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| 1294.2 | help = how do you edit a note? | SALEM::LAURENCELLE | | Tue Jun 19 1990 19:59 | 5 |
| Help - How do you edit notes?
Phone line interference awful.....
amy
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| 1294.3 | mason! | TLE::DINGEE | This isn't a rehearsal, you know. | Wed Jun 20 1990 12:12 | 10 |
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You may wish to contact Carol Iodice; she teaches riding, and trains
horses. She lives in Mason, NH on Hurricane Hill Rd., and runs a
4-H horse group in Mason. Sorry I don't have her number with me,
but if it isn't listed, call me in the evening at 878-3814.
Maybe we'll meet on the trails!
-julie
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| 1294.5 | I'm not a breeder, but... | CARTUN::MISTOVICH | | Wed Jun 20 1990 13:27 | 21 |
| Here's my opinion, FWIW. I'm sure that there are a lot of people with
experience in this area who will disagree.
A lot of breeders are weaning babies at 3-4 months. I think this is
fairly recent development that started with breeders that were breeding
their mares annually. Nursing and carrying a baby at the same time is
very stressful, so they weaned very early to reduce the stress on the
mare and to ensure the new foal wouldn't suffer.
Personally, I don't think this is a good idea. Mares naturally wean
their foals at 10-12 months, and while you may want to manage the process
yourself, I don't think its a good idea to do it much sooner than it
would naturally occur. Mammals need to suckle...so much so that
weaning to early can cause oral fixations (i.e. mouthiness). I've seen
this happen in cats, horses and people (late thumbsuckers). Other
physical issues might be that their bodies are designed to get milk for a
certain period of time. Yes, they can adapt, but is that wise? And of
course there are psychological issues as well.
OK, breeders, fire away! ;-)
Mary
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| 1294.6 | DEPENDS ON THE FOAL AND MARE | ASABET::NICKERSON | KATHIE NICKERSON 223-2025 | Wed Jun 20 1990 14:34 | 10 |
| We wean anywhere from 3 to 6 months...much depends on the mare's
condition and the foal's condition
Some of the foals get so big that they drain everything from the
mare even though they are eating their own rations of grain, hay, etc.
Some mares will wean on their own...we have one that does it at four
months. She just can't be bothered any more.
One thing we do is start them on grain, etc as soon as possible.
Good luck...they certainly are interesting kids.
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| 1294.7 | There's nothing like Mommy! | SALEM::LAURENCELLE | | Tue Jul 10 1990 16:14 | 14 |
| Hi Again,
Well, here I go with all my lack of experience. We have separated
the colt from his mother in the barn. They acted awful. We relocated
them in stalls next to each other so they could touch noses, this
seemed to help the "stress". It has been (3) days and the mares
udder (?) seems to be going down. (Was rock hard.) We rubbed her
with bag balm the first couple of days, she was not a happy camper.
Yesterday the foal was turned out all day with our old pony, when
he came in a "dinner time" he ran up to his mothers stall door (in
hopes) and she let out a horrible warning at him. Can I assume the
pain is bad at this stage?
amy....
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| 1294.9 | Glad you're there... this can be hard.. | SALEM::LAURENCELLE | | Tue Jul 10 1990 17:41 | 13 |
| Thanks to all for support,
I am told (recently) the way the (2) fillies are being managed is
the right way for adequate "separation" whatever that is. Tonight
I will move the "young fellow" away from mom and see how it goes.
Personally I think I'm too soft for this role, breaks my heart to
take a baby away from his ma.
Good luck with the "little ladies"! This is my first experience
with a foal... such a delight! He is very loveable .....
amy
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| 1294.10 | TWO IS EASIER... | ASABET::NICKERSON | KATHIE NICKERSON 223-2025 | Wed Jul 11 1990 09:13 | 9 |
| We found it was easier with two because they look to each other for
support. What we did find is that there was a little trauma when we
separated the two youngsters about a year later.
Now keep in mind that the two lived in the same stall and run-in area
for a year. However the trauma wasn't as great as with the weaning.
Good luck to both of you.
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