help my mare wont except the new yearling

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I really need a bit of advice please I purchased a yearling and I wanted him to join my gelding and a mare that I have currently,the mare and gelding have been together for nearly 2 yrs my gelding follows her around like she's "mum" .although he also can be quite bossy to her so I thought that I should turn yearling out first with him which went really well,I gave them a while to settle down and everything was great,then I turned the mare out all I can say is I have never seen her behave like that! She was livid about the yearling being in field and anywhere near "her"gelding and chased him away and was watching yearling the whole time to make sure he didn't come over,every time the gelding went to chat the mare forced her way between them and drove him off again,then the gelding strarted grabbing yearling by the neck and chasing him swell,so in the end I took mare out,but she is freaking out now as she is divoted to gelding.The mare is on loan so I could send her back but I don't want to as I feel she is important for the gelding as he doesn't seem to be able to think for himself lol he relied on her to lead him to the hay (they are on a track system)and I wanted them to behave as a herd,also she would be company for yearling when I'm riding gelding.should I remove gelding and try again just putting mare and yearling together first help please I've been worrying all night about it :(
 
Leave them with a fence between them for a while, at least a couple of weeks, so they can get used to each other without being able to bully, before you try and put the yearling with either of them, then try him in with just the gelding first.
 
My older gelding took over a year of being in a neighbouring field before he accepted the weaning and my 3 could be in the same field. He used to chase the yearling and drive him into a corner and kick him or chase him over the fence. So obviously they were separated and he was turned out in the field next door. A year later I left the gate between them open after I pushed a wheelbarrow through and the big gelding wandered in and grazed happily with the baby and the other gelding.
 
Sorry I should ad that currently the yearling is with the gelding with no probs it is the mare that has been taken out she is currently next door but is very stressed and fence walking,the yearling and gelding are fine without her in there.
 
hi ive been down this morning and all hell has broken loose,the gelding pushed through the fencing to get in with his mare the yearling followed him and they both (geld and mare)ganged up on him and he ended up jumping the fencing to get away he is now covered in bites and cuts :( he is now in the middle field on his own and the gelding is on the outer track and ive had to stable the mare to try and stop gelding wanting to get to her,i really need some advice please
 
JulesRules said:
Have u tried putting the yearling and mare together for a bit and putting the gelding in his stable for a bit?

Ultimately they have to sort it out for themselves. Sorry I'm not more help.
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no i havent im thinking i poss should of done that first but i fear now its to late as they both seem to hate him now poor little yearling just looks so scared of them both,hes been through a lot over the last couple of days i just dont know what to do for the best.
 
They dont hate him its a normal reaction for some horses that live together in response to a new horse, him being young as well just means they are letting him know who is boss and letting him know his the bottom of the pecking order, I would put him out with one of them for a while and stable the other and alternate them so they get used to him but when they are on there own, only do it when you can keep an eye on them you dont want him beat up anymore, I feel for you its awful to see the baby get chased and attacked, hopefully they will settle down in time and all be happy.
 
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