Moving my yearling back to same yard as Mum??

[machannah]

I weaned my chap almost a yr ago from his Mum, he has been out with some other horses all that time, but a space has become free back on the yard where I keep his Mum so i'm wondering whats the chance they will recognise each other??

He would have to go out either on his own, or with a friend but at the moment I am struggling to see 2 horses in 2 different places and thinking about moving him to make it a bit easier and also handle him more over this winter as id like to show him again next year - will he be ok to move? or shall I keep him where he is and put up with current situation?

Not really sure what to do about this one and need some advice???!!

 

[S_N]

Move him! B is back in-foal, due April and is currently out with her 19 month old gelded son. They were separated for 9 months and definitely recognised each other!! She tells him off more now than before weaning, but also defended him with her life from the non-existant threat of my retired cob when the 3 of them were first out together. I see no problem with it at all, but do understand your concerns. Good luck - any pics

 

[machannah]

My gut instinct is saying move him, plus like yours mine is back in foal and due in May. He will be a good friend for the foal to be weaned with eventually too

Here is Huey....you might see him out next year if you are taking Hector out to the same places!!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1250628&l=ea7e3&id=700855001

 

[S_N]

Ahhh yes I remember him!! You did rather well with him as a foal - we've had this discussion, but a while ago and I'm tired and can't remember the details

Sorry!! He's lovely!! Your mare was an Int mare right and in-foal to May Hill? Cannot remember who Huey is by though

Sorry again!!

 

[springfallstud]

He will be fine to see his mum again, her milk has gone, he is independent so dont see a problem, last year i weaned my foals and then 3 months later the whole herd was happliy back together for the winter with no probs at all

 

[machannah]

Yeah thats her, shes in foal to Mill Law due early May and Huey is by Masterpiece

Sounds like I need to get the lorry plated asap and get him moved! Kind of looking forward to having him back home again and I havent even done it yet!

 

[snurse]

You shouldn't have any problems, but they'll probably recognise each other. Whether they know they're related or whether they just know they've met before, I don't know. I once had a mare, with foal at foot, and her 2 year old daughter all out together, and they were fine.

 

[blueberry]

Hi, after weaning our foal last year, the mum went to another yard for a 8 months, then she came back to us.
He has now been out in the field next to her for a few months and all has been fine-no probs at all. He was then moved into a field with another 2 yearlings and her back stable window looks onto his field. I have noticed that when she first goes into the stable when brought in from the field she looks out and gives a whinney but it seems to be more an acknowledgement to them all and thats it.

 

[keeperscottage]

I can hardly believe this, but one of my "clients" (I'm a freelance groom) collected her foal a couple of weeks ago from the stud where he was born in March 2007. Apparently, the stud had separated him from his dam two weeks earlier, but, a week after collecting him, mum was brought home from the stud, and he was back in the next stable to her! (ie, total separation of three weeks!) Unbelievably, they are fine and now live alongside one another without problem!