Re: Weaning..." The NATURAL WAY "

2009-02-10 Thread Cherie Mascis
This message is from: "Cherie Mascis" Lisa, I've always let my mares wean the foals-some would wean at 6 months, others a year but until now, I've never had a mare that won't wean her child! Lilja is an Icelandic mare that was a broodmare for 15 years and she seems to want a baby every year

Re: Weaning..." The NATURAL WAY "

2009-02-10 Thread Jon Ofjord
This message is from: Jon Ofjord Thanks Lisa! I had these piles of cash just laying around the house and I was tempted to buy these 100%, stone ground, whole, natural, organic devices for my horse's comfort. Now that I won't be buying them I can get everything Billy Mays yells at me to buy.

RE: Weaning..." The NATURAL WAY "

2009-02-10 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: "plumg...@pon.net" I like the part about the "passionate caregiver." Gail " Most often the caregiver is reluctant to start the weaning process because of the undesirable symptoms that occur using the abrupt seperation method. The heart wrenching whinneying is very dist

Weaning..." The NATURAL WAY "

2009-02-10 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com Hi List ! OK I admit to a little housebound today with our snowstorm, but just had to share this in the spirit of friendly advice on the weaning process. We have weaned our youngsters here both ways. In the endyou get seperation of dam