One-eyed mare defies one in 10,000 odds to give birth to live twin foals

A horse stud owner says he was left stunned after discovering that one of his mares had defied extraordinary odds to give birth to live twin foals.

Labelled "exceptional" by the state's most experienced equine vet, twin fillies delivered by a mare at Spurrs Stud at Wagin in Western Australia's Wheatbelt are still alive almost two weeks after being born.

The chances of twin foals being born alive are considered one in 10,000.

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Article written by: Daniel Mercer and Tom Edwards