Weaning Foals

SyntheticTrust · 01-07-2005, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Blistering Winds

DO NOT HELP THE FOAL IN ANY WAY! THe struggling process of standing is essential for proper muscle communication. Less you help, the better off your foal will be.

now this is very true but there are some exceptions. Jacqueline was born in a thunderstorm. she was on a slope and the ground was very slick. There was no way she could stand on her own. I stepped in and held her still as she struggled to get up

Blistering Winds · 01-07-2005, 02:33 PM

ST, even in the slick, you should have let her figure it out. I bet you anything, she would eventually have gotten up. Many foals are born during thunderstorms. It is the NORM. SOmething about storms keeps predators in, so the horse's naturally prefer to foal out during these times as there are less predators out and about.

SyntheticTrust · 01-07-2005, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blistering Winds

Many foals are born during thunderstorms. It is the NORM. SOmething about storms keeps predators in, so the horse's naturally prefer to foal out during these times as there are less predators out and about.

hmm.. I never noticed that.. learn something new everyday.. thanks

Maggie Mae · 01-07-2005, 03:31 PM

my horse is getting about a bale of hay a day i dont really measure it in lbs should I?

Blistering Winds · 01-07-2005, 03:32 PM

is that all she gets or does she get grain as well?

SyntheticTrust · 01-07-2005, 03:38 PM

OOo I got something for you BW- should you help a foal if it's born by a pond?

Blistering Winds · 01-07-2005, 03:41 PM

NO, not unless they are IN the pond when they are born, which I've never heard of such a thing. Or if they stumble in and cannot get back up.

Maggie Mae · 01-07-2005, 03:43 PM

She gets grain every other day. Is that enough?

SyntheticTrust · 01-07-2005, 03:44 PM

well you've heard of it now!

Sharon had a friend whose mare gave birth close to a pond and the baby kept falling with every attempt to stand and drowned

Blistering Winds · 01-07-2005, 03:55 PM

ST, come on, use some common sense. If the foal IS in danger, then yes, help them. But if it is just an "inconvenience", then let them figure it out.

Maggie, you should never feed every other day. Either feed daily or not at all.

I would move to feeding daily.

How much does she get in a feeding?

01-07-2005, 02:33 PM	#12
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,678 Images: 811 Blog Entries: 16	ST, even in the slick, you should have let her figure it out. I bet you anything, she would eventually have gotten up. Many foals are born during thunderstorms. It is the NORM. SOmething about storms keeps predators in, so the horse's naturally prefer to foal out during these times as there are less predators out and about. __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

01-07-2005, 03:32 PM	#15
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,678 Images: 811 Blog Entries: 16	is that all she gets or does she get grain as well? __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

01-07-2005, 03:41 PM	#17
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,678 Images: 811 Blog Entries: 16	NO, not unless they are IN the pond when they are born, which I've never heard of such a thing. Or if they stumble in and cannot get back up. __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

01-07-2005, 03:55 PM	#20
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,678 Images: 811 Blog Entries: 16	ST, come on, use some common sense. If the foal IS in danger, then yes, help them. But if it is just an "inconvenience", then let them figure it out. Maggie, you should never feed every other day. Either feed daily or not at all. I would move to feeding daily. How much does she get in a feeding? __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

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SyntheticTrust Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,528	well you've heard of it now! Sharon had a friend whose mare gave birth close to a pond and the baby kept falling with every attempt to stand and drowned