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Stewie the Moose had a big day

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#1 ·
Stewie is 16 and a half weeks old now, and today was his biggest day so far.

He came in from the big field with his mum and practiced his tying up nicely skills in the round pen.

I wonder if there is anything interesting the other side of the gate.



OK I'll stand up nicely



HEY I can do a walker impression



I'm bored now,what we gonna do next?



Well what happened next was the vet came to geld the yearlings, and then we checked out Stewie, and he was good to go, so he was gelded today. The vet couldn't believe what a huge boy he was, we had quite a discussion about how much he weighed so we could get his anesthetic right. In the end I think we may have underestimated as he was trying to wake up before the job was done, but all was well in the end.

So here is poor Stewie a couple of hours later, back on turn out , still not 100% back to normal

 
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#2 ·
Poor guy - good thing to get him done early!
My gawd, I know I sure seem like a preacher lately -sorry - but it freaks me right out when a horse is tied to a gate. There was an article posted recently about "the dead horse guy" that revived that fear!
He looks totally unimpressed in that last photo haha!
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#4 ·
No he isn't tied to the gate, he is tied to that tractor tire inner tube, which is looped around the utility pole at one end of the gate. It's a great thing to tie to, has just enough give in it that they don't get in a dead fight with it.
 
#12 ·
Half a Haffie is better than no Haffie at all...:-p

He should be all the way shed out in a couple more weeks...
 
#17 ·
Thanks, :D

I didn't think that Stewie would lose out on any development by being done early. Some people argue that early weaning gives more height and less bulk, and that would suit me.
I know you have weaning Stewie on your mind too, but I think you mean gelding here.

Speaking of which, are you taking this opportunity (his brain surgery) to wean him at the same time? Just wondering...
 
#18 ·
OOPs, yup Face I HAVE had weaning on my mind, but in this case I did mean gelding:lol:

It was a no brainer decision for Stewie, obviously not stallion material, well ahead of the growth curve, plenty of substance, no need to wait.

As to weaning, well as you know I was worried about Bert and the fact that Stewie was draining the weight off of her, but was trying to balance that with the fact that I believe that babies need their Mommas for more than just nutritional needs. Over the last few weeks I've managed to take Bert from this



to this



So the big push for early weaning faded. Current plan is to wait 3 weeks and then wean Stewie in with the yearlings and throw them out with some mares who will teach them some respect:lol:
 
#21 ·
Thanks, the grass obviously made a big difference, but I also added some flax and some canola oil to her ration, and that made a HUGE difference, her coat has never looked so good, and she is great condition. It is alsi giving me plenty of exercise carrying her bucket down to the paddock twice a day, I swear my arms are getting longer, she eats quite a lot!
 
#24 ·
Awww what a sweetie.

I went out last night to check out his wound and to rub some Swat in for him, as I bent down and peered under there he lifted his leg, I tjought he was going to kick out, quite understandable in the circumstances. What he was actually doing was stretching his leg up and out of the way so I could get easy access to give him a rub:lol:

What a good boy
 
#27 ·
LOL, he is one BIG little guy, I have to keep reminding myself just what a baby he is.

Am I keeping him, yes/no/yes/no/yes/no...it depends

I am more and more minded to keep him, I think that I may have to override DH's wishes, I think his best chance of a good future is maybe to keep him until he is started anyway.
 
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