Spanish thoroughbred mare gives birth to healthy twin foals
Monday, February 18, 2013 @ 6:53 PM
A STUD farm in Palencia has had twin filly foals born to one of its mares – a one-in-a-million occurrence and the first time the owner has seen this in 40 years. The Palomar Redondo Stud, which breeds Pura Raza Españolas – Spanish thoroughbreds – has been in the hands of Jesús Pizarro since the early 1970s and this is a first for the yard, says the surprised owner. Mares only ever conceive and give birth to one foal at a time after a gestation period of 11 months, which will feed off her until it is weaned at around four months old, or up to six if the baby is very frail.
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