2008/5/23 Annie Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > To the person who said it is wrong to separate 2-week old foals from > their mothers is ill-informed, as foals cannot be evaluated until they > are 4 weeks old. From what I observed, when foals began to panic > because of the separation, they were quickly reunited with Mom. > That's not to say I approve or understand everything I saw at the > Georgia evaluations, but we might as well stick with facts. Annie
Seriously though, what are you going to be able to tell from a 4 week old baby? Personality maybe...but conformation? Man...some of mine have changed so dramatically from when they were small. Solon was the biggest ugly duckling on the planet and then he began to fill out and now he's rather nice.... But if he was evaluated at 4 weeks? No high marks given there... Gaitedness? Every baby has some sort of lateral movement. Wanda
