I just want to know from other people's experiences how their youngsters have coped with weaning. The foal my youngster shares field with was weaned a month ago, and is still very unsure of himself. One of the liveries, is perhaps showing too much concern over his well being, as worries his owner isn't giving him enough attention.
I always though there is such a thing as over handling, he is only 6 months, and time learning to be a horse should be spent with horses shouldn't it? He is well handled, perhaps a bit boisterous, and very playful with his owner.
At that age, my youngster had only just learnt to wear a head collar, and accept human contact, having been wild for the first 5 months of his life. This foal has been handled from birth, and his owner loves him.
At that age, is there only so much she can do, apart from what she's already doing? He's used to the farrier, which is more than I can say about mine, as he can be funny with his back legs.
He lets her touch him all over, yes he does kick out from time to time, but he gets a fair reprisal for it. He backs up when she asks him, although she nearly got crushed recently when he was still with his mum.. hence weaning now.
I think he couldn't have had a better weaning, no stress, his mother's happy to do this, she hasn't fretted at all, just carried on as normal, he hasn't outwardly fretted, although it must have been hard.
I always though there is such a thing as over handling, he is only 6 months, and time learning to be a horse should be spent with horses shouldn't it? He is well handled, perhaps a bit boisterous, and very playful with his owner.
At that age, my youngster had only just learnt to wear a head collar, and accept human contact, having been wild for the first 5 months of his life. This foal has been handled from birth, and his owner loves him.
At that age, is there only so much she can do, apart from what she's already doing? He's used to the farrier, which is more than I can say about mine, as he can be funny with his back legs.
He lets her touch him all over, yes he does kick out from time to time, but he gets a fair reprisal for it. He backs up when she asks him, although she nearly got crushed recently when he was still with his mum.. hence weaning now.
I think he couldn't have had a better weaning, no stress, his mother's happy to do this, she hasn't fretted at all, just carried on as normal, he hasn't outwardly fretted, although it must have been hard.