Delayed reconstructive surgery was performed as a one‐stage procedure on 10 mares with rectovestibular lacerations, using monofilament nonabsorbable suture in a 3‐layer closure, with all internal sutures buried. Primary healing was obtained in 9 cases. One case was complicated by severe postoperative straining, resulting in dehiscence of the rectum, which healed by second intention. A small rectovestibular fistula formed in this case and was later repaired. Recurrence of injury at subsequent foalings appears to be a significant prob