vikkiandmonica
Well-Known Member
Firstly sorry for the rant, but I am so annoyed right now!
Basically, yesterday a gelding was put out with the grass liveries, who normally just shares a field with his owner's other gelding. Turned Wings out into the field this morning, and he seemed ok, prancing about and showing he was the boss, but not much else.
Well, went to get him in at about 3:30, and he was stressing out massively, galloping at the gelding, and generally getting himself worked up. Now, normally, I wouldn't mind another horse being put in the field, but there are two mares in the same field, both of whom have come into season recently.
All of the geldings know that Wings is the boss, and stay well clear of him and the mares, but this gelding kept on trying it on, causing Wings to gallop around in fairly deep mud.
I just find it so annoying, as he does get stressed easily, and can cause him to be impossible to handle (acts like a stallion), and causes his windsucking to go out of control.
Oh, and just to top things off he came in absolutely covered in wet mud, rugs completely soaked. Was supposed to be going to a show jumping competition tomorrow, but has been cancelled. Only found this out after I'd bathed him though
.
Also, the girl who's been riding Monica for me at the minute, decided to get her in at about 10:30 today, and keep her in until I had to turn her out at about 4! I know some horses are happy being in, but I arrived to see a very stressed out pony, with no hay at all
.
Only thing I'm taking from it, is that I know have a remarkably clean horse, and luckily managed to borrow two of my sisters' horse's rugs
.
Oh, and he doesn't appear to be lame... at the minute
Box of choccies if you got through my rant
Basically, yesterday a gelding was put out with the grass liveries, who normally just shares a field with his owner's other gelding. Turned Wings out into the field this morning, and he seemed ok, prancing about and showing he was the boss, but not much else.
Well, went to get him in at about 3:30, and he was stressing out massively, galloping at the gelding, and generally getting himself worked up. Now, normally, I wouldn't mind another horse being put in the field, but there are two mares in the same field, both of whom have come into season recently.
All of the geldings know that Wings is the boss, and stay well clear of him and the mares, but this gelding kept on trying it on, causing Wings to gallop around in fairly deep mud.
I just find it so annoying, as he does get stressed easily, and can cause him to be impossible to handle (acts like a stallion), and causes his windsucking to go out of control.
Oh, and just to top things off he came in absolutely covered in wet mud, rugs completely soaked. Was supposed to be going to a show jumping competition tomorrow, but has been cancelled. Only found this out after I'd bathed him though
Also, the girl who's been riding Monica for me at the minute, decided to get her in at about 10:30 today, and keep her in until I had to turn her out at about 4! I know some horses are happy being in, but I arrived to see a very stressed out pony, with no hay at all
Only thing I'm taking from it, is that I know have a remarkably clean horse, and luckily managed to borrow two of my sisters' horse's rugs
Oh, and he doesn't appear to be lame... at the minute
Box of choccies if you got through my rant
