The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (2011)
“The doctor’s low-pitched voice droned on while Tom held his gaze, hoping for some hesitancy that would mean a chance the doctor might change his mind. He saw the sympathy and the kindness in the man’s earnest eyes, but what he was saying was the same as what the two other veterinarians in town had said.
“Mares, more so than any other of our domestic animals, are very irregular in the length of time they carry their young. The average time for a mare is around eleven months, but I’ve known some ...to go as long as twelve months before having their foals. You understand, then, why it would be impossible for me to stand by, waiting.” The doctor smiled kindly before continuing. “But of course you should keep your mare under close observation all the time, as I’m certain you’re doing.”
“I know she’ll have it this week,” Tom said, his words coming hard.
The doctor smiled again. “Perhaps you’re right. Perhaps she will have her foal this week,” he said softly. “But it’s just as impossible for me to stay close beside your mare for a week as it would be to stay there a month.”MoreLess
“Mares, more so than any other of our domestic animals, are very irregular in the length of time they carry their young. The average time for a mare is around eleven months, but I’ve known some ...to go as long as twelve months before having their foals. You understand, then, why it would be impossible for me to stand by, waiting.” The doctor smiled kindly before continuing. “But of course you should keep your mare under close observation all the time, as I’m certain you’re doing.”
“I know she’ll have it this week,” Tom said, his words coming hard.
The doctor smiled again. “Perhaps you’re right. Perhaps she will have her foal this week,” he said softly. “But it’s just as impossible for me to stay close beside your mare for a week as it would be to stay there a month.”MoreLess
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