StormyMoments
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my horse has always stabled ok, he didnt like being stabled for days at a time he would just become a handful like when they are all kept in because of the snow he would throw himself around when leading etc.
3 years back he had a massive injury to his foot which meant that he was on 6 months strict box rest then a further 2 months of box rest but walking short distances in hand as he had a walking cast on.
when he was finally let out he wasnt supposed to go out he was supposed to do 10 months box rest but he became dangerous to be around, he was on 24 ACP a day and he had to have a V bar on his door to stop him climbing it, nothing would keep him occupied for more then 10 mins then he would turn back into daemon horse, you had to avoid walking too close to his stable as he would try and grab you and pull you over the door you couldnt enter the stable with him as he would pin you against the wall and try and kick you to death.
this wasnt the horse i knew.
when he was finally let out he went out 12 hours a day and slowly making it longer until mid summer when he was out 24/7 he was almost back to normal, he has never quite settled though
he moved to a yard where he was stabled 18hours a day (not my choice i didnt want him there) it took him 5 months to settle there but he was still incredibly gumpy over the door, only i could approach him or go in the stable with him but still some days he would defiantly have a bee in his bonnet and he would try and double barrel me.
we have now moved to a yard where he is out 24/7 in the summer but if i put him in the stable he tries to climb the door, he stresses, he kicks the wall and if you enter the stable with him its like he is completely unaware you are there, this happens whether or not there are other horses in...
has anyone else had a horse that has decided he will no longer be stabled after a long period of box rest or is it just me?
3 years back he had a massive injury to his foot which meant that he was on 6 months strict box rest then a further 2 months of box rest but walking short distances in hand as he had a walking cast on.
when he was finally let out he wasnt supposed to go out he was supposed to do 10 months box rest but he became dangerous to be around, he was on 24 ACP a day and he had to have a V bar on his door to stop him climbing it, nothing would keep him occupied for more then 10 mins then he would turn back into daemon horse, you had to avoid walking too close to his stable as he would try and grab you and pull you over the door you couldnt enter the stable with him as he would pin you against the wall and try and kick you to death.
this wasnt the horse i knew.
when he was finally let out he went out 12 hours a day and slowly making it longer until mid summer when he was out 24/7 he was almost back to normal, he has never quite settled though
he moved to a yard where he was stabled 18hours a day (not my choice i didnt want him there) it took him 5 months to settle there but he was still incredibly gumpy over the door, only i could approach him or go in the stable with him but still some days he would defiantly have a bee in his bonnet and he would try and double barrel me.
we have now moved to a yard where he is out 24/7 in the summer but if i put him in the stable he tries to climb the door, he stresses, he kicks the wall and if you enter the stable with him its like he is completely unaware you are there, this happens whether or not there are other horses in...
has anyone else had a horse that has decided he will no longer be stabled after a long period of box rest or is it just me?
