8 month old colt....questions.

My 8 month old filly is still with my mare although she rarely nurses. She is fed good quality timothy/orchard grass hay and Blue Seal Contender (16% protein).

For deworming she is dewormed monthly, I rotate between a double dose fenbendazole and pyrantel pamoate. At 1 year I add in ivermectin and they move to an adult schedule.

I use paste dewormer on all my horses (don't like the liquid even though it's cheaper). Just stock up on the generics when it's on sale. My current supply of ivermectin cost me $1.99 a tube. Shop around.

And make sure you keep track of what you're deworming them with and when.

It very well could be her just being stubborn. Why eat the food when she could have milk...

The only time my filly and mare are together is in the field. When they're in the barn they're in separate stalls. We had a blizzard here last weekend, so the horses have been inside for the past week while we were waiting for the snow to melt because the drifts were too high to open the gates. I did notice Cav had a bit of diarrhea one night - probably from not nursing in a few days. She was fine the next morning.

Keep an eye on her - she certainly won't let herself starve. Keep hay infront of her and let her adjust to the new feed. She certainly doesn't need the mare - most foals are weaned at 4 months. If I had the space to separate my 2, I would have done it a LONG time ago.

Let her get used to being alone for a little and go from there.