Hurricane Floyd And 25 PMU Foals Take Ryerss Farm For Aged Equines By Storm

The East Coast was experiencing thewrath of Hurricane Floyd–the worst storm it has seen in decades–just as 25 foals from pregnant mare urine (PMU) facilities arrived at Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, in Pottstown, Pa.

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The East Coast was experiencing thewrath of Hurricane Floyd–the worst storm it has seen in decades–just as 25 foals from pregnant mare urine (PMU) facilities arrived at Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, in Pottstown, Pa.


Compared to the swirls and gusts of the raging storm, the foals came quietly–ushered off the large trailer that had carried them to Ryerss from a PMU ranch in North Dakota by the caring hands of Ryerss staff members Gene Lafferty, Ann Lafferty, and Tim Blevins. They will stay at Ryerss for a week before their new, adoptive owners pick them up.


“They were certainly tired after that long trip,” Gene Lafferty said. “They came off the trailer and ambled right into their stalls. After a good night’s rest though, they’re really beginning to perk up!” And perk up they did. In the next day’s bright sunshine–left in the wake of Floyd’s power–the foals enjoyed fresh air and playtime after their long trailer ride.


“You can see that they are really quality horses,” said Ryerss Vice President Sabina Pierce. Sabina made the trip to North Dakota to pick out the foals

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