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catchnrelease

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7. Very interesting stuff!

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 11:10 PM

Jan 2025

I majored in Animal Science and my mare birthed 4 foals and have never heard of this! Amazing that someone figured it out. In fact it makes me wonder how it was 'discovered' to be a thing.

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Newborn Baby Horse Couldn't Stand Up At All, Until... [View all] catbyte Jan 2025 OP

What an amazing sequence! I"m so glad he made it. whew! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2025 #1

I had no idea about the squeezing. Lunabell Jan 2025 #2

That was fascinating piece of information. Who knew?! Ouside of vetinarians, and serious horse people! electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #3

Very interesting stuff! catchnrelease Jan 2025 #7

Cool! I love horses. electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #8

The squeezing is import to human babies as well. Hope22 Jan 2025 #6

Interesting! snot Jan 2025 #10

For our little guy the docs at Children's say that it would be a benefit to his lungs. Hope22 Jan 2025 #13

Thanks! snot Jan 2025 #14

Thank you, catbyte, for posting all these wonderful videos. Dem2theMax Jan 2025 #4

A feel good story made my evening. William769 Jan 2025 #5

Thanks catbyte. The poor thing is so lucky to have caring people around him. C0RI0LANUS Jan 2025 #9

that initial trot was ridiculously cute Skittles Jan 2025 #11

Thank you so much catbyte. What a great ending. I was on the edge of my seat. debm55 Jan 2025 #12

"That moment of him finally getting it..." calimary Jan 2025 #15