Re: Advice wanted for foal

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In a message dated 98-09-02 13:01:23 EDT, corky@foothill.net writes:

<< I had a colt that we had to put his mother down when he was two months old.
I
 realize that it is not the same problem with feeding him every two hours that
 Kathy is having but as far as having him disciplined I was very lucky to have
a
 maiden mare that was pregnant at the time and  she more or less adopted the
 colt.  The colt was in a pin directly next to the mare, I brought the colt up
 to the barn every night and with in a week or two the mare was going nuts
when
 I took him up.  I decided to put the two together and it worked out great. >>

I have a filly that was orphaned at two months this year, and she has been
adopted by an older dry mare in the herd.  They, too, are doing great, and I
have left her with the herd precisely for this socialization.  I also have a
two-year-old colt that was orphaned at birth, and my hired lady spoiled him
rotten--he is a real handful, thinking that people can be dominated.  He is
stallion quality, and we have a lot of bumps ahead--he is currently living
with a 5-year-old stallion and two other 2-year-olds, which has been very good
for him, and I don't plan to do a lot with him until next year when he can
really have a job to do to occupy his mind.  Then we'll see what happens...

Heidi Smith, DVM--Sagehill Arabians (Oregon)