picking up a horse

This 9 hour old foal is like a "preemie" (due to having a twin who died in utero), but was actually born late. Her small size made her easy to carry. Unfortunately, she was just too weak and died at the age of 2 days.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• newborn
• horse
• biology

[mrshorsejumper]

whatever person. I stand by my oppinion

[horseprofessor]

You have a right to your opinion. I was tempted to give you more facts of the situation, but I get the impression that facts don't affect your opinion anyway.

[mrshorsejumper]

That is a poor foal! you shouldnt pick them up thats why it died!

[horseprofessor]

You are mistaken. The foal could not get up on its own at all (though it struggled and struggled trying) and needed help to try to nurse. It never did nurse, but ended up being fed with a syringe. Read the other comments to get the full picture.

[iRideLACEY]

We had a foal at our stable who almost died when he was born because his owners started desensiting him 15 minutes after he was born. Than his mother wouldn't except him. He had to have blood transfusions and ever thing. Than after all that the owner didn't want him So I bought him. I spent all summer feeding him every 4 hours. For the first 3 nights I sleep in the lounge with him just in case. Yep, I made him a stall with hay and bedding in the lounge. My other horse loved him being around her.

[horseprofessor]

Sad story with a wonderful ending! You're my type of person---I admire people like you.

[SlowZippinStory]

Guys! Its completely okay to pick up a foal. -.- It does not hurt them :P Its NOT ABUSING.

[hillbilly61000]

@crazywatergirl923 some cant get up and if you dont pick them up they cant nurse

[oldfart387]

My wife and I have picked up every foal we've had and when the kids were big enough, they picked them up too. They recognize the 'lifter' as someone who is able to pick them up for the rest of their lives, even when they're big. So they'll be calmer and MUCH easier to train. I always urge people to pick them up while they can.

Have had many horses over the years and sometimes they don't make it. Tears shed over the few that didn't, but it's a part of life.

[herbrightness]

Congrats on learning the value of picking up a foal. I raised about 50 foals over the years and every one of them I picked up and held several times a day

Being restrained without being hurt is the basis for EVERYTHING they will ever learn in life, and makes them willing horses.

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As a result, by the time they were weanlings, you could lead, tie, bathe, trim,. load in a trailer, clip, you name it. Vets and farriers loved my horses. They were easy to catch too

Good work!

Herbrightness

[crazywatergirl923]

I thought you were supossed to let it get up on its own...

[horselover99100]

guys really give them a break things happen to foals allll the time yes its sad it died but u cant prove it the persons fault and they were just trying to help it because it was about to calaps by being so weak

[Horses4ever8]

poor baby hse was so pretty

[HippadiHoppadiHanna]

We had a foal last year that was born in the field - it was oddly the first chestnut it's dam had ever thrown, and it was somehow brain damaged. Me and my mom used coats to dry it off and pull it up onto its feet, but it couldn't get it's legs up under itself. It was lying on the floor tossing its head and hitting itself on the ground, and we eventually had to call the vet to have him put down. The mare was on the other side of the field. Guess she knew he wasn't right.

I hate it when foals die!

[Misami2]

some people actually weights the foals holding them. you + the weight added by the foal from the person.

[SleazyKitten]

ok folks just so you know a lot of mares will try killing their foals before their first heat cycle and they don't kill them because of scents.They are not cats and dogs.try working in a breeding farm or with a vet that specializes in reproduction then you'll understand a lot more

[JackAndArora]

sorry to hear that she died

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