The Tragic Industry of Nurse Mare Foals - Pet Urns

I want to bring awareness to "another" tragic practice that is occurring in the horse racing world. The abuse of nurse mare foals.

Nurse mare foals are unfortunate foals born to mares that are bred solely for milk production. Nurse mare farmers use mares of varying breeds but often times the larger breeds, such as drafts, to breed nurse mare foals.

After foaling, the breeders lease the mares out to a farm, usually a farm involved with the horse racing industry. The mares are taken from their biological offspring anywhere between 1 day and 1 week of age. These new mothers then become mothers for more "expensive" foals. Their biological foals are left to die, are killed or are slaughtered due to the level care they require and the costs associated to raise the orphan foals..

Often while the mare is being leased out, the "expensive foals" farm is required to get the mare back in foal. This explains the mixed breeds of these foals and why they're unable to be registered. The farmers will just breed back to whatever is available, even the teaser stallions, it doesn't matter. This creates a vicious, but convenient, cycle for the nurse mare farmers, who make a profit on leasing the mare, and then get the mare bred back for free. This in turn brings in the same money the next year.

Ever heard of pony leather or pony skin? The doomed foals are skinned and their hides are used for high-end leather products. Another profitable perk. It sickens me.

What can you do? Adopt one of these foals, or give time or money to help support horse rescue groups who are working hard to save these foals and rescue them from being slaughtered. Often times these foals make calmer, more relaxed, and bombproof horses. The bond they share with people is usually very strong and unsurpassed. They've lived so much in their short little lives by the time that regular foals are being weaned.

Saving Horses Inc., Dream Equine Therapy Center, andMountain View Rescue are all doing a great job of making a difference for these foals.

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