Why

[Gentle_Warrior]

won't Juliana let her little one eat from her ??

web page

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

He keeeps trying and mum either walks away or swishes her tail in his face !!!! still so wobbly aswell

 

[Tia]

Well if you had watched the way that these people foal down then you might understand. Absolutely atrocious handling goes on - so it's no wonder that the mare/foal bonding is placed in jeopardy.

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

I am no expert but does not seem a happy mother and child.

xx

 

[Tia]

There's a very long post further down in Lounge - posted by Seaofdreams. If you read it then you will get an idea of what appalling behaviour went on with the foal born last night.

 

[Honeypots]

So sad..she doesn't seem to want to let him feed..

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

she has evenyually let it feed - but did nibble its back legs !!!

 

[pixie]

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/sh...0&fpart=all

 

[StrawberryFish]

I must admit -I am not impressed by this 'yard' - they prove the theory that you must let things happen as naturally as possible - the more interference, the higher the liklyhood of problems!
Poor mare and foal - I hope they learn from their mistakes.

 

[seaofdreams]

it's very sad isn't it and i completly agree with you Tia, i was watching her for a while last night and the poor mare was very unsure,
I belive the mare is only a youngster herself and this is could even be her first foal,
I do not think they were wrong in helping her get his leg straight but after that i was horrified,

 

[StrawberryFish]

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I must admit -I am not impressed by this 'yard' - they prove the theory that you must let things happen as naturally as possible - the more interference, the higher the liklyhood of problems!
Poor mare and foal - I hope they learn from their mistakes.

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I meant the owners, not the mare and foal!!

 

[seaofdreams]

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I hope they learn from their mistakes.

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Looking at there website, it sadly seems to be the way they do it.