MCP030405
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Significant other, they were the horsey one and got me back into it.
They don't want him turned out with mare and the babies.
Advice: Gelding aggresive towards foal
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They don't want him turned out with mare and the babies.
MCP030405
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I will.
I know she has no qualms having him live out so maybe it will be okay.
I have friends who i could probably ask to transport him for free, but if not I know her friend also has a horsebox and charged me £20 to deliver him from her yard to mine (3 miles away haha)
Zoeypxo
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When new foal comes cant both foals live together in the secure field away from your original 2?
You say they were fine in the stables together, so this may work
You say they were fine in the stables together, so this may work
Patterdale
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This isn’t abnormal behaviour, it’s very normal for older geldings to beat the shit out of weanlings when not properly introduced.
Obviously some horses are just aggressive full stop, but I’ve even had kind older geldings try to go Road House with babies. They hate them.
If you keep him with the mare for a few weeks next to the gelding, they will most likely be ok. But if the gelding isn’t yours then just send it back.
Obviously some horses are just aggressive full stop, but I’ve even had kind older geldings try to go Road House with babies. They hate them.
If you keep him with the mare for a few weeks next to the gelding, they will most likely be ok. But if the gelding isn’t yours then just send it back.
dorsetladette
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I bought a 9 month old colt as a companion to my older gelding after sending his field mate to my sisters. Robin arrived larger than life and Bert just wanted to murder him. Think sliding stops at the fence, teeth bared, ears back, proper vile behaviour. Robin didn't help by prancing up and down the fence line.
It took about 3 weeks of walking them out together in hand and hand grazing them next to each other on neutral territory before Bert started to tolerate Robin. after about a month they went out in the same field. By then Robin had a healthy respect of Bert, but eventually then would play together and you could see that Bert enjoyed it. It takes time and patience. Babies just want to play and older horses can be a bit grumpy - like little old men. Bert is no longer with us, but he has done a fab job of giving the youngsters some grounding and teaching them their place in society.
ETA Bert was a unit of a welsh cob and Robin was about 9hh when he arrived.
It took about 3 weeks of walking them out together in hand and hand grazing them next to each other on neutral territory before Bert started to tolerate Robin. after about a month they went out in the same field. By then Robin had a healthy respect of Bert, but eventually then would play together and you could see that Bert enjoyed it. It takes time and patience. Babies just want to play and older horses can be a bit grumpy - like little old men. Bert is no longer with us, but he has done a fab job of giving the youngsters some grounding and teaching them their place in society.
ETA Bert was a unit of a welsh cob and Robin was about 9hh when he arrived.
Xmasha
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Introducing weanlings to older horses isn’t easy. Some weanlings will understandably run to their new 'companions' and forget all the social etiquette theyve learnt. So i can totally understand why the old boy chased her off. We made the mistake once of putting a weanling in with my old girl. She had always been the perfect the nanny, but wasnt keen on a newcomer. She bit and chased them off, pretty much as you described with your gelding. It wasnt pretty to watch. But after a week of introductions over the fence / stable and a large field for when they where reintroduced she was grand. We learnt from that, always get 2 weanlings so they have company and so they can meet the rest of the herd over the fence before being let loose, and also so they dont feel the need to run straight at / be with the others as immediately
Palindrome
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If you adore him, I'd wait a bit before sending him back. I think he will settle and you might want to separate the mare and foal if they get too attached.
When your second foal arrives, he might settle with the gelding or both foals together, etc...
Does he respect your fencing? The foals will soon grow up and become strapping youngsters.
When your second foal arrives, he might settle with the gelding or both foals together, etc...
Does he respect your fencing? The foals will soon grow up and become strapping youngsters.
MCP030405
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No he's not mine, I don't have the facilities to separate him or a companion for him.
His owner has been wonderful and will take him home at the weekend, I'm so relieved he'll be okay and I offered to cover her costs for the month +50% so it hopefully won't ruin her Christmas.
Currently at home crying into my poor cat feeling like an utter failure
Patterdale
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Why? Foal is fine, gelding going back, shit happens but shit now dealt with.
Don’t dwell on trifles, it’ll show on your face (as a wise woman once told me
). You’re doing fine. Onwards and upwards and enjoy your foals!