That fetlocks are normal, especially in draught horses. Even some warmblood foal have that and it's nothing to worry about. That foal will stand normaly in 2 Weeks time.
Ever looked at a human baby when it is first born? They are all scrunched up too with bandy legs - same with horses. Very very cute babies that will straighten out with time.
foals can often be born "down in the tendons" or with "windswept" front legs. Consider the size of their pre-natal accomodations...legs are tucked and folded, bunched up. In addition, the bones of a newborn are still somewhat soft and maleable, which is really evident in this video. As for the "perfection comments", the manager was being interviewed...after 340+/- days, he was delighted for four legs, a mane and a tail, trust me!! Wonder what they look kike coming 3?
Can we get an official statement from AB stating that the foals that are not what they are looking for for their hitch or for their breeding program are adopted out to good, reliable, inspected/back ground checked homes? As well for those who are retired? We would like to be ensured that these magnificent horses, an American icon, are not sent to slaughter. Either directly or indirectly. Can YOU AB make a commercial that says you are anti-slaughter? It would be greatly appreciated by many!
To the person who thinks there is a problem with this foals fetlocks...They are just fine most all new borns walk this way with their fetlocks touching the ground, until their tendons strengthen up then they will stand up right and walk like a normal. So what you are seeing is very normal for a new born.
@4Champ2and0 Did any of my comments sound arrogant? I was just saying that I didn't expect the worse for the horses. Sorry if I offended you in any way.
@VivaLaEquus If you were not being arrogant, then I apologize as well. However, it does bother me when people assume things like that. This is a large company concerned about profit. If the animal isn't going to benefit that bottom line, then large Co. are prone to finding the most inexpensive way of disposing of it. These Co. need to be held accountable by the public. But if everyone just assumes they care for the unwanted animals, then it leaves the animals at the mercy of corporate greed. =/
@4Champ2and0 Actually, they can make a LOT more off of a trained hitch horse--even one who isn't up to their standards--than they can at meat prices, and AB hitch training is absolutely top-notch. So if profit is the main motivator, they'll be more likely to sell them to private owners. Also, they can afford it, and given that these are advertising icons, the news that they were being slaughtered would be devastating P.R. That would be suicidal on their part.
@4Champ2and0 I used to go the draft horse shows in and around Oklahoma and Missouri. Quite a few people owned clydes from Grant's farm, and retired from hitch work. If you consider that there's only about 12 horses in the St. Louis hitch at any time, with maybe another 4-8 in training, there are a lot more geldings than there are hitch horses, and not all the mares can be kept for breeding. Talk to the draft horse people at the shows, if you have doubts. You WILL get opinions, LOL.
That is so sweet. I remember when I was little the horses would come to Biloxi and I would go see them every year. The foals are beautiful. I wish I could see them again.
I never owned a Clydesdale but the the weak tendons are similar in other horses, I had an Appaloosa colt and his tendons were weak but after a couple weeks they strenghtened and then he tried to mount my sister! lol the look on my sister's face was priceless! ha ha
I believe this is the facillity that took the place of the one here in California that was just a couple miles from my current home. Sure miss driving down that rough dirt road to the farm or seeing the pick up trucks in bud colors rolling around Temecula.
@3rogimo - they sometimes do have weak legs, but given a few weeks of being alive, they're ripping and tearing around pastures , growing stronger each hour.
@3rogimo im pretty sure they are more than well equiped n knowledgable to raise the foals to be healthy and happy they will probibly have had the vet out too
@3rogimo Most newborn horses legs are like this. My mares have had foals before. They were all like this. It's because the horse needs to build up strength in there legs, and build up more tissue around the tendons to make them more sturdy. He is just fine. But the concern is never a problem.
It's definitely not normal for horses in general. I don't know if it's normal for Clydesdales, if your horses are Dlydesdales: ok maybe. But a usual foal shouldn't have such legs.
@3rogimo Ive had Clydesdales before and they are born like this. Most heavy horses are born like this. if its a lighter weight horse then there could possibly be something to worry about.
@3rogimo ya when u said that i looked at the fetlocks and was like "what the hell?" I had never seen anything like that before lol So i looked up other baby clyds and they all do it. Maybe it has something to do with the time it takes to grow stronger bones where their fetlocks are lol idk /watch?v=jR85-CMmu5E&feature=related <----Here is the link with the other baby clyd
@3rogimo It looks bad but thats how they are for a while. Like the video says they are justa week old. They havent built up the strength in their legs yet. They are just fine;)
@3rogimo Lots of babies have loose ligaments when they are first born... They'll tighten and pick up as he gets older and actually gets out of the stall and gets to run
@jennyncummingstexan I would really appreciate if you would talk friendly to me. I haven't done anything to you that would justify you calling me an idiot. So if I have understood you right, you think, that the fetlocks would look completely normal if the foal would be standing on a hard floor? I think you should have another look...
@3rogimo Out of all the comments replying to your question you've only answered to that one, huh? Sounds like you don't want to be talked out of your opinion.
@Flashygrrl That's not why I replied to jenny... It was just her tone. I've read everything else, the other people saw what I meant and explained it. So now i think that it is possible, that foals have fetlocks like that and it's no big deal. But I still think that this should not be normal and I've never seen a newborn foal with fetlocks like that.
@3rogimo i know is it made like or that or what God made ever animal different so maybe it's made like that or they need to call a vet and see what's wrong with foal it could of happened when it was in her belly or giving birth i don't know maybe it got up to soon or something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@3rogimo yea, I thought the same thing. I don't know much about foals and their ability to stand with very good strength all that well and thought at first that maybe that was just common, but after watching other foals standing, now I'm not so sure.
Will Cooper & Rachel have babies? Guess not, poor little guy will be gelded so he can be on the hitch. Oh well, great futures for both of them. Please show us more videos like this one.
That fetlocks are normal, especially in draught horses. Even some warmblood foal have that and it's nothing to worry about. That foal will stand normaly in 2 Weeks time.
xinxila2003 1 week ago 2
OMG its soooo big!! and fat.. a little bit
MsAboutEverything 1 week ago
Beautiful horses. :-)
farscapebabe 1 week ago
3 rigumo that's how all large foals are some take up to 2 weeks to stand up correctly
clchorsebroker 2 weeks ago
0:12-0:17 Cooper's singing, "London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down..." lol!
Laneybugster 2 weeks ago
Filly haz mah naaaaaaaaaame! XD I love Clydes'. They're such awesome horses :D
Nitrostreak 2 weeks ago
Such cute and wobbly little things.
jennyncummingstexan 2 weeks ago
0:11 - 0:18
DIED OF CUTENESS <3
1995xDenise 1 month ago
the baby clydesdale weighs almost twice as much as me!
3000horsecrazy 1 month ago
Ever looked at a human baby when it is first born? They are all scrunched up too with bandy legs - same with horses. Very very cute babies that will straighten out with time.
mcnaughtyf 1 month ago
foals can often be born "down in the tendons" or with "windswept" front legs. Consider the size of their pre-natal accomodations...legs are tucked and folded, bunched up. In addition, the bones of a newborn are still somewhat soft and maleable, which is really evident in this video. As for the "perfection comments", the manager was being interviewed...after 340+/- days, he was delighted for four legs, a mane and a tail, trust me!! Wonder what they look kike coming 3?
scgeyser 1 month ago
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TheFfffff3 2 months ago
Can we get an official statement from AB stating that the foals that are not what they are looking for for their hitch or for their breeding program are adopted out to good, reliable, inspected/back ground checked homes? As well for those who are retired? We would like to be ensured that these magnificent horses, an American icon, are not sent to slaughter. Either directly or indirectly. Can YOU AB make a commercial that says you are anti-slaughter? It would be greatly appreciated by many!
FreedomthruHim 2 months ago
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JoeskaMG 2 months ago
@FreedomthruHim Thank you for this comment, it is so well put & I too would like to know the answer to this question.
4Champ2and0 2 months ago
@ 1:24 it looks like he's dead :(
cobaltcutie12 2 months ago
To the person who thinks there is a problem with this foals fetlocks...They are just fine most all new borns walk this way with their fetlocks touching the ground, until their tendons strengthen up then they will stand up right and walk like a normal. So what you are seeing is very normal for a new born.
designerdeal 2 months ago 2
1:02 . . . So what happens to the foals who AREN"T perfect specimens for the breeding/hitch programs?
4Champ2and0 2 months ago
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VivaLaEquus 2 months ago
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@4Champ2and0 I'm sure they're gelded or sold, not everyone is heartless enough to send them to slaughter just because they won't be useful to them.
VivaLaEquus 2 months ago
@VivaLaEquus Is this an assumption or something you have researched & confirmed?
4Champ2and0 2 months ago
@4Champ2and0 It's an assumption. Do you have any proof that they're sent to slaughter or any other nondesirable fate?
VivaLaEquus 2 months ago
@VivaLaEquus No, but I don't go around pontificating either. >:-L
4Champ2and0 2 months ago
@4Champ2and0 Did any of my comments sound arrogant? I was just saying that I didn't expect the worse for the horses. Sorry if I offended you in any way.
VivaLaEquus 2 months ago
@VivaLaEquus If you were not being arrogant, then I apologize as well. However, it does bother me when people assume things like that. This is a large company concerned about profit. If the animal isn't going to benefit that bottom line, then large Co. are prone to finding the most inexpensive way of disposing of it. These Co. need to be held accountable by the public. But if everyone just assumes they care for the unwanted animals, then it leaves the animals at the mercy of corporate greed. =/
4Champ2and0 1 month ago
@4Champ2and0 Actually, they can make a LOT more off of a trained hitch horse--even one who isn't up to their standards--than they can at meat prices, and AB hitch training is absolutely top-notch. So if profit is the main motivator, they'll be more likely to sell them to private owners. Also, they can afford it, and given that these are advertising icons, the news that they were being slaughtered would be devastating P.R. That would be suicidal on their part.
artgoat 1 month ago
@4Champ2and0 I used to go the draft horse shows in and around Oklahoma and Missouri. Quite a few people owned clydes from Grant's farm, and retired from hitch work. If you consider that there's only about 12 horses in the St. Louis hitch at any time, with maybe another 4-8 in training, there are a lot more geldings than there are hitch horses, and not all the mares can be kept for breeding. Talk to the draft horse people at the shows, if you have doubts. You WILL get opinions, LOL.
artgoat 1 month ago
That is so sweet. I remember when I was little the horses would come to Biloxi and I would go see them every year. The foals are beautiful. I wish I could see them again.
sexynurse88 2 months ago
I like it when he walked under the mom. My horse Max was too big to do that when he was born...XD
spazzowolf 2 months ago
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I never owned a Clydesdale but the the weak tendons are similar in other horses, I had an Appaloosa colt and his tendons were weak but after a couple weeks they strenghtened and then he tried to mount my sister! lol the look on my sister's face was priceless! ha ha
zombieholic 2 months ago
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zombieholic 2 months ago
I believe this is the facillity that took the place of the one here in California that was just a couple miles from my current home. Sure miss driving down that rough dirt road to the farm or seeing the pick up trucks in bud colors rolling around Temecula.
cagftl99 2 months ago
Don't you think there is something wrong with these foals hind leg tendons? The fetlocks are almost touching the ground!
3rogimo 2 months ago 39
@3rogimo - they sometimes do have weak legs, but given a few weeks of being alive, they're ripping and tearing around pastures , growing stronger each hour.
woodfinn 2 months ago 2
@3rogimo im pretty sure they are more than well equiped n knowledgable to raise the foals to be healthy and happy they will probibly have had the vet out too
Cossy1065 2 months ago
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Thoroughbred1Baby 2 months ago
@3rogimo Most newborn horses legs are like this. My mares have had foals before. They were all like this. It's because the horse needs to build up strength in there legs, and build up more tissue around the tendons to make them more sturdy. He is just fine. But the concern is never a problem.
Thoroughbred1Baby 2 months ago 2
@Thoroughbred1Baby
It's definitely not normal for horses in general. I don't know if it's normal for Clydesdales, if your horses are Dlydesdales: ok maybe. But a usual foal shouldn't have such legs.
3rogimo 2 months ago
@3rogimo Ive had Clydesdales before and they are born like this. Most heavy horses are born like this. if its a lighter weight horse then there could possibly be something to worry about.
Thoroughbred1Baby 2 months ago
@3rogimo most foals have back legs like that -- with some time, the tendons tighten up and will appear normal.
vblew 2 months ago
@3rogimo ya when u said that i looked at the fetlocks and was like "what the hell?" I had never seen anything like that before lol So i looked up other baby clyds and they all do it. Maybe it has something to do with the time it takes to grow stronger bones where their fetlocks are lol idk /watch?v=jR85-CMmu5E&feature=related <----Here is the link with the other baby clyd
beauty101115 1 month ago
@3rogimo It looks bad but thats how they are for a while. Like the video says they are justa week old. They havent built up the strength in their legs yet. They are just fine;)
PalominoMare20 1 month ago 2
@3rogimo Lots of babies have loose ligaments when they are first born... They'll tighten and pick up as he gets older and actually gets out of the stall and gets to run
PiggyDog89 1 month ago
@3rogimo consider what bedding they are standing in, idiot, nothing wrong with the foal's fetlocks.
jennyncummingstexan 2 weeks ago
@jennyncummingstexan I would really appreciate if you would talk friendly to me. I haven't done anything to you that would justify you calling me an idiot. So if I have understood you right, you think, that the fetlocks would look completely normal if the foal would be standing on a hard floor? I think you should have another look...
3rogimo 2 weeks ago
@3rogimo Out of all the comments replying to your question you've only answered to that one, huh? Sounds like you don't want to be talked out of your opinion.
Flashygrrl 2 weeks ago
@Flashygrrl That's not why I replied to jenny... It was just her tone. I've read everything else, the other people saw what I meant and explained it. So now i think that it is possible, that foals have fetlocks like that and it's no big deal. But I still think that this should not be normal and I've never seen a newborn foal with fetlocks like that.
3rogimo 2 weeks ago
@3rogimo foals from maiden mares [ their first foaling] sometimes have weaker newborns but they quickly gain strength as they exersise.
auldpony 2 weeks ago
@3rogimo i know is it made like or that or what God made ever animal different so maybe it's made like that or they need to call a vet and see what's wrong with foal it could of happened when it was in her belly or giving birth i don't know maybe it got up to soon or something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peppy559 1 week ago
@3rogimo yea, I thought the same thing. I don't know much about foals and their ability to stand with very good strength all that well and thought at first that maybe that was just common, but after watching other foals standing, now I'm not so sure.
wilbur51488 1 week ago
aww cute little horsey. i just want to give it cuddles. awww clydesdales in my oppinion are one of the most beautiful breeds of horse ever.
clayhorse1 2 months ago
love all the horses
timk333 2 months ago
shut up old man, im trying to watch the baby horse
RedDeadRedemption93 2 months ago
1:22 looks like hes dead
729rina 3 months ago
beautiful baby. I adore Clydesdales so much that I went and bought one! Fabulous riding horses!
bluebird7962 3 months ago
it looks like they walk on there hocks
misspogo99 3 months ago
Will Cooper & Rachel have babies? Guess not, poor little guy will be gelded so he can be on the hitch. Oh well, great futures for both of them. Please show us more videos like this one.
1damienmr 3 months ago
i just luv how cooper walks under his mother
729rina 3 months ago
So Cute!!!!!
BOOM7STAR 4 months ago
Awesome!
demiztuff 4 months ago
That is so precious, love those Clydesdales, how can you not, sweet sweet babies, God's Awesome Creatures....thank You...:>)
35777 4 months ago
That is so precious, love those Clydesdales, how can you not, sweet sweet babies, God's Awesome Creatures....thank You...:>)
35777 4 months ago
I love how he just squeezes himself under his momma :P
ModelHorse8 4 months ago
Awww so cute
santanistic 5 months ago
Love and admire your great Clydes, wish I had one!
TheLadybug424 5 months ago
tooooo cuuuttteee
lemondrop571 1 year ago 11
AWWWW!
SteevDragon67 1 year ago