In 1997, a creature said to resemble a "cat-like beast" savaged a foal in Felingwm, Carmarthen.

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Sticky GI(ph) is a foal by Lost Soldier and out of Super Glued.

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Every individual horse adds up: fees to register a foal, and fees to enter the individual in AQHA-sanctioned shows thru its lifetime, etc.

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He expects to see the New York foal crop increase over the next several years, bucking the trend of a lowered foal crop nationwide.

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He heads to a farm, where he arrives in time to assist with the birth of a wobbly Clydesdale foal.

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Last year, following the birth of her first foal, a colt, Rachel Alexandra also spent time at Rood and Riddle for what was described as a precautionary measure for pain management after her delivery.

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"The Society holds a DNA sample for every registered foal born since that date should it be required to identify a pony if for any reason the microchip becomes unreadable, " said its secretary Susan McGeever.

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Recent incidents include an attack that killed a mare and its unborn foal.

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When a horse gives birth, its foal gets up and starts walking within 30 minutes or so.

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Rachel Alexandra foaled a filly early Tuesday morning, reported by the farm to have weighed 140 pounds, the biggest foal of the year so far at Stonestreet.

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