A Miracle on the Farm: A 16-Year-Old Horse Gives Birth to Twins
An incredible event has caught the attention of lovers regarding equine animals and mammal, as per reports from this week a mare gave birth to 16-year-old twins. Nature is amazing and it leaves one to wonder the underlying conditions at play which led up to such an incredibly rare event.
Twin Birth: The Unusual Occurrence
Horses are not known for their ability to conceiving twins, as those who begin the process of breeding horses mares typically count on getting only one foal when they send two into mating. This means that the event of a mare giving birth to twins is even more miraculous since historically, mares are very unlikely candidates for this occurrence. Usually though, when the mare does conceive twins both are at significant risk to not make it as twin pregnancies put so much pressure on the mom that nature steps in and allows only one foal to get all nutrients.
You cannot praise enough a mare, this one 16 years old, who has borne and foaled two healthy babies in her career as a broodmare. In almost every case, the reproductive life of a horse ensures he or she will be at its best competitively in early years and as such this story resonates with lovers of horses far-and-wide for both reasons.
Celebrating This Rare Event
The twin foals have gone viral on social media and featured by local news, bringing together everyone who wanted to celebrate this inspiring story. Others shared their own horse stories, along with lots of praise for the mare and her eventual young'in.
Besides, the celebrations mentioned are usually accompanied by special treats for the mare because giving birth is very exhausting. The newly-born foals, struggling to stand upright, represent the promise of a new day and their mother has finally returned home after years away.
The Journey Ahead
The foals will take the spotlight over these next weeks firstly because they are special babies arriving into life and WITH the gift of LIFE. Everyone else, is watching these babies grow and develop and hope for a strong healthy future on (and off) the farm.
Such an unusual and rare event, but it reinforces the idea that nature is fickle — as well as how delightful animals can be. While every birth is a happy event, I love how these twin foals are proof of the cycle of life on the farm.
In a year that has certainly seen its share of challenges and sorrows, let us all pause for just one moment to be inspired by the miracle of life as presented through this incredibly courageous mare who survived against impossible odds so we could enjoy her wonder filled twins.
