Ohio Horse Rescue Allows Foals To Feel Freedom For The First Time..(Video)

A nurse mare foal is a foal born to a mare that is going to be used as a nurse to another “more valuable” foal.

Why are nurse mares necessary? They are used so that the other mare, usually of Thoroughbred racing stock, can immediately be re-bred for another foal next year.

The Last Chance Corral is a non-profit horse rescue in Athens, Ohio.

They rescue between:
150 and 200 of these “nurse mare foals” A year! There is nothing wrong with these foals. They can grow up to be 4-H horses, trail companions, and even show winners.

The following video is 19 of the 80 foals they took in during 2010. This is the first time these foals have been out in the “big paddock,” experiencing a life many thought they did not deserve.

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