Where is the best place to buy a baby?

Dogbetty141

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Hi Guys

Im looking at buying a baby foalie next year! It is my first time and was wondering if I would find it to much bringing on a TB or ID or welshy? I need something that can carry about 14 stone as my partner wants to get involved? can you help? Is it a hard thing to do? I have had my own for 6 years and have worked at a stud yard so know the basics but just wondered if anyone had experience that could give me advice?

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Liz
 
I'm not sure where you would best get one but its a good time to buy at the moment. I've now brought 3 though and only one has been outstanding (though all looked top class as foals). Still at least you know what's happened to it. One word of advice is make sure they wean it. Sounds obvious but one came to me with its mum and they just put the foal in the field and tried to take the mare! Needless to say foal went through the fence and actually never really recovered from this as has real attachment issues. I got them to leave the mare and then weaned her myself.
 
I bought my youngster from the breeder (stud) as i wanted a specific breed.
I was worried going direct to the breeder as i thought would be expensive. I know you can pick up foals up for £50 (even cheaper) at some market or from a field but if you find a respectable breeder that knows his horses inside and out it's worth the extra.

I've seen my lads parents, i can trace his bloodlines back 5 generations on his dads side and 3 on his mums, I got to see where he was born and they went in to detail about his first year of his little life. He had been handled by well trained staff and looked happy.
He had been weaned, vaccinated, Passport'ed, Registered with his society, Microchipped, wormed.

They delivered him and stayed for a couple of hours to make sure he had settled down and seemed to care about him even though he was no longer theirs.

He passed a 2 stage vetting (they offered to take him back if he didn't) and every six months i get a stud farm newsletter which is great to catch up on what his parents have been up to.

The whole experience has been pleasant and i would recommend finding a good breeder that knows their stuff.
 
Sedgemoor Chaos said:
I know you can pick up foals up for £50 (even cheaper) at some market or from a field but if you find a respectable breeder that knows his horses inside and out it's worth the extra.

I've seen my lads parents, i can trace his bloodlines back 5 generations on his dads side and 3 on his mums, I got to see where he was born and they went in to detail about his first year of his little life. He had been handled by well trained staff and looked happy.
He had been weaned, vaccinated, Passport'ed, Registered with his society, Microchipped, wormed.
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Exactly! Dealing with a reputable breeder means you can SEE the dam - and often the sire as well - and siblings! You can SEE what your foal is likely to grow in to. You can see how foals and others are handled and kept - and a good stud will give ongoing support and help if you need it. And in some cases, a stud will be able to put you in touch with people who have bought siblings to 'your' foal.

And if you want an ID foal, I know where there are some very nice ones!:D
 
I also bought my foal from a breeder, as like some of the other posters, I also wanted a certain breed, an appaloosa, I few people recommened a stud so off I went to have a look,
I ended up buying a 5 month old foal, the stud was great and said if I had problems with her at any age, then she could go back.... no chance of that, shes 12 now and in Spain with me.. and it was nice buying from a stud so that I could see the dam and sire, plus other members of the family,

as for weaning... Freckles was weaned the day I picked her up, led her from the mare and straight into the lorry, though the stud did say she was a very indipendant foal, and they were right I never had any problems, though with the 3 foals Ive bred this year, ive weaned them all at home. (so now ready to go..lol)

Bringing up a foal is so rewarding, Freckles had a foal 4 years ago, that I kept, 'Harley' ive kept him entire and he is a pleasure to own, and is very laid back.
 
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