Buying my first weanling :D

[ahlam1399]

[/SIZE]Hi there, I'm new to the forum but have been reading entries for years to gain knowledge & advice from other people's experiences. Now, I'm asking for advice regarding my first weanling colt, a Cob x Appaloosa to make 15.2hh. He is currently about 7 weeks old & will be with me in October! I am absolutely ecstatic but completely overwhelmed with the right things to do. The handling & teaching doesn't worry me but I want to make sure that he gets the right type of forage, feed, worming plan etc. So, you lovely people, what would you advise regarding feeding etc?I have decided to use the big, almost tyre rubber, buckets for his forage & hard feed. I have a tubtrug for water which I've had for my others, they have one each - the 30L ones. He will be stabled with small amounts of turnout in a paddock until he's been gelded (yard rules), so the majority of the winter depending when he's ready to be gelded. I am thinking a mixture of good quality hay & haylage for forage. What would you do about rugging? I am hoping for him to be natural as he gets older but we are right on the coast, the stables are indoors but it can still get very cold. I am thinking a couple of outdoor & maybe a couple of indoor, he's going to have to get used to having a rug on anyway.Anyway, any advice would be great. I have been speaking with a Bailey's feed advisor about a stud balancer etc. Thank you in advance.

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