This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was extremely surprised to learn recently that there are some Fjord-cross foals being born at the PMU (pregnant mare urine) farms in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada. I thought maybe some people on this email list might be interested in adopting one of these foals, so I'm passing the info along to you all. (Pregnant mare urine is used to manufacture Premarin, a product taken by menopausal women to replace the estrogen their bodies used to naturally manufacture.)
Each fall, the weaned foals are sold at auction. According to information at FoalQuest, http://www.pmufoalquest.com , over two-thirds of the auctioned PMU foals do go to good homes. The remaining foals will go to meat buyers, unless they are rescued by one of a number of groups who attempt to save the unwanted foals. One person on a draft-horse forum I read said that many draft and draft-cross foals are at greater risk of being bought for slaughter, because many auction buyers don't want draft foals. Anyway, if you are interested in adopting a PMU foal from FoalQuest, you have until August 31 to mail a contract, a "wish list" of the kind of foal desired, and the appropriate funds ($500 for light, $600 for draft cross, and $700 for draft). The details are available at the website. There are photos of two Fjord-cross foals available for adoption at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=88874&a=12700010&f=0 (look for #49 and #02, Belgian-Fjord foals -- #49 in particular has the classic brown dun Fjord coloring) I don't have any affiliation with FoalQuest, by the way. DeeAnna
