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Horses in the wild don’t chase their foals away at six months or just over. The weaning process takes place gradually and without too much trauma to mother and foal.   I was told that if I didn’t take Casper away he would drag Boo down, she would loose condition and he would take any goodness she was eating.

 

Well after a lot of thought, listening to lots of advice and experience, I decided to do it my way. I DID NOTHING. I let Boo take care of it, and she did. I noticed that around the time Casper was seven months Boo was restricting him so I put him in a stable of his own on a night. I turned them out together and the stables were next to each other so they could still see and touch each other. Casper is now eleven months old and is completely weaned. He does not attempt to suckle at all. We have had no screaming, stressed, or stroppy ponies. Boo is in excellent condition and has in fact been placed second in the Best Condition class of a local show. Casper is a confident, curious but loving yearling who is going to make a wonderful pony for the kids. He enjoys every minute of his life and hopefully will never have to suffer the traumas most of our horses are put through in their service of the human race. 

 

He has also travelled in a lorry with his mother to a local show. I was worried he would become excited in the show atmosphere but I was wrong. He behaved beautifully, taking in all the sites and sounds and enjoying the change of scene. He even enjoyed his time in the show ring and won a third place in a Young Stock class. His only misdemeanour was the fact that he was very vocal and called constantly to the other horses and his mum standing outside the ring, but hey, if that’s the worst he could come up with on his very first outing anywhere I am overjoyed.