Thanks for that advice. I will follow. Can't wait to get her back!
Thank you! She is a really special mare. Unfortunately, despite being away for 4 months, she is still pretty attached to her foal and wants to get to her. They are in separate fields but close to each other - not ideal, but it's what I've got. She was also VERY unamused about her change of stable. Now she's back in her old stable, she's more settled. I'm still pondering what to do with her. I might send her back to the stud where she was over the winter for the summer. She's still galloping round, squealing, chasing my gelding away and being difficult to lead. It's so out of character for her - she's always been easy peasy. Another option I am pursuing is loaning her out this season as a broodmare. She seems to love being in foal and looking after a foal. She's an excellent mother and is perfect for breeding sports ponies or a small horse with potential for dressage or eventing. Unlikely, I suppose in this financial climate - I think breeders are cutting down rather than breeding more.
She's improved a bit now she's back in her old stable rather than the smaller one I had intended her to be in. Clearly, not up to her standards! The weather has been so awful here that they have been stabled at night, and this makes things worse, I think. We have overhead powerlines over the field so I don't like to leave them out when it's extremely windy. I'll give her another week before making any decisions. Hopefully the weather will improve and being out more will settle them. The good news is the foals are being so well-behaved and helpful. They are a very sweet pair.
Good idea! Although it's too wet to work her in the field, I could at least lunge her in our lunge pen and do some long-reining. It might concentrate her mind.
