GinnieRedwings
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Well not quite. Swapped at a day old by their Mums.
I was just wondering if anyone had ever heard of this happening.
10 years ago, next door's colt jumped in with my mares and 11 months later, Minnie, a 13.2hh Welsh Section C, and Bracken, a 15hh TBx, gave birth on the very same day to a bay filly (Rosebud) and a tobiano colt (Hugo).
This is Hugo on the day he was born with him Mum Bracken & Rosie at 4 months with Mum Minnie:
They both foaled in the paddock on 21/04/02, but the weather turned very wet cold and nasty in the evening so they went in their stables with their respective foal. In the morning, the weather had improved, so I turned the 4 of them out in the stables paddock - Minnie & Bracken had been field companions for 2 years and got on very well.
When I came back at lunchtime to check on everyone, this is what I found:
I did try to return the foals to they true Mum, but didnt get anywhere Brackens face in that second picture says it all dont touch my baby get your own!.
I was very new to this game and was a bit puzzled as to what to do so I phoned the local Arabian stud and asked them for advice. Theyd never heard of anything like this, but said that if the foals were suckling fine and the Mums were happy, then I should just leave it!
So in the evening, I led each Mum to her stable, with the wrong baby at foot
In the morning, I fed and just opened the stable doors onto the paddock as the babies were lying down so I wanted to let them come out in their own time. Bracken suddenly barged out of her stable, leaving Rosie behind, barged into Minnies stable, booted her out and got her own baby Hugo back. And that was it. They were always turned out together until the foals were weaned and there was no more swapping babies or suckling from the wrong Mum.
Very weird. Anyone ever seen/heard of something like that happening?
I was just wondering if anyone had ever heard of this happening.
10 years ago, next door's colt jumped in with my mares and 11 months later, Minnie, a 13.2hh Welsh Section C, and Bracken, a 15hh TBx, gave birth on the very same day to a bay filly (Rosebud) and a tobiano colt (Hugo).
This is Hugo on the day he was born with him Mum Bracken & Rosie at 4 months with Mum Minnie:
They both foaled in the paddock on 21/04/02, but the weather turned very wet cold and nasty in the evening so they went in their stables with their respective foal. In the morning, the weather had improved, so I turned the 4 of them out in the stables paddock - Minnie & Bracken had been field companions for 2 years and got on very well.
When I came back at lunchtime to check on everyone, this is what I found:
I did try to return the foals to they true Mum, but didnt get anywhere Brackens face in that second picture says it all dont touch my baby get your own!.
I was very new to this game and was a bit puzzled as to what to do so I phoned the local Arabian stud and asked them for advice. Theyd never heard of anything like this, but said that if the foals were suckling fine and the Mums were happy, then I should just leave it!
So in the evening, I led each Mum to her stable, with the wrong baby at foot
In the morning, I fed and just opened the stable doors onto the paddock as the babies were lying down so I wanted to let them come out in their own time. Bracken suddenly barged out of her stable, leaving Rosie behind, barged into Minnies stable, booted her out and got her own baby Hugo back. And that was it. They were always turned out together until the foals were weaned and there was no more swapping babies or suckling from the wrong Mum.
Very weird. Anyone ever seen/heard of something like that happening?
). But she didn't hurt her. 
) just whizzed under Bracken's belly if anyone tried to go near!!!