Heartwarming News in the Equestrian World as Horses Selflessly Foster Orphan Foals Alongside Their Own

There is no denying that the equestrian community rests on the well-trained horses. Ahead of matches, breeding is an important season. It not only helps prepare the horses but also aids in providing quality and help gain recognition. But what if the foals lose their parents?

While all studs are special in their own sweet ways, a small Cimbri stud family has seen something spectacular this season. Other mares have adopted two of the orphaned foals besides their own.

Raising Two More Foals Besides Their Own

“Horses lend us the wings we lack” quote from a poet, Pam Brown perfectly captures the tragic situation that took place in a family-owned stud. Tea Witchalls and her husband Dan, who runs the Cimbri stud, were faced with a big problem. As two of their broodmares passed away after foaling, they left behind two orphaned foals.

But the magic only happened after this dim situation. It was a fine day when the mare Briarose went into labor. Describing the following events to H&H, Tea said, “Then about 37 hours after foaling, she had a uterine prolapse. The vet came, and we did all we could to try to save her, but there was nothing we could do. She left a foal orphaned at 37 hours old.”

Then came the selfless gesture from Donnabriar, who also is Briarose’s five-year-old daughter. “She was depressed as she’d lost her mum and we thought we’d try to put her out with Donnabriar–and she let her drink.” said Tea. Usually, the mares don’t welcome the foul. But Donnabriar did.

Family Hosts Heroic Mares

Miracles came in both ways. While the second foul was a bit hesitant in the beginning, it eventually warmed up to all her other siblings. Tea Witchalls said that the heart-warming situation was an amazing story. Rare in itself for a single mare to adopt a foal, let alone two mares. 

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The couple has made sure to stay in touch with nutritionists and vets regularly for the well-being of both mares and foals. Tea also believes that this miracle could be because they prefer keeping all the horses together. This way, they can always “look for each other”.

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While some people think it is “once in a million the first time” such a thing has happened, Tea would like it to not repeat. For the loss of two horses was enough of a soul-wrenching thing, let alone to have two foals without the support of a biological parent.