Help in the paddock

Ellielou92

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Hi, i have recently taken on loan a mini shetland gelding.
There are 2 others in the same paddock, mare and gelding.
When put in the original shet paddock which is very muddy and not much grass the two geldings go at each other all day, he also tries to mount the mare. My mini instigates most of it and has ended up hurt.

Now we've put them in another paddock with grass and they dont bat an eye lid at each other.
But if they couldnt go in there one day for what ever reason is there anything i could give mine to calm him down?

Cant put him on his own as he just calls all day and stresses out.

Thankyou
 

Sugar_and_Spice

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Have you tried feeding hay in the mud pit to see if that shuts them up? It's probably boredom causing them to argue. Also if you have 3 but didn't have this problem with only 2, could you put 1 out all day and the others out half day each so there's only ever 2 out?
 
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