Orphan Foals

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An orphan foal drinking from a bucket of fresh goat’s milk.
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Swipe or click the arrow to move through the gallery. ⬇︎</mark></p> <figure data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\/\/www.thehorsesadvocate.com\/orphan-foals\/"}' class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="360" data-attachment-id="37984" data-permalink="https://www.thehorsesadvocate.com/orphan-foals-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1" data-orig-size="960,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Geoff Tucker","camera":"NIKON D800E","caption":"An orphan foal - mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at day 1 old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonly times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.","created_timestamp":"1434100547","copyright":"\u00a9 Geoff Tucker, DVM","focal_length":"48","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>An orphan foal – mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at day 1 old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonly times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1" data-id="37984" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-37984" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-3.jpg?resize=480%2C270&ssl=1 480w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An orphan foal – mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at day 1 old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonly times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="360" data-attachment-id="37983" data-permalink="https://www.thehorsesadvocate.com/orphan-foals-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1" data-orig-size="960,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Geoff Tucker","camera":"NIKON D800E","caption":"An orphan foal - mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at 1 day old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonely times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.","created_timestamp":"1434100526","copyright":"\u00a9 Geoff Tucker, DVM","focal_length":"70","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>An orphan foal – mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at 1 day old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonely times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1" data-id="37983" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-37983" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-2.jpg?resize=480%2C270&ssl=1 480w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An orphan foal – mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at 1 day old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonely times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="360" data-attachment-id="37982" data-permalink="https://www.thehorsesadvocate.com/orphan-foals-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1" data-orig-size="960,540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Geoff Tucker","camera":"NIKON D800E","caption":"An orphan foal - mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at 1 day old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonely times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.","created_timestamp":"1434100519","copyright":"\u00a9 Geoff Tucker, DVM","focal_length":"62","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>An orphan foal – mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at 1 day old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonely times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. I agree.</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1" data-id="37982" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-37982" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.thehorsesadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Orphan-foals-1.jpg?resize=480%2C270&ssl=1 480w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An orphan foal – mare was sold the day after foaling and he was weaned at 1 day old. This foal manager feeds this foal every 2 hours with fresh goat milk out of a bucket plus hay and pasture. All of these toys are essential according to the manager to fill in the lonely times between feeding. She believes that rented nurse mares, unless they are exceptional, have no vested interest in the foal. 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