spanky
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why is our new horse eating large chunks out of his new field companiion? We have put a grazing muzzle on at night whci helps...will they sort out their pecking order and how long will it take?
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hadfos
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Hmmm,difficult one
,he shouldnt need to be soo aggressive toward his new fieldmate
,however depends on how he was kept prior to you owning him??If he was bullied he may feel the need to assert his authority from day 1,that will soon settle
I say this as....my lad was turned out with a thug
,i didnt know this at the time,it took 8 wks for them to sort themselves out,no injuries,believe it or not,but my lad was the weaker
and after the thing he was turned out with had got the upper hand(he was very clever believe it or not)my boy got ripped to pieces,am not talking playful nips...they were bloody deep cuts
,this went on and we split them up!
I moved him in the end nd my boy was very defensive to start with...never had his fieldmate for tea though
,but he is again boss of the field and his old confident self!
Not knowing background of new ned it is very hard to say,above is an exception rather than the rule...in 29yrs of horses i have never met an evil horse like that
Do what you are doing,they may just not like each other
,we are the same...cant put a timeframe on it,but it will either get better or worse!
I say this as....my lad was turned out with a thug
I moved him in the end nd my boy was very defensive to start with...never had his fieldmate for tea though
Not knowing background of new ned it is very hard to say,above is an exception rather than the rule...in 29yrs of horses i have never met an evil horse like that
Do what you are doing,they may just not like each other
savannahmelody
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I have a 12yr old section A mare Melody and recently bought a 2 yr old section a gelding Billy.
Billy with his previous owners was turned out with a 16hh mare who was obviously boss of him and when I turned him out with my little mare she was foul to him for 3 days,chased him round,lunged at him with ears flat back if he grazed anywhere near her etc etc a right little cow bag.
Then she came into season and spent the next few days mooching round after him like a love sick puppy,now the roles are completely reversed and he is the one who is dominant with her.
So can take some time but they will sort out their pecking order eventually and most do settle down given time and careful watching,however I have in the past known horses who just seem to dislike each other and never settle but in my experience this is in the minority.
Billy with his previous owners was turned out with a 16hh mare who was obviously boss of him and when I turned him out with my little mare she was foul to him for 3 days,chased him round,lunged at him with ears flat back if he grazed anywhere near her etc etc a right little cow bag.
Then she came into season and spent the next few days mooching round after him like a love sick puppy,now the roles are completely reversed and he is the one who is dominant with her.
So can take some time but they will sort out their pecking order eventually and most do settle down given time and careful watching,however I have in the past known horses who just seem to dislike each other and never settle but in my experience this is in the minority.