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Nurse mare foals are not always given much of a fighting chance at a good life. Victoria Goss of the Last Chance Corral is working to change the future for these little lives. The horse world is full of “dirty little secrets” – things most people would...

Advertisement A nurse mare foal is a foal born to a mare that is going to be used as a nurse to another “more valuable” foal. Why are nurse mares necessary? They are used so that the other mare, usually of Thoroughbred racing stock, can immediately...

How could you pick just one!? It all started with a post on Facebook. A friend had posted a photo of an adorable black colt, not more than a few days old. Under the photo was a caption that read something along the lines of “Meet my new baby!...

When Victoria Goss discovered the startling truth behind the short lives of nurse mare foals, she knew she had to do something.  The animals are born merely for the milk that their mothers produce.  The milk is then used to nourish a thoroughbred foal...

I always figured nurse mares were mares who lost a foal during foaling. This is not always true, especially on thoroughbred farms. The Last Chance Corral is located in Athens, Ohio. Since 1986, Victoria Goss has devoted her life to saving unwanted and...