Vhb
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Good Afternoon,
I have a dominant 17.3hh warmblood whom recently continues to jump out of his field. He used to do this at our old yard but would only happen for a few days every once in a while and then he would stop.
He is turned out with my other mare and gelding as always since I have had him and he is exercised regularly. Also I have not altered his diet or anything along those lines.
There is no reason for him to be jumping out of his field. I think he just does it because he knows he can and he can go off for a wonder to visit all the other horses we have on the yard.
However, as I am now on a livery yard (been there for a year now), this is becoming real issue for me as over the last 2 weeks I cannot keep him in his field at all. I have put electric fencing approximately 6 inches above the original wooden fencing and gates which is already high and despite the electric fencing being on, he still continues to jump successfully.
I have watched him jump over and i have also spent hours there watching him go over, catching him and putting him back in his field again and again.
Fortunately my yard owner and all the other horse owners at the yard are all very understanding but this is becoming a real issue for me and I need to get it sorted before he or someone else gets hurt. But short of putting a ten foot brick wall up surround his field I am running out of ideas and he doesnt like being left in on his own. I have had previous experiences of him jumping out of his stable and trailer also, because of this.
Has anyone got any suggestions?
I have a dominant 17.3hh warmblood whom recently continues to jump out of his field. He used to do this at our old yard but would only happen for a few days every once in a while and then he would stop.
He is turned out with my other mare and gelding as always since I have had him and he is exercised regularly. Also I have not altered his diet or anything along those lines.
There is no reason for him to be jumping out of his field. I think he just does it because he knows he can and he can go off for a wonder to visit all the other horses we have on the yard.
However, as I am now on a livery yard (been there for a year now), this is becoming real issue for me as over the last 2 weeks I cannot keep him in his field at all. I have put electric fencing approximately 6 inches above the original wooden fencing and gates which is already high and despite the electric fencing being on, he still continues to jump successfully.
I have watched him jump over and i have also spent hours there watching him go over, catching him and putting him back in his field again and again.
Fortunately my yard owner and all the other horse owners at the yard are all very understanding but this is becoming a real issue for me and I need to get it sorted before he or someone else gets hurt. But short of putting a ten foot brick wall up surround his field I am running out of ideas and he doesnt like being left in on his own. I have had previous experiences of him jumping out of his stable and trailer also, because of this.
Has anyone got any suggestions?