choccychomper
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Hello from a newby poster/ex lurker!
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get my mare to settle when she's turned out in the field?! She is 3/4 tb, 12yo, turned out all day every day (7am-5.30pm) with a steady companion, in at night, fed a handful of hifi light, handful of high fibre cubes, mineral lick and ad lib hay, been at this yard for the past 8 years. The trouble is she seems to be a complete adrenalin junkie!! She regularly goes nuts in the field, galloping, rearing, generally turning herself inside out, even if all the other horses carry on eating and ignore her. There doesnt have to be anything to set her off, she doesnt look stressed, just that she's having an amazingly good time! Unfortunately it means she is constantly coming in with tweaks, injuries, lost shoes and I am just tearing my hair out with the number of vet visits we are having!!
She is getting as much varied work as I can possibly manage under the circumstances and with work etc (hour plus a day, 6 days a week, unless we have a 'breakage') which seems to help calm her down a bit. She competes at Novice level dressage, loves learning all the 'tricks', but usually too on her toes to get any decent marks. Just wondering if there's anything else I might have missed?! I've tried her on a magnesium calmer before now with no effects what so ever! I would wonder if its Spring in the air, but tbh she's like this all year round - although probably better in the summer when she's out 24/7. Not really sure what to try next!
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get my mare to settle when she's turned out in the field?! She is 3/4 tb, 12yo, turned out all day every day (7am-5.30pm) with a steady companion, in at night, fed a handful of hifi light, handful of high fibre cubes, mineral lick and ad lib hay, been at this yard for the past 8 years. The trouble is she seems to be a complete adrenalin junkie!! She regularly goes nuts in the field, galloping, rearing, generally turning herself inside out, even if all the other horses carry on eating and ignore her. There doesnt have to be anything to set her off, she doesnt look stressed, just that she's having an amazingly good time! Unfortunately it means she is constantly coming in with tweaks, injuries, lost shoes and I am just tearing my hair out with the number of vet visits we are having!!
She is getting as much varied work as I can possibly manage under the circumstances and with work etc (hour plus a day, 6 days a week, unless we have a 'breakage') which seems to help calm her down a bit. She competes at Novice level dressage, loves learning all the 'tricks', but usually too on her toes to get any decent marks. Just wondering if there's anything else I might have missed?! I've tried her on a magnesium calmer before now with no effects what so ever! I would wonder if its Spring in the air, but tbh she's like this all year round - although probably better in the summer when she's out 24/7. Not really sure what to try next!
