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I should know in a month or two if things have worked out for me. If they have then I can offer grazing for both in your area. No facilities though.
Noooo don’t wean early unless you want a horse who suffers separation anxiety his whole life. Good research to confirm this. Not kind to do it. Feel for you CI it’s been a rocky road but everything crossed things will turn out ok. He is stunning. As is she!
don’t sell because it doesn’t end wall for the mare and foal . Most inexperienced people buy these horses and keep them not the right conditions. You could wean early if you were stuck 4 to 5 months.
I can completely get a why you’re feeling like this you probably miss riding .
Really? You can prove this?Noooo don’t wean early unless you want a horse who suffers separation anxiety his whole life. Good research to confirm this. Not kind to do it. Feel for you CI it’s been a rocky road but everything crossed things will turn out ok. He is stunning. As is she!
Really? You can prove this?
My current mount was weaned at 3 months as her mother couldn't feed her and was v v ill. No harm done and she's absolutely not got and never had any anxiety issues.
I've had some myself that were weaned early for various reasons, not always wanted to but was required and again, never experienced issues.
I have never ever had anxiety issues from early weaning and not come across it before.
CI, maybe your YO will help you work things out for later on x
I'm not sure lomondside are breeding anymore so might not behave any youngsters but still worth a shout as lovely people.Neither are on your doorstep but have you spoken with Lambridden Stud at Dalry or Lomondside Stud at Drymen?
Look up Clarbidhe Stud on Facebook. There’s also a space at my yard. You could message and ask if they could accommodate you. They are very helpful.
I’m another who sometimes wonders if I’m too quick to call the vet. But my reasoning is I’d rather pay for a call out and exam to be told there’s nothing wrong, than wait and risk missing something that could have been easily treated if only I’d called yesterday / last week.I guess there are options if it comes to it.
Today, I realised that the one person who I’ve missed the most is my vet. Hermosa had yellowish discharge coming out of her vulva. I asked Dr. Google, who said discharge is normal after foaling but yellow stuff could be bad. Very bad. I put in an emergency call out and vet sedated her, had a grope, lavaged her uterus. She didn’t seem overly concerned but said there was some bruising and put the horse on antibiotics. Took a culture as well.
So that was my Sunday evening. Don’t know if I was overly punchy about calling the vet but the risks of not doing it seemed too deathy.
I’m another who sometimes wonders if I’m too quick to call the vet. But my reasoning is I’d rather pay for a call out and exam to be told there’s nothing wrong, than wait and risk missing something that could have been easily treated if only I’d called yesterday / last week.
This especially as (I don't think) she was checked post foaling? Might have missed if she was. I had an emergency call out for a niggly colic after foaling, I think the mares can be a bit vulnerable to going off colour. Sounds like the right call to me.Better to waste £100 on nothing, than £100’sssss on ‘should have got the vet’.
This especially as (I don't think) she was checked post foaling? Might have missed if she was. I had an emergency call out for a niggly colic after foaling, I think the mares can be a bit vulnerable to going off colour. Sounds like the right call to me.
I'm a born worrier and some of the best advice I've had is to stop worrying so much about the future, it will find you anyway. I have to admit the things I worry about often sort themselves out or an obvious solution appears.