What do you think of this foalie?

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claire1976

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I like the idea that the owner has used NH methods already as I would continue that. I understand her bloodlines (Northern Dancer) are good.
Just wondering if a she's a tad expensive for a youngster? I adore her, just need to persuade OH to let me have her!
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Lovely. Do you have the time, money and expertise to raise a foal? And do you have companion that it could be kept with???
 
She looks really sweet but it doesnt say anything about the sire (i dont think...) Northern Dancer is all very well but if i read the ad correctly he's the grand sire of the dam. Looks cute, but I would want more info...
 
I think its a pretty rubbish photo, but she looks nicely marked. would want to know alot more about her before buying though, and taking on a foal is a big step, more so i would say than buying a grown horse.
 
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Lovely. Do you have the time, money and expertise to raise a foal? And do you have companion that it could be kept with???

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Yes, yes and yes!!! Only work part time, raised and backed youngsters before - not a foal (but my sister has the experiece of foals as she ran a stud farm in Oz for 7 yrs) but we all have to start somewhere. Would be kept with my 15 yr old TB ex broodmare and my sisters 5yr old cob gelding who is a darling.
 
Very nice .... We paid £1800 for missy(shes now 15mths old) but she was worth it
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not saying this one isnt by the way... exactly what amymay said , if you have the time and expertise to raise a foal and all other little things that go with it and you like her well then you would have answered that question already :P
 
Excellent.

However, would caution against getting one unless you have another youngster to keep with it - either the same age, or a yearling.
 
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I think she is lovely, but please if you are thinking of buying a foal do not think that adult horses are the best company. youngsters need other youngsters to play with for at least their first 2 years.
 
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Excellent.

However, would caution against getting one unless you have another youngster to keep with it - either the same age, or a yearling.

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Why is that? There are many people who raise younsters alone, especially one's they've bred themselves. In an ideal world there would be another youngster but in reality I doubt many people manage it. As my mare is quite motherly and provided an excellent lead for my sisters youngster I am sure she will set all the right examples for a foal. My sisters horse is quite playful also.
 
Big horses can do an awful lot of damage to a foal. And even the nicest horse can take against a youngster in ways you would find unimaginable.

You need to think around corners on this one - and whilst yes people do have single foals - they are more often than not bred at home at home within in an established group.

You've seen how horses bully new horses when they are introduced - now imagine that with a 9 month old foal - a 15hh horse and another one. The outcome would be disasterous.

Unless you have the facillities and the money for two - don't buy one.
 
my boys a homebred, but as we didn't have any other youngsters around we sent him to live with a herd of colts until he was three imo its the best way. you say your interested in natural horsemanship, but it is very unatural for a youngster to socalise only with adult horses.
 
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my boys a homebred, but as we didn't have any other youngsters around we sent him to live with a herd of colts until he was three imo its the best way. you say your interested in natural horsemanship, but it is very unatural for a youngster to socalise only with adult horses.

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Thats a very valid point! I think you are right- it would not be natural for me to put this foal into an adult herd. Socialisation is very important and I'd hate to get it wrong.
 
I think the foal is lovely and you could probably get for £1,500 which isnt too expensive, very pretty face, Hope you find a solution so you have suitable company for your foal
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It is a good point...however it really isn't the end of the world if you don't have other youngsters, at least not until they are yearlings I find.

We have one baby here, 8 weeks old. She will have another baby coming but not till August so right now although I have plenty yearlings, there's no way I would put her in with them! Legacy is living with her mother, an Auntie, her Father and 2 quiet geldings and she does absolutely fine! She's a very well balanced little foal and she still runs around and plays so I am not so sure that it really is that important at this age. Mind you it really will be nice for her when the other little one arrives.
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By the way; I like that foal although the picture is not that great. I think it is going to be big! And why do they not mention who the sire was...or am I blind?
 
Niceish foal...but its going to be quite chunky...look at the size of those joints! And it may not have feather yet but I reckon it soon will!
Not that there's anything wrong with hairy chunky horses...but you might get a shock if you're expecting it to be TB.
I think you have to be REALLY confident before you take on a foal...they do go through daemonic phases which you have to sort out - and do you know how your mare will react to a youngster?
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Its a very strange advert, no it hasn't any feather as it is only 3 weeks old, and the bit about the tail being black, since when has that been a selling point. From her breeding I would say she would make a nice Riding Club type horse, So £1800 + £2k per year keep means by the time she was 4 you would have paid £10k for her
 
Not sure she will be that chunky, my sister said these lines are sought after in Oz as they have the strength but not too heavy. A middle weight cobxTb should be OK.
I have enough experience of youngsters to manage but my sister has extensive experience so she will guide me. Considering my mare has had 2 foals and has always been used as a mother of the herd wherever she has been I can only use that as a guide to how I think she will behave. She has certainly been patient and careful around my sisters horse who was 4 when we got him and still quite coltist in behaviour. She put him in his place frequently but without excessive aggression.
 
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Its a very strange advert, no it hasn't any feather as it is only 3 weeks old, and the bit about the tail being black, since when has that been a selling point. From her breeding I would say she would make a nice Riding Club type horse, So £1800 + £2k per year keep means by the time she was 4 you would have paid £10k for her

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Owch - that hurts - £10k would be excessive!!
 
Someone I know who has a fair few horses (15 or so), bought a new mare, and didnt know it was preganant until a month before she dropped.... foaly seems to get on fine with all the other grown up horses, no others to play with
 
My boys grandsire is Northern Dancer (most tb's these days are connected to him in some way along their lines as he is a prolific stallion and set a good breed standard!)

If your interested in her, go have a look and ask questions, no harm in looking is there?

Good luck and let us know how you get on.
 
She is the spitting image of my Gen at that age. He has turned out to have the best of both worlds - great strong legs and feet, super conformation and speed with it. Would make a nice eventer if I ever jumped him lol.

I think she will make a nice horse.
 
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