The Lucky Duo

The Grey Mare

Mary was just sleeping in bed having a dream of climbing in the trees and swimming in a windy river- "Mary quick get up your father needs help with the grey mare she's foaling!"
She jolted awake with a gasp "really where are my boots" she said quickly stumbling out of the covers of her bed it was a damp chilly morning the village folk were sound asleep." At the front door darling hurry!" her mother's voice was etched with urgency. She bolted down the stairs quickly slipping her feet into her boots bolting out the door and straight down the road, once she was at the stables she pulled open the big sliding doors "Dad!?"

"Over here darling!!"
She ran over to the stall where he was yelling from and quickly slid inside her blonde hair was bouncing around on her lower back. "What do you need me to do?" The grey mare had been one of the best racehorses anyone had seen we'll at least in this stables, however, she was far too old to be having another foal the stable manager has been trying to breed her lot lately with short breaks in between.

"I need you to hold her down for me she's got no push left in her I'll try to catch the foal's legs."
Mary ran to the struggling and kicking mare and did exactly what her father said to do
She saw in the corner of her eye her dad catching the foal's leg but it slipped he caught hold of it again and pulled gently.
Mary was whispering soft reasurences and comforting words to the tired mare.' she won't make it will she? She's far too old for any of this she thought

Her father had fully pulled the foal out it was a chestnut with a blaze the body of the now lifeless mare brought her head up to look at her most recent and last child and her head fall back. Mary sighed shakily tears welling in her eyes 'she was a great horse' she thought to herself

She looked over to her father where he was standing shaking his head "I told Bill she wouldn't last if he kept doing shit like this" he said anger coating his tone" He sighed "what do we with this fella"
"We could try to find a foster mare?" Suggested Mary.
"Great thinking has there been any mares still on milk though?"

"I'm in not sure actually"

"I'll look stay with this little guy, okay?"
"Yep"

With that said her father rushed out looking in every stall so it was just her and the foal she thinks it could be a colt "hm" she thought of names and what he'd be like in the future
Her dad came back with a bit of milk and a saddle pad "here rub this over his face ill tub the pad on his back "
She rubbed some of the milk on his forehead she truly doesn't think she would handle it if the small colt died.

They half carried half dragged the colt to where he got the mare her father got the milk from.
They put the foal a few yards away from this mare in case she doesn't accept him may pursed her lips anxious for the reaction
At first, the mare had just kept eating but soon acknowledged the delicate colt she raised her head and slowly walked over to him sniffing his nose and he's back, she then just walked back and started to eat marys shoulders sagged sadly

But then the foal took wobbly steps over to the mare sniffing her and then starting to feed off her.
Mary fist-pumped the air excitedly "Now mary don't get head over heels she could still reject him but once she lets him feed it should be fine."

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I think that's it now

Should I continue this either way I might this is kinda inspired by the field of homes I love horse and horse riding in general so yeah <3