VIDEO: Pregnant Mare, Heartbroken After Stillborn Birth, Paired With Orphan Foal—And Her Reaction Is Priceless

VIDEO: Pregnant Mare, Heartbroken After Stillborn Birth, Paired With Orphan Foal—And Her Reaction Is Priceless
Courtesy of Friesian Horses
Epoch Inspired Staff
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It started out a sad day for a horse trainer at a Friesland stable in northern Netherlands. Yvonne Horjus, 37, who trains and cares for a beautiful, black mare who was pregnant, had not expected the equine would have such a complicated birth. The mare delivered a stillborn in late May, 2021.

Yet fortuitously, Yvonne had a friend who knew of an orphaned foal in need of a mother of his own. He was ready for adoption right away.

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