Ellzbellz97
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
September this year I brought a new mare she's a 15yo Tb x Trakenher. She settled in well when she was on 24/7 turn out and would stress when I brought her into the barn alone let you can leave her out alone fine. Now she's being brought in at night, she really stresses to the point where she reared up and collapsed on the floor from it and injured herself only minor luckily. She is fine when other horses are in but if they get turned out before her she really stresses and box walks, bangs the door etc which is making me have to get up at stupid times to turn her out before anyone else does as she stresses so much. If she stresses she is then naughty to ride spooking at everything, I had to get my instructor to come to me in the end as we wasn't going to be able to hack to hers as she was being silly. I currently have to tie her up so she can see other horses out in the field to tack up if no one else is in the barn, she's bruised me and reared up before and gave me a black eye... I have tried her on NAF Oestress and currently have a calmer tube I'm going to try. It's getting to the point now where OH and a few others have asked me if I have thought about selling her and getting something more sensible, I really don't know what to do as some days we have really good schooling sessions but other time's she's super stress and balshy. Can anyone recommend any calming supplements to help her or any other advice???
Thanks
Ellie
September this year I brought a new mare she's a 15yo Tb x Trakenher. She settled in well when she was on 24/7 turn out and would stress when I brought her into the barn alone let you can leave her out alone fine. Now she's being brought in at night, she really stresses to the point where she reared up and collapsed on the floor from it and injured herself only minor luckily. She is fine when other horses are in but if they get turned out before her she really stresses and box walks, bangs the door etc which is making me have to get up at stupid times to turn her out before anyone else does as she stresses so much. If she stresses she is then naughty to ride spooking at everything, I had to get my instructor to come to me in the end as we wasn't going to be able to hack to hers as she was being silly. I currently have to tie her up so she can see other horses out in the field to tack up if no one else is in the barn, she's bruised me and reared up before and gave me a black eye... I have tried her on NAF Oestress and currently have a calmer tube I'm going to try. It's getting to the point now where OH and a few others have asked me if I have thought about selling her and getting something more sensible, I really don't know what to do as some days we have really good schooling sessions but other time's she's super stress and balshy. Can anyone recommend any calming supplements to help her or any other advice???
Thanks
Ellie