question about my new little cob type colt x

[denise long]

question about my colt foal x hi im denni ( denise)

ive just been given a colt foal (5 months aprox) hes not really in poor condition or anything but was beaten by who used to "own" him (hence how and why i got him) he is very timid however he is coming round very quickly.

i have no idea what his breeding is i have just been told his dam was welsh cross and his sire was heavy cob no idea on hieghts ect

so you lovely lovely people..... hes 5 months old, standing at withers at 11.2 and bum at 12.2hh

my question is how big do you think he will make roughly... i will post a pic once i can figure out my new phone :/im not overly fussed as he will be mainly inhand showing and driven when old enough unless he makes over 14.2hh then he may be broken in to ride.

also if any one of you have any tips on feeding (getting him to eat hard feed) i would be really happy to hear your advise. nothing about closing him in a stable until he eats as some have already suggested as i only have shelters and i dont really agree with keeping babies locked away when they should be out playing.

many thanks guys xxx

 

[denise long]

Forgot to add hes in a mixed herd now. With young and old and settled well within it. Tried a few different feeds and ideas suggested by the vet but I will not lock him in a stable as iv stated in original post. Thanks everyone xx

 

[Kacey88]

This might help http://www.behindthebitblog.com/2008/01/predicting-foal-height.html

Good luck with him!

 

[Alexart]

Horses generally need to learn from others to eat hard feed, they learn by example, what I've done in the past is get an older horse to start munching out of a large bucket and babies being babies will usually come and stick their head in it to see what the other is upto, within a few days they get the idea and start gobbling away in their own bucket. If he's not in poor condition then the best thing for native types is a vitamin supplement and good quality add lib hay or haylage, especially since he's very young to be weaned already and won't have the gut bacteria or capacity yet to get the best out of his feed yet - a probiotic wouldn't go amiss either for a month or so and make sure he's been wormed, youngsters really don't need to be stuffed full of hard feed so it's far better to under feed a bit than make them over weight and then sticking them on spring grass!! Forgot to say make sure he's not near any mares or fillies until 6 weeks after he's been gelded even though he's only young they are still capable of getting mares in foal and it's always better to be safe than sorry!!!