The Texan (2009)
“The mare made a soft, grunting sound as her belly rippled, but the sharp contraction did nothing to move the foal along the birth canal. Too tired even to lift her head, the suffering beast stared with expressive, defeated eyes at the woman kneeling beside her.
Bayleigh Creed had spent long hours studying at the veterinary college at Texas A&M and had been a licensed vet for more than a year, handling just this sort of emergency. The foal was turned so the hooves, instead of the nose, were pres...enting first. It was the equivalent of a human breech birth. Not an impossible situation, but a difficult one, that sometimes turned out badly.
“I know I should have called you sooner,” Summer Blackthorne said, as she sank to her knees beside the priceless championship cutting horse. “I thought I could handle it myself. I was sure I could handle it myself,” she said, an edge of defiance in her voice. “But I couldn’t get the foal turned.” The young woman lifted frightened eyes to meet Bay’s gaze.MoreLess
Bayleigh Creed had spent long hours studying at the veterinary college at Texas A&M and had been a licensed vet for more than a year, handling just this sort of emergency. The foal was turned so the hooves, instead of the nose, were pres...enting first. It was the equivalent of a human breech birth. Not an impossible situation, but a difficult one, that sometimes turned out badly.
“I know I should have called you sooner,” Summer Blackthorne said, as she sank to her knees beside the priceless championship cutting horse. “I thought I could handle it myself. I was sure I could handle it myself,” she said, an edge of defiance in her voice. “But I couldn’t get the foal turned.” The young woman lifted frightened eyes to meet Bay’s gaze.MoreLess
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