Recent content by Ruth89

Yesterday I put the old pony back into "her" big field which is separated from the paddock the new horse is in by a hedge. Strangely enough, old pony merrily trotted off into her field without so much as a backwards glance. Proceeded to munch away pretty much immediately at the opposite end...

Mine costs about £150 a month per horse as I'm on a farm so luckily have stables and plenty of grazing available. Don't have horse trailer or go to shows just hack about at home so the cost is just for shoes, vet, insurance,hay and hard feed!

Wonderful photos and the little girl looks so delighted ♥️

My one has just turned four and will hack out alone past cars, tractors, bridges, galloping cows. But going past the field that has sheep and lambs is terrifying for her. Doesn't like the baaaa noise ???

Day 2 update! This evening I took them apart (adjoining field with tall hedge) and back together several times. When bringing them back together I made them trot round in small circle for a minute. Then allowed rest and nice scratches when separated. I feel the young horse is going to respond...

if it's a new problem I'd check for any physical reasons first (teeth/back/a little insect bite somewhere!) that the horse is uncomfortable about. I recently had a problem where my going horse was stepping sideways and stomping when mounted. Although she is recently broken, so it was just a...

The old pony is a native type and the young horse is 3/4 ID...so I didn't think they'd lend themselves to this panicky behaviour! However IDs can be slow to mature... I now feel terribly for the little pony that she was lonely for so many years ?

So just an update today! I went into the field with a feed bucket and left this with the old pony and led the young horse out. She was absorbed with this feed for a few minutes before she started roaring and running round the field again. The young horse seemed unphased and came with me happily...

Thanks yes I didn't really like the idea I thought it was a bit harsh. I'll try doing small steps over the next few days and hopefully I'll see a little improvement.

I do indeed have stables where they can be brought in together. I will look for pheromone too thank you :) I am ofcourse glad they are happy together but I will need them to act safely when apart so I can ride the new horse. I've been told by a friend to take the new horse out of the field...

The older mare spent many years alone on a farm (maybe 10!) then I adopted her about a year ago. I thought it would be great for her to have a friend. But now it seems they've become super attached in a few days! It gave me a real fright this evening when I went to take the new horse in to groom...

The older mare was kept alone for a long time, with no others next door. the new mare has come from a home with lots of horses, when she first arrived here a few weeks ago she was turned out alone but could see the older mare across a field and was fine with this

I brought a new horse (4year old) home about 4 weeks ago. She was very well behaved ! A few days ago I put her in the same field as my old mare (17) and i was glad to see them becoming friends. Until today...I tried to bring new horse in for a quick groom and they both went CRAZY when...

I would recommend a visit to osteopath and also sign up to a yoga class. YouTube videos are great but be careful not to over strech if you haven't done yoga before. A class setting is best at first for a teacher to check your alignment. I used to have very tight hips as a result of a lower back...

Thank you everyone for your replies! My mind is at ease a bit more now about taking her out with only fronts on. Shall see how we get on over the next few weeks