Percy was six weeks old on Saturday 28th July and had his first wormer on Sunday! He didn't seem to mind it too much but I'm sure he'll soon Cotton on to that!
Percy will need worming every 6 - 8 weeks for his first 6 months so his next dose will be in mid September.
They are living out at the moment, now that the weather has come good. Percy has gone fluffy because it is quite chilly at night. He is having his feet picked up every day which he doesn't mind, and is also still having his swelling palpitated. It is staying up more and more often now, so hopefully we are turning a corner with it.
Percy is going to be castrated at 4 months, while he is still with his mum. I hope that this way it will be less traumatic for him and also will mean there are no worries concerned with him running with a filly in the spring!
Mark is rather proud of Percy, he was up last night feeding him for me - nearly got in the middle of a punch up between Penny and lily but doesn't seem to have put him off too much....
Percy is going to have his identification done soon as he needs his own passport. He is now insured in his own right also. I'll need to ask the vet to come up and take a sample of tail hair from him for his DNA test, which will prove his parentage. I am still toying with the idea of taking them to the mare grading, so that I can get them both fully registered with the Sports Horse Board. The problem is that the nearest one id 100 miles away and it's in August when the weather may be hot, so I'm not entirely sure about it.
Watch this space!
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