Foals eating grass while still being sucklings.
Foal nursing its mother. This is the normal position. Note the head is level, even slightly lower than the body. This prevents aspiration pneumonia. When humans bottle feed a foal they often make the mistake of keeping the head too high causing the death of the foal.
Foal nursing its mother. This is the normal position. Note the head is level, even slightly lower than the body. This prevents aspiration pneumonia. When humans bottle feed a foal they often make the mistake of keeping the head too high causing the death of the foal.
Foal nursing - note the mare has the opposite hoof resting which naturally presents the teat towards the foal.
Horses knee high in late spring pasture.
Horses knee high in late spring pasture.
