MrsCaptain
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Hi,
I am NEW NEW NEW to this. Well let me back track, I've had horses more than 20 years of my life but have been with out them for over 10 years now. Last week I brought home two weanling colts. I want to do right by them so I want your advice on how much I should be asking from them. One of them is four months the other 6 months. So far I've pretty much kept them in their shared 8x10 stall putting on their halters before they eat twice a day grooming them asking them to stand still etc. I've turned them out in their paddock and they will let me approach them and put a lead on now to groom them , pick up their feet . They are however pretty panicky if I try to pull one out of the stall to work with just one or the other and not sure how soon I should do that considering the young one has just barely been weaned and been taken from his familiar farm too.
Neither one of them had been fed any grain and had been turned out pasture only. I started them on a high protein feed only give them a small amount now , ( vet coming tomorrow to check them over).
I'm very excited about them , they are adorable and I figure this winter we'll pretty much be grooming them since we live in the mountains of Northern Vermont.
Anyhow would love any advice you would like to share with me.
Their Sire is Crystal Ridge Carousels Native Son - who is out of Movados FWF Blue Carousel
Thanks so much!
I am NEW NEW NEW to this. Well let me back track, I've had horses more than 20 years of my life but have been with out them for over 10 years now. Last week I brought home two weanling colts. I want to do right by them so I want your advice on how much I should be asking from them. One of them is four months the other 6 months. So far I've pretty much kept them in their shared 8x10 stall putting on their halters before they eat twice a day grooming them asking them to stand still etc. I've turned them out in their paddock and they will let me approach them and put a lead on now to groom them , pick up their feet . They are however pretty panicky if I try to pull one out of the stall to work with just one or the other and not sure how soon I should do that considering the young one has just barely been weaned and been taken from his familiar farm too.
Neither one of them had been fed any grain and had been turned out pasture only. I started them on a high protein feed only give them a small amount now , ( vet coming tomorrow to check them over).
I'm very excited about them , they are adorable and I figure this winter we'll pretty much be grooming them since we live in the mountains of Northern Vermont.
Anyhow would love any advice you would like to share with me.
Their Sire is Crystal Ridge Carousels Native Son - who is out of Movados FWF Blue Carousel
Thanks so much!
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