Ellies_mum2
Well-Known Member
First of all thanks the people who took the time to post suggestions on how to catch him 
Daughter set aside a whole afternoon and set about catching the little sod. We got him into a smaller section of paddock with post and rail fencing away from his little herd
(The fillies are 10 months old so don't think they will be coming into season just yet? 
) He started off running very time he was approached. She enlisted the help of a couple of mates and got him in the corner of the paddock where someone else got hold of his headcollar. He promptly gave up 
Ok so it wasn't 'correct' and it certainly wasn't pretty 
but it was effective. 
Since then he has been kept fenced off and is being much better to catch. Yesterday he was waiting by the gate to come in and be fed just as he used to. Will let you know later if he is 'cured' as I shall be feeding the little blighter while daughter goes to visit her partner at his camp this afternoon 
Reason for waiting another month is two fold. Firstly vet recommended waiting til he was 1 at the last attempt to geld him as 1 hadn't dropped and secondly, we are at grass livery and have had some awful mud to deal with and didn't want the risk of infection in the wound.
Daughter set aside a whole afternoon and set about catching the little sod. We got him into a smaller section of paddock with post and rail fencing away from his little herd
(The fillies are 10 months old so don't think they will be coming into season just yet? ) He started off running very time he was approached. She enlisted the help of a couple of mates and got him in the corner of the paddock where someone else got hold of his headcollar. He promptly gave up Ok so it wasn't 'correct' and it certainly wasn't pretty but it was effective. Since then he has been kept fenced off and is being much better to catch. Yesterday he was waiting by the gate to come in and be fed just as he used to.
Will let you know later if he is 'cured' as I shall be feeding the little blighter while daughter goes to visit her partner at his camp this afternoon Reason for waiting another month is two fold. Firstly vet recommended waiting til he was 1 at the last attempt to geld him as 1 hadn't dropped and secondly, we are at grass livery and have had some awful mud to deal with and didn't want the risk of infection in the wound.
