Two horse handlers in the Netherlands have told of the amazing friendship that has blossomed between a foal who lost its mother and a mother who had lost her foal.
Their story was shared by the handlers, Iris Pinkster, 30, and Sanne Kolman, 22, on social media site TikTok.
The said:
"Our mare lost her first foal two months early this week. We wanted to offer her as a foster mother. This little boy lost his mommy today. He was already weak, so asap needed a new mommy. She accepted him immediately as if it was her own baby. Such a proud mom. Welcome little boy. They loved each other right away. Today we took them outside for the first time. They love each other so much. He needed some extra food, and lots of love. And now five days later he is a happy little guy. And his mom is so proud. The foal was born the night we lost ours. They took this foal away on day three and their mare passed away a few hours after they arrived at our place. He will return home when he's old enough."
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In an interview with Newsweek, they added:
"I bought Citty about two years ago. But because she has the best personality and sweetness we really wanted to have a foal from her. She had seven weeks left before giving birth, but due to an inflammation on the placenta (placentitis) her foal died and she gave birth way too early. She was really confused after she lost her baby and you could tell the whole herd was grieving with her. We looked so much forward to having a Citty Z 2.0 so it was really sad that it went wrong. We placed our story on Facebook and through a friend (our photographer Julia) we got in contact with the owners of the foster foal."
Saying that it was true love right from the start:
"Luckily Citty accepted her new baby right away. They were just in love from the start! They are both doing so well. It is always tricky if the mare will accept the foal, but we were in luck. The foal was already weak so it would be very tricky for him if she didn't accept him."
[Based on reporting by: Newsweek]
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