i feed my 18month old gypsy vanner, 1 scoop of ready grass and 1/4 scoop of baileys stud cubes, at the minute its soaked to almost a soup as hes not eating properly due to his hoof hurting him and teething.
hes nice, possibly a bit upright hoof wise but he has a lovely pony head and looks like he has nice flat bone and lovely feather.
and thanks for the comments on mine, probably will end up gelding him but think ill take him to an evaluation just for the fun really, the ones i saw yesterday didnt...
=) thanks for equalling out the good n bad points, he gets till spring either way but his personality might decide for him if his brain gets lodged in his pants so to speak. other than that, we'll see what circumstances are, to alesea i love him as a colt and would love to give him the chance to...
im aware he doesnt have great feather at the moment but it has improved and mud never helps, i was hoping for conformation more than feather, when his hoof has healed fully ill be doing all i can to help that grow after it has been broken from our time down south. it was touching the floor at...
just wondering what everyone thinks of my little man...do you think he could add to a vanner breeding proramme? the judges seemed to like him over the season (when he didnt embarrass himself anyway)
please ignore poo stains and the bandage...he had an abscess, poor sod
i personally wouldnt use a bit as a long term fix...what happens when he learns he can pull you with that?? your buggered , when my colt went through his rearing phase i used to make a lot of noise shake the lead rope at him and generally turn quite aggressive, i also had a tendency to walk into...
h, ive not heard of him unfortunately but ill certainly be keeping an eye out for any fillies by him if he aways throws foals like yours, absolutly stunning cob, how old is he?