Originally Posted by
Triple V
It sounds more than a bit Tree Hugger I know but like to watch how they behave in relation to their dams, I reckon nature's a good indicator.
Are they (the foals) happy to wander off on their own for some distance and to stay away for lengthy periods or otherwise?
Of the two we weaned this time around, one was already pretty self reliant even from very early on and he only came back to his mother for a drink when it suited him. More often that not she used to go looking for him, not the other way around. The other was a bit more of a mumma's boy, his dam never let him get too far away and not all that surprisingly he sulked and went off his feed for a week or two after he was weaned.