Golden Boy (not his real name) is a month old now. It is time to start formal training.
I have been having to handle him a lot already in order to pull ticks off. There is no good chemical tick control option for a foal under 3 months old. In a couple of more weeks, I can give him an ivermectin dewormer that might help some. But until then, it is a matter of rubbing him with fly spray and pulling off the ticks.
The tick bites are very itchy. You can see all the rubbing he has been doing.
He has been doing great with letting me put the halter on and take it back off. I have started adding some pressure to turn him side to side. He seems to be a quick learner. His reward is getting his tick bites scratched.
3 comments:
Golden Boy seems to suit him!
I'm glad you are helping him with his tick bites. He seems to have a very good temperament :)
I have been remiss in my blog reading! Summer is sure upon us, flowers are beautiful and the girls in the pink pool is perfect!
Your colt seems to be a quiet fellow, sorry about those ticks though. I made a bug balm with tallow and essential oils that I put on my horses, it seems to work better than fly spray.
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