zanope
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foals
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V1NN
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when i got my foalie at about 6months old he was very shy and a bit scared, luckily where i kept him they stayed in at night and out during day, and for 1st few days i kept him in and did something with him every day eg lead him around a bit , give him a brush.
to start with he wouldnt lead etc and was a bit jumpy but he was so small that he couldnt really argue with me (he would rear and refuse to walk etc) i started picking up his feet which he had never had done deciding i would rather take the flack whilst he was still fairly little. i just did everything very calmly and slowly. and when he did go out he quickly got into a routine with the others and so has never known how to not catch because he just came in with others and got a small feed and so started looking forward to coming in.
Now i have a very well behaved lovely mannered rising 2yr old who is fairly huge now so i am glad i did this. hope this might help.
Best of luck with your baby i'm sure you'll be fine
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to start with he wouldnt lead etc and was a bit jumpy but he was so small that he couldnt really argue with me (he would rear and refuse to walk etc) i started picking up his feet which he had never had done deciding i would rather take the flack whilst he was still fairly little. i just did everything very calmly and slowly. and when he did go out he quickly got into a routine with the others and so has never known how to not catch because he just came in with others and got a small feed and so started looking forward to coming in.
Now i have a very well behaved lovely mannered rising 2yr old who is fairly huge now so i am glad i did this. hope this might help.
Best of luck with your baby i'm sure you'll be fine
V1NN
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also just to say i spent quite a lot of time just sitting in his stable reading a book. and he started to become more nosy and investigating me and i would just ignore him, and before long it was no hassle at all to put head collar on him. x
JanetGeorge
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Have you bought this foal - or is it at livery? Why on EARTH hasn't the stud handled it??
This really pi**es me off - it is SO easy to handle foals when they are young (and then you stand a chance of worming them, trimming them etc.)
Can you ask the stud to handle her a bit and teach her to lead before she comes home?
When we have mares here to cover with foals at foot, or mares to foal, I ALWAYS handle the foals and send them home as well-mannered, sensible youngsters.
This really pi**es me off - it is SO easy to handle foals when they are young (and then you stand a chance of worming them, trimming them etc.)
Can you ask the stud to handle her a bit and teach her to lead before she comes home?
When we have mares here to cover with foals at foot, or mares to foal, I ALWAYS handle the foals and send them home as well-mannered, sensible youngsters.
zanope
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she is bred from my mare, i chose the stud as she s been breeding for 20years two of her foals (now adults) are at my yard and are fab temp. so i used her stallion and trusted her know how. i did like the fact that they had a natural herd type beginning in life but am now a little worried it wasnt the best for me though a lovely start to life for the filly.
CBFan
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Echo JG.
I would be visiting the yard several times a week and letting her get familiar with you and introduce basic handling. If you don't start now you will have BIG problems on your hands by april.
The stud should make provision for you by providing you with a stable or safe enclosed area where you can be in close proximity to her but in safe surroundings. there youcan get her used to being handled and introduce a headcollar.
I would be visiting the yard several times a week and letting her get familiar with you and introduce basic handling. If you don't start now you will have BIG problems on your hands by april.
The stud should make provision for you by providing you with a stable or safe enclosed area where you can be in close proximity to her but in safe surroundings. there youcan get her used to being handled and introduce a headcollar.
c7mlm
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i had my filly at a stud place till she was 18months old, she lived out in the summer with 7 others and came in to a barn over the winter, i was lucky enough to have her 5 mins drive away and went every day and handled her, head collar, wormed farrier and leading her around etc. when she was going to leave they put her in a stable on her own for 2 weeks to get her used to it, she went straight in trailer and has been fine since,