COUNTRYFILE host Adam Henson was left overwhelmed as he welcomed a new female foal to the farm.
Sunday evening’s instalment marked a happy occasion for Adam Henson as he welcomed a filly as part of his team of Suffolk Punch horses.
He explained to BBC viewers that he had been hoping for a female foal for some time and finally Lexi had given birth to one.
As he met the young horse for the first time, Adam was overcome with emotion and couldn’t stop gushing over newborn, Mayflower.
After inspecting the rapeseed on his farm, Adam told viewers: “Now I’m heading to Worcestershire to meet a new arrival, who until now, I’ve only seen on ultrasound.”
A clip from September 2021 was shown and Adam was keen to find out if the foal would be a boy or girl.
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There was a surprise in story, however, as the farmer explained: “Despite the vet’s prediction, I’ve been keeping everything crossed that Lexi would give birth to a female foal, a filly, to help keep the Suffolk Punch breed going.
“After losing her first foal and then giving birth to a colt foal, she’s finally come up trumps and had a filly and I’ve brought her some apples as a treat.”
Adam went into a field to meet the filly for the first time with Alison who has been looking after Lexi and her new born.
The presenter could not be happier as he cooed over the foal calling her “beautiful”.
“Seeing this foal for the first time, it’s genuinely quite emotional, it’s really, really lovely to have a filly foal which is helping preserve these rare and wonderful animals,” Adam said.
Viewers were thrilled to see Lexi’s newborn foal, too, with many taking to Twitter to air their thoughts on the beautiful moment.
Alongside an array of red love heart emojis, one person penned: “It’s nice watching this horse and her foal together. Just beautiful.”
Echoing their comments, someone else said: “Lexi’s foal is beautiful. What an insightful moment, too.”
While a third added: “Such a truly loving moment on Countryfile. That foal is stunning!”
Countryfile airs continues on BBC One this Sunday.
