horsey people, heres a nice fix for you

[lotzahenz]

Agreed, ME TOO. I no longer imprint my newborns. It makes their mammas nervous, which gives new babies mixed signals. I prefer my horses to grow up as horses, not PETS. Then, when momma is ready, she always brings them around and they are curious and not a bit scared. I don't do the fighting to lead thing either, just lead mamma and baby always follows. After they are weaned, they just naturally lead, like they have know always. Once in a while I get a wild one, but rarely. We or mamma teach babies how to act around humans, or so I think. The gentlest, tamest animal on our farm is a wild adopted donkey. She never learned to be scared of humans I guess. Or maybe someone just worked with her a lot, but doubt it. HenZ

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

I am a big believer in imprinting

I have had exceptional results with imprinting foals. Makes training MUCH easier and it has never made a mare nervous. Maybe if you have a broodmare that isn't handled much...IDK...The difference in horses I have worked that weren't handled from birth and the ones that were imprinted on is just beyond words. I would never do it any other way now that I have seen for myself what imprinting can do. Just my 2 cents on that LOL

 

[farrier!]

I too have worked with 100's of horses both imprinted and not.
I will NEVER imprint or buy an imprinted foal again. Unluckily I still am required to deal with them.
I have bought and broke all types up to untouched 4 year olds. (ran them and their dams into an open stock). The untouched horses are easier and safer to deal with then the imprinted foals.

 

[()relics]

farrier! :

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................The untouched horses are easier and safer to deal with then the imprinted foals.

Why? because they act like horses not cats and dogs....and we know what to expect from a horse that knows he is a horse....JMO​