yipee, breakthrough with my new colt foal.....

[competitiondiva]

I bred my own homebred foal this year and as a companion for him at weaning I bought a welsh section d cross. He hadn't had even nearly the same handling my homebred had had. He was very easy once caught but was a bit of a nightmare to actually catch!! Well I've had him for over 3 weeks now and he's gained alot of confidence from my homebred seeing the affection he gets!

Well today I was bent over looking at my homebreds leg and welshie came over and started to nuzzle my back and then my hair! I turned around and he didn't walk off, I was even able to rub his head between his eyes, rub around his ears and pat his neck etc, without holding him or him walking off! I'm so pleased with how he's coming around, he's such a sweetie!! I seem at the moment to have 2 very well behaved, soppy colts!!!!

 

[Archie07]

How lovely that must have been so exciting

I love the babies, I used to spend hours just stroking my boy when he was a foal.

 

[MrsMozart]

Aw, piccies!

 

[competitiondiva]

Chestnut big boy is my homebred, and the dark bay is my new welsh boy!

 

[Jen92]

Awww ! Happy for you!

Carrots all round me thinks

x

 

[rubyrumba]

They look very handsome boys. Isn't it just so much easier with 2 babies than 1? Well i think so, i bought a second one to keep the first one company, they are yearlings now and the best of friends!

 

[competitiondiva]

isn't it just! It made weaning so much easier on my foal having company, and they now have each other, plus little 'un' is boss so my big boy although is growing rather large! He isn't growing up thinking himself top dog!! They seem to be very well adjusted horses/foals! I can't believe how quickly they start to look like yearlings and not foals!! The chestnut is 6 months old in the photo, the bay is 5 months!!