kazg07
Well-Known Member
My 3 horses(geldings) had been together as a group for 10 years but sadly I lost one around 6 weeks ago. I did not plan on getting another horse so soon but the right one came along at a not so great time!
I kept the new boy separate(4 yr old) from my pony and my retired gelding(24). However, the youngster is stressy and wouldn't settle on his own spending his time pacing and galloping about. After 2 days, we introduced them and it didn't go well with the old boy charging at the youngster who is very submissive. This continued so I put the pony in with youngster and left the old boy on his own. This worked fine and for the next 4-5 days they seemed OK over the fence. At the weekend, we put them in together and the old guy was more accepting and had stopped charging at him, tolerating him fairly nearby and wasn't herding the pony away anymore. The old guy has always been boss and he is a very dominant character. The next few days went fine up until today. I received a call from my partner to ask why the youngster was in a different paddock. It would appear that the old guy has been chasing him again and he has gone over/through the fence and cut his hind leg. Thankfully, this appears to be superficial. I am going to have to separate them again. I've never seen a horse react so aggressively to a new one and am beginning to wonder if my old guy will ever accept him. The youngster is very very submissive and just runs away. I felt sorry for him tonight as he seemed very scared and I thought they had sorted out their differences. Just wondered if anyone has had similar, if I should keep trying or just keep the old boy seperate?
I kept the new boy separate(4 yr old) from my pony and my retired gelding(24). However, the youngster is stressy and wouldn't settle on his own spending his time pacing and galloping about. After 2 days, we introduced them and it didn't go well with the old boy charging at the youngster who is very submissive. This continued so I put the pony in with youngster and left the old boy on his own. This worked fine and for the next 4-5 days they seemed OK over the fence. At the weekend, we put them in together and the old guy was more accepting and had stopped charging at him, tolerating him fairly nearby and wasn't herding the pony away anymore. The old guy has always been boss and he is a very dominant character. The next few days went fine up until today. I received a call from my partner to ask why the youngster was in a different paddock. It would appear that the old guy has been chasing him again and he has gone over/through the fence and cut his hind leg. Thankfully, this appears to be superficial. I am going to have to separate them again. I've never seen a horse react so aggressively to a new one and am beginning to wonder if my old guy will ever accept him. The youngster is very very submissive and just runs away. I felt sorry for him tonight as he seemed very scared and I thought they had sorted out their differences. Just wondered if anyone has had similar, if I should keep trying or just keep the old boy seperate?
