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Hi there, I'm new to the forum but have been reading entries for years to gain knowledge & advice from other people's experiences.
Now, I'm asking for advice regarding my first weanling colt, a Cob x Appaloosa to make 15.2hh. He is currently about 7 weeks old & will be with me in October! I am absolutely ecstatic but completely overwhelmed with the right things to do. The handling & teaching doesn't worry me but I want to make sure that he gets the right type of forage, feed, worming plan etc.
So, you lovely people, what would you advise regarding feeding etc?
I have decided to use the big, almost tyre rubber, buckets for his forage & hard feed. I have a tubtrug for water which I've had for my others, they have one each - the 30L ones.
He will be stabled with small amounts of turnout in a paddock until he's been gelded (yard rules), so the majority of the winter depending when he's ready to be gelded. I am thinking a mixture of good quality hay & haylage for forage.
What would you do about rugging? I am hoping for him to be natural as he gets older but we are right on the coast, the stables are indoors but it can still get very cold. I am thinking a couple of outdoor & maybe a couple of indoor, he's going to have to get used to having a rug on anyway.
Anyway, any advice would be great. I have been speaking with a Bailey's feed advisor about a stud balancer etc.
Thank you in advance.
Hi there, I'm new to the forum but have been reading entries for years to gain knowledge & advice from other people's experiences.
Now, I'm asking for advice regarding my first weanling colt, a Cob x Appaloosa to make 15.2hh. He is currently about 7 weeks old & will be with me in October! I am absolutely ecstatic but completely overwhelmed with the right things to do. The handling & teaching doesn't worry me but I want to make sure that he gets the right type of forage, feed, worming plan etc.
So, you lovely people, what would you advise regarding feeding etc?
I have decided to use the big, almost tyre rubber, buckets for his forage & hard feed. I have a tubtrug for water which I've had for my others, they have one each - the 30L ones.
He will be stabled with small amounts of turnout in a paddock until he's been gelded (yard rules), so the majority of the winter depending when he's ready to be gelded. I am thinking a mixture of good quality hay & haylage for forage.
What would you do about rugging? I am hoping for him to be natural as he gets older but we are right on the coast, the stables are indoors but it can still get very cold. I am thinking a couple of outdoor & maybe a couple of indoor, he's going to have to get used to having a rug on anyway.
Anyway, any advice would be great. I have been speaking with a Bailey's feed advisor about a stud balancer etc.
Thank you in advance.