*** STOP ASKING WHY I DIDN'T HELP HER!!!***
It is not necessary to help an animal UNLESS there is a complication. When people disrupt the natural process by pulling, they can cause severe injury to the mare and foal, even death!
** If you don't have enough horse experience to see that this was a textbook perfect delivery, then YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED to criticize anyone for not interfering.
* Seriously guys, I am tired of replying... I'm going to turn off the comments if you can't use some good sense.
Dulcinea was wild/feral from the mountains near Oliver, BC. We took her in for gentling, training, and eventually rehoming (though she is currently still for sale.) She is only 2 years old at the time of this video; exceedingly rare for a wild horse to have a healthy birth at that age! We had only had her for a week or so prior to her foaling.
Dulcinea and Kalimba are now happy, and healthy.
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See her baby here:
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here's more babies - Goat Kids playing at One Week Old!
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**** Important Note - please read before commenting! ****
This was a healthy, normal foaling, and thus needed no intervention. There is no reason to "help" a mare unless she actually NEEDS it, otherwise you can do far more harm than good. Also, for those who don't know, there is no need to pull the membranes off the filly's face or away from her nose. :) Except in special circumstances like a placenta previa delivery, or "red bag" birth where the placenta is compromised, the foal doesn't need to "breathe" immediately as he or she is still receiving oxygen through the umbilical cord. That's right; it's not just for food!
Another important thing to consider is that Mother Nature knows what she is doing. She has been delivering foals a lot longer than humans have. With the exceptions of serious complications like hiplock (foals hips not fitting thru mare's pelvis) or malpresentation (meaning foal is in the wrong position) it is best to stand back and let the mare have time to deliver her foal. Too many people want to play "hero" and end up causing the mare vaginal trauma (lacerations or tears) because they think they need to "help" and pull the foal out. This can also be detrimental to the foal as well! So please stop asking why I didn't step in to "help" when she very clearly didn't need it. :)
Thank you!
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You can also check out one of our goats, Bonnie, delivering 2 beautiful little goat kids. Also a healthy natural delivery!
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