Trust me, Misty gets all that she wants! She is the dominant horse and if she wants the colts or Sugars, by God she will go get it! Maybe we should wait on the weaning till Thunder is 5 months, which means 2 months still to go. I will speak to the vet and see if he can't suggest something. I am going to get a full body pic of her now, see u in a bit.
Sharn
I've weaned babies as early as 3 months, it's not ideal but can be done.
From what I have read mares milk does not really have alot of nutrition after 3 months, so I think weaning at 4 months would be OK especially if the foal is eating good.
If I had a mare that was having trouble keeping weight on, I'd wean as soon as I could. They can loose so quick, and it's really hard to get it back on.
JMO:)
Becky