http://northernhorseblog.disqus.com/Site dedicated to horse care and trainingenSun, 12 Jul 2009 08:06:00 -0000http://northernhorseblog.muxgo.com/northern-horse/northern-horse-road-trip#comment-12538001<p>I live in Europe (11 years UK, 8 years France, moving to Germany) and I'm amazed at how hardy the horses in Northern BC are. We did a trip out there last year and stayed 2 weeks at an Appaloosa ranch outside Prince George. Still snow on the ground and the mares were foaling in the fields. No stalls, not even a windbreak. The owner put down straw and hoped that the foals would lie on the straw area rather than on the ground wet from melting snow. All the foals survived (except a few that were taken by wild animals later on). Absolutely amazing. Over here, we confine mom and foal to a warm stall, give the foal an injection within hours of birth and have a vet on standby, and still the foal sometimes dies. We were so impressed, we bought one of his stallions and shipped it over here to France.</p>semaSun, 12 Jul 2009 08:06:00 -0000