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Topic: weaning has begun!
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HalterGirl_88
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posted May 07, 2004 07:57 PM
Well weaned the first 3 foals today(#2, #3 and #4), and boy do we have some unhappy babies in the barn now! After a couple hourse the 2 colts were giving it up but the little filly was still whinnying her head off! Gotta love weaning time!
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Is it the smell of their body as I hug their long neck, or the scent only a horse has that I can't forget? Is it the depth of their eyes as they contentedly rest? No, it's just being around them that I like the best.--Teresa Becker
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Posts: 606 | From: IA | Registered: Sep 2003
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littlecelticpony
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posted May 07, 2004 08:21 PM
awwwww....how old are they now? i forgot when they were born lol.
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HalterGirl_88
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posted May 07, 2004 08:23 PM
these 3 are about 4 months old.
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Is it the smell of their body as I hug their long neck, or the scent only a horse has that I can't forget? Is it the depth of their eyes as they contentedly rest? No, it's just being around them that I like the best.--Teresa Becker
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Posts: 606 | From: IA | Registered: Sep 2003
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MissBandit
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posted May 07, 2004 11:45 PM
Just curious, why the four month mark. Do some wait until 6 months?
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You know you are a horse person when...
...You pull change from your pocket , and hay falls out.
...you yell at the kids, and the horse's name pops out.
...you actually get to a point where flies don't bother you so much.
Posts: 2292 | From: BC, Canada | Registered: Jan 2004
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HalterGirl_88
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posted May 08, 2004 05:16 AM
That's just the time we choose to do it, some people go longer some even go earlier. All just depends on the individual breeders choice.
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Is it the smell of their body as I hug their long neck, or the scent only a horse has that I can't forget? Is it the depth of their eyes as they contentedly rest? No, it's just being around them that I like the best.--Teresa Becker
http://community.webshots.com/user/haltergirl_88
Posts: 606 | From: IA | Registered: Sep 2003
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Rocking BT Ranch
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posted May 08, 2004 05:52 AM
WOW I must be getting way emotional in my old age! Or maybe it's because of what is going on with my son. I have been through weaning time so many times and I never like or got use to them babies and Momma's calling for each other.
Haltergirl, do you happen to know of any horse transporters there in IA? I have found one that come with a good personal reference thats in N. IA. Thought if you knew of any I might run the name by you and see if you were familiar with them as well.
Good luck in the weaning....I would invest in some ear plugs ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Posts: 188 | From: Arkansas-mving to Upstate NY | Registered: Mar 2004
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littlecelticpony
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posted May 08, 2004 10:13 AM
whoa, they're real young'uns. i like ta wait til they're at least 6 mo, but that's me. ::shrugs::
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"I killed your cat! I thought that would bring closure to our relationship!"
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HalterGirl_88
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posted May 08, 2004 10:22 AM
BT- Gary Jamison of Jamison Express is really good. Their website is www.jamisonexpress.com
[ May 08, 2004, 10:22 AM: Message edited by: HalterGirl_88 ]
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Is it the smell of their body as I hug their long neck, or the scent only a horse has that I can't forget? Is it the depth of their eyes as they contentedly rest? No, it's just being around them that I like the best.--Teresa Becker
http://community.webshots.com/user/haltergirl_88
Posts: 606 | From: IA | Registered: Sep 2003
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horse_crazy
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posted May 08, 2004 12:49 PM
Oh yes, you just gotta love weaning time. ![[Wink]](wink.gif) We wean at 4-5 months, we usually wean all of the foals at once, not one or a few at a time(we have less than 5 foals each year, and they are all born around the same time...late April-early June is when we try to have our foals.)
I hope everything goes well during the weaning proccess, it can be hard for some young ones!
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Mares:
Honey-buckskin(in-foal to a smutty buckskin stallion)
BG-palomino/dunalino(foaled a beautiful filly)
Dibby-dun(in-foal to a palomino stallion)
Star Bucks-buttermilk buckskin(not bred, we may just use her as a riding horse)
Fillies:
Lizzy-grulla(will be used as a broodmare in the future, due to an injury as a weanling...we are unsure if she will be riding sound, although she might be, as her injury has healed so well...you can't even tell)
Sheba-black(hopefully will be shown in Halter classes starting this year)
Blue-blue roan(we aren't too sure what we are going to do with this filly yet....but she is a cutie)
Geldings:
Poco-sorrel/overo*Paint*(Awesome riding horse!)
Brandy-*FOR SALE*(Nice 2 yr old, going into training soon, price will go up, feel free to ask me about him..if you are interested)
Foals:
Tinker Bell- Red dun filly. Nice short neck, long legs, beautiful eyes..absolutely beautiful. Very people friendly.
Other 2 foals are expecting between May and June.
Posts: 853 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Jun 2003
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