Yesterday I was invited to give advice about the best set up for a young, recently weaned semi-feral foal that had been bought through the Beaulieu Road on-line sale. I always feel it is best to put young horses in a safe situation with a kind companion to begin with and then to establish some sort of connection with the before even beginning to think about a headcollar. Ideally this would include access to a field - certainly after a few days - the foal following in one or more horses for a feed. The rush to shove a headcollar on can be counter-productive but also, not working with the foal, especially if it already has a headcollar forced on it on, can lead to it's own problems.
This foal, who will be called Dakota, has a lovely home to go to with very knowledgeable people. I'm pleased that they have got a copy of my book.
