thank you 😊

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Missy S thank you for the kind words!

[@carolshortley8395]

Interesting

[@barbaragreene6592]

Thank you very much. This was very informative information. Very interesting n knowledgeable. Very good vid.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Barbara Greene glad you enjoyed it!

[@inspiredclips8245]

Started watching while eating breakfast and had to pause until now...I thought I was tougher than that... Thank you! I had my first Natural Horsemanship Class last evening (I was the most excited 50 year old like a kid at Christmas) and on second try successfully put the rope halter on Zak. I heard back from a TIP Trainer and just sent a requested to just observe when she has a Mustang. Thank you again and again for your feedback a few weeks ago and sharing your journey for the sake of the horse and humans! Laural

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Inspired Clips that’s awesome!!

[@Laurieb2851]

This was interesting, but will be very important info for an owner of a pregnant mare to have. I can well imagine the cramps momma was having in order to pass that placenta. She was likely thinking, oh please. Let there not be another one in there! Mamma had already been through so much with the one baby. So glad both are happy and healthy! Thanks for uploading this video. I can pass this info onto another horse owner.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Laurieb2851 thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@susanflowers6282]

I did find three videos of twin horse's. One is called IDENTICAL TWINS HAVING IDENTICAL TWINS. Another one is called. HORSE HAS TWINS IN CALIFORNIA. Both were very interesting! I thought that you might want to watch them. I'm NOT saying anything bad about your vet, TRULY! I just knew that I had seen that before, that's all. Have a nice day! I love your channel.

[@angelacourtney1123]

Learned so much..wish my vet was as instructional 👨‍🏫

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Angela Courtney glad you enjoyed it! I ask a lot of questions. I poke and prod and need to know why. From my experience, A vet who is passionate about their job is always happy to discuss.

[@ozbird03]

Very interesting thank you 😊

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

ZoëHall73 thanks for watching!

[@kathyleung1235]

That was very interesting!!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kathy Leung glad you enjoyed it

[@helenhodge-croom9635]

so cool!!!! when my mate had both her f oals she was out to pasture( 648 acers!) so we never got to inspect the placenta or even SEE any of the birthing process!!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Helen Hoge-croom id rather have my mare out on 648 acres and not see it, but I’m thankful that we could watch her since there was a complication! Pretty sure this whole process took years off my life 😂

[@sandycee89]

WOW!! No small task knowing how each sequence must follow exactly. Congratulations to the entire family!! (Equine and human.)

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Sandra Carson thank you! Definitely not a small task 😂

[@kathyleung1235]

Would love to see more of the baby!!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kathy Leung more coming soon!