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This is why foals need to be with a proper parent figure. If not, the result may look cute, but this poor equine in the picture will be so attached to something, that it will not behave like a proper horse.


 
For instance, an orphaned Shetland pony rawho lisved bywith dogs as a foal will "[behave like a dog":](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9RiYrORYw), while an orphan pony who "[lived with a teddy bear":](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWc43FCYlg) will "[remain attached":](https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2019810/orphan-foal-breeze-still-sleeps-with-his-teddy-buttons-three-years-after-rescue/) to the teddy bear even after growing up.


 

This is why foals need to be with a proper parent figure. If not, the result may look cute, but this poor equine in the picture will be so attached to something, that it will not behave like a proper horse.

For instance, a Shetland pony raised by dogs will "behave like a dog":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9RiYrORYw, while an orphan pony who "lived with a teddy bear":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWc43FCYlg will "remain attached":https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2019810/orphan-foal-breeze-still-sleeps-with-his-teddy-buttons-three-years-after-rescue/ to the teddy bear even after growing up.

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