URGENT! FOSTER MARE NEEDED

[Fahrenheit]

Sadly my best friend lost her mare foaling at 5am this morning, they have the foal and need a foster mare for her. The foal is by a 16.3 stallion out of a 16.1 mare so the mare needs to be able to support a foal that is going to be quite big. She has asked me to appeal and to speak to anyone that may have a mare on her behalf has she is quite upset. The mare will have to go to the foal which is near Burnley, Lancashire.
If the mare accepts the foal, they would have to stay with the foal for 5 to 6 months, she is happy for the mare and foal to be moved to my place in Gloucestershire in time if the mare is from down south so that the mare will be closer to it owner for them to visit. It is a big commitment to put your mare out as a foster mare (It is something I have done myself in the past) but it is a truly wonderful thing if you can give an orphan foal a new mummy.
Anyone with a possible foster mare please call 07958 971114.

 

[christine48]

has she contacted Joanna Varden at the National foaling bank

 

[Fahrenheit]

Yes she has been contacted, they have all the details but no suitable mare atm. Foal is doing well and on the bottle.

 

[Faithkat]

http://www.horsequest.co.uk/FCB1.htm#FOSTER%20MARES

 

[herondell]

i have pmed someone on a fourm in my area as there is a mare who has just lost her foal just waiting for her to get back to me i dont know how they feel about putting there mare as a foster mum but its worth a try you never know.

 

[herondell]

i dont know how big the mare is but will find out aswell

 

[machannah]

There is one on horsequest - 16h Irish mare nr Blackpool which might be worth a call, its not too far away

 

[scaremcclare]

have you found a foster mummy yet?good luck if yu havent, hope the foal is gon be ok.

 

[Fahrenheit]

forester, thanks we rang all them before we put the thread on hho, sadly none are available anymore

herondell - Thanks that is great, thank you for doing that, that is really kind of you

machannah, we have rang all the mares listed on HQ and none are available anymore but I have asked them to put our foal on the orphan side and we have given all our details to the Foaling Bank, so we are just keeping our fingers crossed.

Drumstick, she is doing well today, she is upto drinking 3/4 of a pint from the bottle every hour and she looking strong and healthy, so fingers crossed, they just have to take it a day at a time at the mo.

 

[machannah]

good luck with your search, if i hear of anything i will let you know!

She might be a little young yet, but might be worth leaving a bucket of milk made up for her and see if she will drink from there to save you feeding every hour, you can get those buckets which clip on to the wall so she cant get her feet in it