rosebud
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We are due to wean at the end of the month, kovu will be going to play with another foal his age, but we have only got the means to travel him in a lorry rather than a trailer which I'm lead to believe is better, he wont be going far should only take 15 minutes So is it best to have him with partition or without. He is a very big boy !!
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MFH_09
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The least stressful way is to travel him with his dam (no partitions to split them); if at all possible, leave them there as a pair for a fortnight or so. This will give him the chance to get to know where he is, his different handlers and also allow his gut to adapt to a different type of grazing and food; this will also mean he doesn't go as backward in condition when they are actually weaned. Ideally, he should already be eating hard feed. After a fortnight of him bedding in, you can collect the mare and bring her home. Don't forget to keep her a bit short to help dry up her milk.
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rosebud
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As much as i would like them to settle in together and stay for a fortnight I'm afraid this isn't an option,as for the hard feed he still isn't on any due to him being a big lad the vets advised us not to give him any until weaned, as was worried about him growing to quickly.
He will be visited by us every day.
The mare is also very over weight, due to the fact we still have very good grazing,(and is muzzled) so she's not on any hard feed either atm
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rosebud
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Thanks for all your replies.
Very much appreciated…..
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TheHermit
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So, how should he be travelled then? 
He is going to a paddock with another foal and gelding away from mum to be weaned.
Mum would surely be more agitated if she came along for the journey then went back home alone?
If he does the trip alone (10 -15 mins away) should he be loose in the lorry or in a partition?
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cruiseline
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It really will depend on what handling, education your foal has had until now. I usually travel weanlings loose in the horse box, but do make sure that he can't get caught up on anything. If you are weaning him at the time of travelling, I would not suggest you tie him up, as he could panic and hurt himself
It is a fairly short journey, but I would keep an eye on him for the duration.
Hope all goes well
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TheHermit
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If it's a 3/4 horse box, is it better to put him in the whole boxx or partition half of it off and loose travel?
When we picked up Harmony, she was loose in the trailer (and travelled very well for4 hours) but would Kovu be ok with all that space?
He has been handled well I know.
(Whittling on rosebuds behalf lol)
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cruiseline
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Again it depends on the box and partitions!! We have some partitions that are full, especially for mares and foals, if your partitions have what I call a duck under, then you will need to remove them, as the weanling could try to get under and hurt himself. We also put a partition right at the end as our tail gates are slotted (if that makes sense) and a baby could quite easily get a leg stuck, so we partition them off too.
I have never had a problem with a baby travelling in the whole of the box, and ours it a 6 horse. I have heard more horror stories of youngsters getting trapped in partitions and on top of them, than when a baby has been loose with no partitions.
Hope that helps
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TheHermit
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 i think it will, thank you
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embonaught
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I'd be interested in the answers to this one too. I'll be picking up my gorgeous foal in a matter of weeks - he'll already be weaned. It's a journey that'll take about an hour and a half, I have a single Ifor trailer which there's plenty of room (for one) in. How do I go about it? Or should I ask the breeder to deliver? Thanks
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TheHermit
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I picked up our filly, she was weaned from mum 3 days beforehand. She went in the trailer and travelled loose, from Wales to MK (3-4 hour journey) I was worried but as we drove along could see she was just curious and trying to look out windows, she was brilliant.
We packed the sides and doorway bit with lots of straw and she had a haynet (high).
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cruiseline
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If he has been handled well and is use to a little pressure on his head collar, without panicking and he can not turn round in the trailer, it should be OK as the ramp will stop him from backing up too far. One word of warning, please always close the top doors of the trailer when travelling any young horse.
The problem with a single trailer, is if your baby is not handled and can not be tied, if he tries to turn round and there is not enough room he could panic.
If a horse is given the choice it will ALWAYS prefer to travel either backwards or in a herringbone position, so most will try to turn and get more comfortable.
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embonaught
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The trailer is one and half times the width of one side of a double (if that makes sense), is this enough room for him to turn round? Or should I tie him (he's well handled). I knew about the shutting the top doors thing, should hay be loose on the floor or in a haynet? Thanks
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cruiseline
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I would put the hay in a high hay net, if it is on the floor it could encourage him to try and put his head down for a nibble, not a good idea, especially if he is tied.
Speak to the breeder, they will be able to advise you, as I do not know how big he is at the moment.
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rosebud
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Thank you jj and to cruiseline I know he will be travelling safety now 
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rollin
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I am very interested in this discussion. We no longer have a lorry but have a big new Ivor Williams. How could we travel a young foal to a competition with mum? There is not room for both on one side and I would be worried that a small foal would be able to duck under the front bar, also they would have a partition between them, although this is rubber in the new boxes I am still worried that the two would panic?
One mare we purchased years ago was shipped by her vendor in their old IW. They brought a small pony with them to keep her company which promptly hopped out of the jockey door when it was opened.
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