07/24/2025
From WayMaker Walkaloosas!
What Care Do Our Foals Receive Before Going To Their New Home ? 🐴💛
Before any of our foals are ready for their new homes, they receive attentive, thoughtful care every step of the way. From birth to weaning, here’s what we provide to ensure they grow up healthy, confident, and well-prepared for the next chapter:
🧬 DNA Testing of Parents
All of our stock are DNA tested through Etalon Equine Genetics to ensure they are 5 panel negative for genetic disease. The testing also allows us to make diligent choices about performance and temperament to protect a future foal’s welfare before they hit the ground.
👣 Imprinting at Birth
We begin handling our foals right after birth using gentle imprinting techniques. This early exposure helps them become comfortable with human touch, sounds, and movement. It sets the tone for trust, confidence, and easier training down the road.
✨ Daily Handling & Manners
From gentle encounters with petting and grooming early on, to haltering, leading, picking up feet and standing tied, our foals are handled daily to build respectful habits and confidence. We also introduce them to grooming, fly spray, and basic vet/farrier etiquette early on to reduce stress later.
🏥 Comprehensive Vet & Farrier Care
Our foals follow a consistent schedule for deworming, vaccinations, and trims. All of our appaloosa bloodlines are additionally vaccinated for Leptospira to help combat the breed’s susceptibility. We start them early with the farrier to maintain correct limb alignment and healthy hoof development.
🐴 Turnout & Herd Etiquette
We believe in letting babies be babies. Our foals are raised in safe, spacious turnout areas where they can move freely, learn to navigate terrain, and interact with other horses. This helps them develop good minds, strong bodies, and important social skills.
🧠 Mental Wellness
Foals raised here are never rushed or overwhelmed. We take pride in helping each one grow into a curious, confident partner by allowing them to explore the world in a calm, structured environment.
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Whether you’re looking for your next show prospect or a future family companion, you can feel confident knowing our foals are raised with intention, integrity, and heart from the very beginning.
📩 Have questions about a specific foal or our program? We’re always happy to chat!
