Length of Survival
If the foal does stand after birth and nurses from the mare, it is considered a live foal, even if it dies soon after. Some contracts are more generous, specifying that the foal must survive for at least 12 or 24 hours after first nursing. If the foal survives this long and then dies, it was still a live foal, and the mare owner is not entitled to a re-breeding. (But many stallion owners will offer a reduced stud fee in such cases, for goodwill reasons.)
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