Pairing orphaned foals with loving mares.
Our program is committed to providing well handled and cared for mares that are gentle and easy going. The mares bring critical nutritional value and social skills to orphans, encouraging proper development. We are committed to providing a positive outcome in the midst of an emergency.
It is important to note, our program has been carefully developed over the years with a medical protocol enabling lactation. They are not bred and we have no throw-away foals as a result. Let ColdSpring Nurse Mares be your ethical solution in a desperate time of need!
Drawbacks of bottle feeding…
Feedings are every 2-3 hours
Foal needs constant companionship in order to thrive.
Prone to bad habits owing to anxiety and loneliness.
Health Problems such as: Colic, ulcers, impactions and depression.
Behavior problems making them difficult to handle and train.
Most Importantly: Foals will lack the much needed experience of bonding with their species which is psychologically beneficial.
Bottlefeeding vs Nurse Mare
Benefits of the nurse mare…
Our mares will do all of the hard work, gently caring for your orphan as if it were their own. There is no need for additional nutritional supplementation to the foal or round the clock human intervention.
Provides the foal with constant companionship.
Enables the foals to be raised in a stress free-environment.
Considerably less prone to health problems such as: Colic, ulcers, impactions and depression.
Our mares encourage proper equine behavior and manners in their orphans, leading by example.
Most Importantly: Foals will gain the much needed experience of bonding with their species which is psychologically beneficial.
