A farm in Gordonsville is home to an extremely rare pair - twin horses. Both of the foals, females, were born at Oak View Farms on Tuesday, May 1.

But there's another trait that makes this duo even more unique in the animal world. The twins' father recently passed away and the owners didn't find out the twins' mother was pregnant until visiting his grave. On top of all that, the two could be identical.

While holding one of the foals face to his, Rich Lehne of Oak View Farms let one of the foals nibble his nose. It was obvious the foals were teething as each would come up, nibble at people's hands and try and nip at whatever those within the barn were wearing. 

Nancy Burnett of Oak View Farms joked, "These little guys, they think they're little puppies."

With their healthy strides, you wouldn't know they were quite a surprise.  During most of the fall, Oak View farm owner Nancy Burnett wasn't thinking about babies. Rather the farm focused on keeping the twin's father, Champlain Rainmaker "Max", alive after suffering Lyme disease.

Burnett said, "He did not make it, he had to be put to sleep, be put down in October." He was also the father of the 2010 Grand National Champion Pony named Centerfield.

When Burnett visited his grave, she realized the twins mother, Pale Moon, was pregnant. A few weeks later, the two young horses were born.

Burnett said, "We're drying her off with towels and getting her going and I said to Rich, she's looks pretty big still." Lehne added, "This almost never happens."

It is so rare that statistics are hard to come by. The odds of a horse giving birth to twins are about one in 10,000, and the odds of both surviving are astronomical. Rates that would cause any animal lover to panic.

Burnett explained, "I was working overtime I didn't know what I was doing, I was in such shock." While cradling one of the foals she added, "I had to breathe through this one a little bit to get her going - I had to get a hold of her nose."

Five days later, the miracle babies are defying the odds.

Nancy Burnett stated, "They could've been from one follicle one egg out of the mare that split so they could be identical twins." 

Now, the twins that keep on surprising Oak View Farms are living out the legacy of their dad, Max. Rich Lehne said,"it just makes them all at more special."

Because the survival rates are so testy, the folks at Oak View Farm are watching the twins 24-7 to make sure they continue to eat and be active.