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The Infanticide Myth: Do Stallions Really Kill Foals That Aren’t Theirs?

The Infanticide Myth: Do Stallions Really Kill Foals That Aren’t Theirs?

by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Jan 31, 2026 | Uncategorized

I keep hearing or reading the same sentence in my comment section again and again: “Stallions kill foals that are not theirs. That’s a strategy to make sure only their genes get passed on.” It sounds like settled science. Like a fact everyone agrees on. Like something...

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