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Disturbing, But Preventable: Does Your Horse Carry Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome?

The time has come — you’ve waited 11 long months to meet your foal. Your mare labors normally and has an uncomplicated birth, but something isn’t right. Your newly born foal’s tiny pasterns are like jelly, unable to support his weight, and his skin tears at the touch. Hopeless, he’ll need to be euthanized a few hours after birth. When the results of the genetic testing come back, you learn that he was born with Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome, or WFFS.

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Article written by: Maressa Taylor Levy

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