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Tried to get him going this week but he is completely wired! Exploding on the lunge and under saddle. All hard feed has been stopped and he is a different horse. Not at the gate at all and chilled out grazing. Fizzy was an understatement

Thank you

He is only out with one other horse. He is too fine to be wintered out. He gets breakfast and tea with a haybar full of haylage. I don't feed him as soon as he is brought in. He is tied up groomed then ridden or lunged. I don't think it's an expectation of food that drives his want to come in...

Our yard is the same. Split into smaller paddocks. It's all lovely post and rail fencing which he likes to break by barging the fence. He has started a new trick of biting me when I take too long to bring him in. Little monster! (Not the name he was called when he bit me today)!!!

Thank you for that message. It's is good to know he is not the only mad beast that doesn't want out in the field with his friends. Touch wood, I have increased his hard feed and he is grazing happily till 1-2. It's not ideal only being out for that time but it's better than nothing. As soon as...

He was on spillers conditioning fibre previously but he was wired! He was pacing before I changed his hard feed. He is much more calmer since I changed, it's just the pacing at the gate. As soon as the headcollar is on he is a little lamb. On the last feed it was a ten minute fight to get the...

No new horses. Not being bullied either. He is a very mouthy gelding and likes playing with his field mates. Sometimes they ignore him and he gets a bit annoyed at them

I totally agree with your thinking. He needs to be in more work. He was grazing when I went up at 1.30 today. We all took a moment to appreciate prince Arnold grazing instead of charging around the field like a lunatic

I hope so too. He is my world and this pacing is keeping me off my sleep!!!

Just want to thank you for the time you have taken to reply. The advice is appreciated

He is coming back into work this week. He had to come off the feed as he was becoming dangerous on the ground

I meant to say he grazes for half an hour then paces at the gate so there is no reason for him to be hungry and needing in by 8.30am

He has a haybar that is stuffed full of haylage. Usually a wee bit left in the morning. It is a good quality haylage that he gets. The only other thing is that I had to change his feed. He has been out of work for 8 weeks due to my ill health. He looks fab for the time of year and not being in...

All the other horses are head down munching but he is stood at the gate. He is given a feed prior to going out and fed haylage in a haybar so life isn't too hard for the boy

The YO would not allow that. There is a strict policy of no haylage or hay fed in the fields