When a foal is worth millions of dollars its owners seek the best health care if it becomes ill — and that's what Australia's first 'foal ambulance' aims to deliver in Central Victoria.
The clumsy, sometimes delicate newborns on spindly legs are often accident-prone and far too valuable to risk having any sort of mishap befall them.
"There's a myriad of things that can go wrong, so they're under constant surveillance 24 hours a day." "She is probably the most valuable mare in Australia. Her first foal was a horse named Ole Kirk who was a champion three-year-old last year, and we sold him for $35 million," Mr Skillecorn said.Surrounded by such valuable livestock, Mr Skillecorn is thrilled by the thought of the next-level care that the foal ambulance will provide.Equine vet Sarah Jalim admits that working with such valuable animals can be a little daunting.
"But in the end, we decided that an ambulance would actually be safer and it was going to work for us, so it was a bit of a novel idea."So Dr Whiteford sourced and purchased a second-hand ambulance and had it re-fitted for veterinary procedures. Ryan Arnel, of Stonehouse Thoroughbreds, said he could not wait to see the ambulance hit the road, as taking any animal to a veterinary clinic could be a stressful experience.
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