Currituck Advocates Send New Filly to Beach in the Sky

The darting program may be on hold but that didn’t stop them from snuffing out new life.

She was rejected by her mom and found with another mare according to a report dated June 4 by The Virginian-Pilot.

The story did not indicate if the incident was related to the use of PZP to control birth rates and breeding patterns.

The herd of roughly 100 has produced eight foals this year, indicating a small breeding population, large number of nonviable mares and loss of genetic diversity.

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