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Yesterday I split my mini herd of four. I have 3 little paddocks currently with good grass one side of a lane and have rented a bigger paddock with not great grass and a good hedge boundary all round.
Tb as some may know suffered bad foot problems and arthritis in his knee (relevant because I can't stable or he stiffens!)
I also posted re muzzles recently but I've tried a few and they just don't really work for him.
So I put him and shitland across in the hedged paddock as he's just freaking out if I fence him away from the others and I'm worried he's going to really hurt himself on the electric tape.
He's so unhappy though! He's decided shetty is no longer his best buddy and he needs the others.
It's so tough! He's weaving at the gate and not really eating.
He used to be fine just with his pony but then I stupidly tried to keep all together and now he's hooked on the others.
How long will I have to be hard on him for?!
Would you take pity and move him closer so he can see the others- this will mean being stabled as just too much grass for him!
On the plus side he's improving a lot :)
 
No I cant really- the other two are proper friends and have been for ages. In winter they will share hay etc whilst TB wont let either of them eat or anything without hassling them (he will let Shetland share his even bucket feed) Also its the Shetland that will benefit from less grass and he bullies the other two so its the only combo I can use!
 
He'll get over it. How about trying something like Valerian to take the edge off his stress whilst he adjusts?
 
is there any way you can use the 2 poorer doers to mow the grass down on a certain area, then he can go on that area and be near them? we use Fig and CS as lawnmowers so that fatty bum bum Bruce and livery pony never go on to *fresh* grazing, its always half eaten down first by the 2 Tb's.
 
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