It is a sad sight when it happens. The newly born foal struggles to its feet and stands there wobbling on forelimbs and/or hindlimbs that can't seem to bear the weight. There might be a knuckling over at the pastern with the foal literally walking on the dorsal portion of the hoof, or the flexion might be radically the other way so that the youngster is literally walking on the bulbs of its
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