Horse Talk

[GingersHuman]

Actually, my vet told me at a month old to start letting him have some grain with his mom.

I have a hard time with that. They don't have teeth to chew the grain. Also, I'm off the viewpoint of natural horsekeeping, so don't think that most horses need grain anyway. Just my opinion.

 

[I Love Layers]

I have a hard time with that. They don't have teeth to chew the grain. Also, I'm off the viewpoint of natural horsekeeping, so don't think that most horses need grain anyway. Just my opinion.

x2. Ours only get grain when we're calling them up, otherwise out old mare wouldn't come

. She thinks she's to old to come for no reward.

 

[GingersHuman]

x2. Ours only get grain when we're calling them up, otherwise out old mare wouldn't come

. She thinks she's to old to come for no reward.

I have to feed a mineral mix to balance their grass & hay, so they get hay pellets and such. They think they're getting grain!

 

[ChickenLover200]

All mine were raised on grain. My QH is a senior and I know she wouldn't survive without her senior feed to keep weight on. My other two, minis, are getting to be elderly also. Baby has four teeth and doesn't have a problem chewing.
The mini mare momma, I had a saddle and 50lb on her so far.... She's around 330+lb. How much is too heavy? 50lb seemed Ok.

 

[GingersHuman]

All mine were raised on grain. My QH is a senior and I know she wouldn't survive without her senior feed to keep weight on. My other two, minis, are getting to be elderly also. Baby has four teeth and doesn't have a problem chewing.
The mini mare momma, I had a saddle and 50lb on her so far.... She's around 330+lb. How much is too heavy? 50lb seemed Ok.

They say the max is 20% of their weight, including tack. So 66 lbs including the saddle and other gear.

 

[abigalerose]

Okay, so I'd like everyone's opinion on something.
These two colts were born a week apart, they're 7 months old, and they're half brothers.
Which do you think is built better? Conformation, muscling, how their neck ties in, etc.
Also, which color do you personally prefer? Palomino going grey or red dun roan?
Their sire is Mr. Gunsmoke bred, and both of their dams are reining bred as well.

 

[GingersHuman]

I prefer the roan, both for color and build. Is hard at this age to tell how they'll turn out, of course. Check on the build of the dams, a downhill horse (which many reining bred are) are hard to fit a saddle to.

 

[I Love Layers]

I prefer the roan, both for color and build. Is hard at this age to tell how they'll turn out, of course. Check on the build of the dams, a downhill horse (which many reining bred are) are hard to fit a saddle to.

X2 with the roan

 

[Bunnylady]

The dun/roan is a lot more mature looking than the pali, I'll agree on that. I've heard a rule of thumb that holds that you evaluate young stock at "3 days, 3 months, and 3 years." 3 days because a foal is often rather crooked from being wadded up during the last part of gestation; by 3 days, it has usually "unfolded." Foals are often rather scrawny; by 3 months, they have usually filled out. At 3 years, they pretty much have done what they are going to do, so what you have is what you've got, but in the in betweens, they can go through some rather awkward growth stages. A young horse that is seriously uphill or downhill probably won't ever completely balance out, but a bit that way isn't necessarily a sign that it will always be like that.

 

[henny1129]

I'm liking the roan more too, but in the end its your decision.