Hi it's not my horse she's in a feild with a load of other mares, they are all left alone, relying on passers by for food and water no vet help available - she gave birth to one foal alone ok, but about 4 hours later i saw her lie down, then as i was walking away heard distressed neighing and they all ran to her....is there somethingwrong? no idea who owns the horses, they have no shelter or anything, i don't think the owner goes near them much. Is there anything i can do to help? What if something is wrong with the mare? will the other horses take care of the baby? i think another one was pregnant too but it was deffo the foal's mother that screeched...

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Fairy smiling, smokes cheroot ...
Simply doesn't give a hoot.

Please contact World Horse Welfare immediately if you cant get in touch with the owners - they will respond (far quicker than the RSPCA would)

From their website:
Please call our Welfare Hotline at 08000 480 180 with as much detail as possible about the condition of the horse(s).

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My family :
Sox 31 year old pony
Zara 15 year old horse
Chloe 12 year old black Lab
Sasha 9 year old black Lab
Francis (allegedly) 14 years Rescue Dog
Tosh 17 year old rescue dog - RSPCA prosecuting owner - sadly pts 28.07.11
Saffron 18 month old tortoiseshell cat
Spike, Prozac, Ginger and Snap, and now Ritz & Ryvita the Guinea Pigs

R.I.P Gabby Guinea Pig - passed away 26.01.11

I would also contact the World Horse Welfare or the RSPCA, or both.

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Cara,
Owned by Fern, Heidi, Asteroid, Bubbles & Fizz
Missing Snippet, Frost, Willow & Nix


Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, and some stink.

Quite possibly releasing the afterbirth.. sometimes it can take a while..

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There was a fox eyeing it up...

Buts its nature? Youre so against spaying and neutering animals, so the fox should be able to have its prey! Thats nature...

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It is very unlikely a fox would eye up a foal...

I would imagine the fox if anything would be after a bit of the after birth.. Likely none would be left though....

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Unless it is a mini foal then it's highly unlikely a fox would go after a foal. They're much bigger then foxes, and a mare can easily kill a fox if she kicked it.


As momentofmadness said it's probably just after the after birth, or it's been attracted by the smell of blood.

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Cara,
Owned by Fern, Heidi, Asteroid, Bubbles & Fizz
Missing Snippet, Frost, Willow & Nix


Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, and some stink.

My mum used to rent a yard when I was younger.. and there was a fox that used to watch us ride everyday.. You could just see it peering through the bushes.. Lovely site to see...

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