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MMarigold4 reacted to Nancykitt's post in the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location with
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Thanks so much for this - it certainly chimes with Ozzy, who'd had lots of stability for years and was then moved around (long journeys... -
MMarigold4 reacted to KikiDee's post in the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location with Like.
Mine came from a dealer. A fabulous dealer who had him 3-4 months before even advertising him and when I saw him on the yard he was...
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location.Yes, I agree, I would think horses from dealer yards must need a long time to settle..The article stresses the cumulative effect of each...
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MMarigold4 reacted to estela's post in the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location with Like.
I bought a mare at the end of the summer and moved her to a nice large field to share with a gelding. Similar set up to the previous...
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MMarigold4 reacted to myheartinahoofbeat's post in the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location with Like.
Thank you for sharing. This makes sense of the ‘ honeymoon period’ that people always say when a horse first comes to a new owner. They...
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location.When I move, I am hoping to move two of them together and hoping this will help. They are coming from an at home situation to a livery...
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MMarigold4 reacted to kerrieberry2's post in the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location with Like.
I've had two of my horses for 13 years and I moved yards last year, but ended up moving back to my old yard 6 months later, I didn't...
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MMarigold4 reacted to Abacus's post in the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location with Like.
My only disagreement with the article is that the reasons they give for moving are only the people-centred ones - timing, practicality...
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location.Me too. Sometimes you have to move for financial or other reasons and there's no way round it. But constantly moving horses to suit your...
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MMarigold4 posted the thread An interesting read on the stress for a horse of moving to a new location in The Tack Room.I found this FB post by the Whole Horse Journey about the stress created on a horse by moving their location. How it plays havoc with...
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MThat sounds amazing to be honest and lucky you having so much choice!!
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MHorses have to be in and finished at 5, but owners can stay past 5?! Coming in at 5 wouldn’t bother me, but I work full time so...
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MWe are on very well draining sandy soil and have no mud yet. The walkways get a bit muddy towards the end of winter but the fields...
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread Livery yard question.Horses go out every day. Good acreage per horse. Good grass coverage and gateways have hard core. Hence no mud. Either that or too good...
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread Livery yard question.No, not Devon