Foal Foundation

Set your young ones up for success with our baby horse checklist!

• Haltering

• Leading

• Roundpenning

• Lunging

• Respect on the Ground

• Tying

• Ponying

• Trailering

• Yielding Forequarters

• Yielding Hindquarters

• Backing

• Picking Up Feet and Handling (preparation for farrier work)

• Spraying (preparation for fly spray and grooming products)

• Clipping

• Bathing

• Flexing the Head and Neck

• Desensitizing to Flags

• Desensitizing to Balloons

• Desensitizing to Blankets

• Intro to Saddle Pads

• Intro to Saddle Carrying

• Intro to Bridling (with snaffle when age appropriate)

• Oral medicine administration (preparation for worming)

• Obstacles and Trot Poles

• Trail Exposure

• Field Trips/Hauling

• Exposure to Gunfire Noise

• Wearing Ear Plugs

• Exposure to Cattle (when available)