Others may leave a foal alone for its first few hours or days,arguing that it is more important to allow the foal to bond with itsdam. However, even people who do not advocate imprinting often stillplace value on handling a foal a great deal while it is still nursingand too small to easily overpower a human. By doing so, the foalideally will learn that humans will not harm it, but also that humansmust be respected.
Most young domesticated horses are handled at birth or within thefirst few days of life, though some are only handled for the first timewhen they are weaned from their Advocates of handling from birth sometimes use the concept of to introduce a foal within its first few days and weeks of life to manyof the activities they will see throughout their lives. Within a fewhours of birth, a foal being imprinted will have a human touch it allover, pick up its feet, and introduce it to human touch and voice.
Regardless of the end goal of training, most horses go through a predictable series of steps on their way to being "finished" an
Type: | Young horses |
Species: | Young horses |
Model Number: | 0111 |
Brand Name: | HORSE |
Place of Origin: | Cameroon |
Type: | Horse |
Style: | Alive |
Category: | Livestock |