Baby Seven and Extreme Prematurity: Lessons from the Miracle Foal

Last year, the euthanasia of an 18-month-old foal called Seven due to colic became worldwide news in the equestrian community, because of the large amount of social media coverage that surrounded his short life. This was on account of his severely premature birth, at just 286 days’ gestation, and subsequent ‘battle’ at the University of …