The foal is usually born after 12 to 18 minutes of heavy labor. Maiden mares (mares foaling for the first time) are more likely to take about an hour to expel the fetus. Handlers should be ready to assist if it goes much longer than an hour. Mature mares in labor for more than 30 to 45 minutes may also need assistance.
Punjab, state of India, located in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. It is bounded by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest and by the country of Pakistan to the west.
The Punjabi people are natives of India as well as Pakistan, while Indians are people who are natives of India only. The commonly spoken language by the Punjabi people is mainly Punjabi while the language spoken by an Indian is mainly Hindi or a regional language of the region he belongs to. The Punjabi people follow mainly Sikhism in India and Islam in Pakistan while Indian people follow a variety of religions mainly: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity.