For the first time ever i've had a foal born with a confirmation problem.
He has a slight problem with one of his legs which i'm not too concern at but his real problem is his jaw, that is undershot by a good half an inch.
Both sire & dam have a perfect bite. All previous foals by them have had perfect bite but this is the first time i've put these 2 together... and i get a foal with a bite problem.
The main thing at the moment is he is suckling well and it doesn't seem to be causing him problems.
What is the likely hood this will cause him problems in the future when it comes to grazing/eating hard feed?
How has this come about? Has this been passed from the parents? Or could it have caused by a problem... mare foaled early and has had a very unusal pregnancy for her... she aborted her first foal and was caught again by the stallion late (hence this chap is 3 months younger than the other foals)
What is the likelyhood this is genetic? (he will be gelded regardless) Would/could i get the same thing from crossing the mare and stallion again?
Is there a chance i could be looking at a minimal dwarf? (i already have one of them, but he's 4 and i've suppose i've only just noticed it! lol So couldn't even try and guess with a foal!)
Some pics. He's not even 24hrs old here so he's still a bit folded... but its the mouth..
He has a slight problem with one of his legs which i'm not too concern at but his real problem is his jaw, that is undershot by a good half an inch.
Both sire & dam have a perfect bite. All previous foals by them have had perfect bite but this is the first time i've put these 2 together... and i get a foal with a bite problem.
The main thing at the moment is he is suckling well and it doesn't seem to be causing him problems.
What is the likely hood this will cause him problems in the future when it comes to grazing/eating hard feed?
How has this come about? Has this been passed from the parents? Or could it have caused by a problem... mare foaled early and has had a very unusal pregnancy for her... she aborted her first foal and was caught again by the stallion late (hence this chap is 3 months younger than the other foals)
What is the likelyhood this is genetic? (he will be gelded regardless) Would/could i get the same thing from crossing the mare and stallion again?
Is there a chance i could be looking at a minimal dwarf? (i already have one of them, but he's 4 and i've suppose i've only just noticed it! lol So couldn't even try and guess with a foal!)
Some pics. He's not even 24hrs old here so he's still a bit folded... but its the mouth..