Whatever the odds, veterinarians say the birth of healthy twin foals over the weekend to a mare is a very rare event. But a joyous one, because all three are doing fine. "She (the mother) looks ...
LOVELL, Wyo. -- For Linda Coates-Markle, watching the young mares in the herd of wild horses that roam this region's Pryor Mountain Range can be depressing. Many are skinny and weak. Their foals, if ...
MEDORA, N.D. — Researchers have reported that a birth-control vaccine used to prevent pregnancy in the wild horse herd at Theodore Roosevelt National Park has resulted in possible sterilization of ...
The twin foals needed splints to straighten and stretch their legs because they had limited space in the womb, according to their owner. Screengrab from Melissa Jarvis' Facebook video A mare was ...
The birth control vaccine causes the immune system to produce antibodies that block fertilization. Researchers say it is about 90 percent effective in delaying conception in treated mares, and they ...
Westerlo, NY (WRGB) — Earlier this summer, a frail and neglected female horse was rescued from a Westerlo animal cruelty case. It was soon discovered that the mare was expecting. Just days ago, she ...
WOODSTOCK, Va. (WHSV/Gray News) – A foal in Virginia is getting the care and nourishment she needs after her mother died during childbirth, thanks to a foster mare. About 24 hours after baby Gia was ...
A rescued horse previously bound for the slaughterhouse is set to birth a foal any day now. Not only was Journey, a 20-year-old mare, on her way to meet her end, she was also one of 10 horses who ...