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Owners Alarmed By Mama's Behavior Take 1 Look At Newborn & Make Discovery They'll Never
Forget Jenni Benson and her husband Guy are proud
owners of a mare named Daisy, and they were super excited when they found out that they
would all be welcoming a foal to the farm. The couple waited months for the baby to arrive,
but when Daisy was 7 days overdue, Jenni and Guy were even more anxious for the little
one to finally make an appearance.
When the big day came, the pair quickly made their way to the stables, where Daisy gave
birth to a tiny palomino colt. As Guy patiently waited in the background to help the colt
stand up, Daisy started acting strangely. That is when the couple made stunning discovery.
Guy was standing near the gorgeous newcomer while he was trying to stand up on his spindly
legs for the first time. Their night watchman, William, helped the newly christened Don Quixote
keep balance while mama horse got to know her adorable baby.
That's when something went terribly wrong, or so the couple thought. Daisy was in the
midst of delivering her afterbirth when they realized that what she was doing wasn't normal.
Poor Daisy was acting like she was in labor again, so Jenni reached inside and was shocked
when she felt two feet! Guy quickly pulled out the second foal while Jenni caught it
in her arms. Their hearts stopped as they waited with baited breaths to find out if
the second foal was actually alive.
After he was born, Jenni and Guy were surprised at Don Quixote's small size considering that
mom was a big girl and should have given birth to a larger colt. Now they knew why he was
so tiny - Daisy was trying to feed another baby at the same time!
Daisy's second foal was a beautiful cremello filly who was a tiny little fighter even though
she was born feet first. Thankfully Duet was not only breathing, but she was ready to stand
within minutes and was thirsty for some of mama's milk.
Twin births are extremely rare in the equine world - it's about 1 in 10,000, and usually
one or all three horses don't survive. These animals are just not designed to nourish more
than one fetus at a time. The chances of both babies and mom being healthy are astronomically
rare - it's around 1 in a million. It looks like this lucky horse mama won the lottery!