acw295
Well-Known Member
I’ll try and keep this short ish but there’s some important details. I have a 26 year old retired EMS Welsh cob. Prior to this winter she was on 6-7 hours muzzled turnout in a small electric fence paddock in between the other horses she lives with. Restricted due to lami risk - she nearly died in 2021 and was in for 5 months. She also has leg issues hence recent retirement. She’s usually very happy despite this. I may be able to ride her very lightly when the ground is better, she can’t do mud or sticky ground or the school.
This winter due to the horrendous rain they have had a couple of months in. She’s very happy stabled so whilst not ideal she’s been fine with just a few hours out in the school.
We now have turnout again. But she won’t go out. We’ve been trying for a few weeks and we can’t get her out. If you can get her actually through the gate and on the grass she just launches herself at the gate and gets more and more dangerous. As soon as she’s on the yard she flies back in to her stable in a right old tizz. Think horse agoraphobia.
We have tried the following
-small paddock like she had before right next to her stable
-big field with absolutely loads of grass (not that she should have that but desperate measures)
-on her own
-in company
-muzzle on
-muzzle off
I’m considering asking the vet for sedative but has anyone else conquered this?
She’s always been a bit odd, once she gets an idea in her head that she won’t do something, she won’t. She’s incredibly strong and thinks nothing of going through people and fences if she is upset.
I can’t keep her stabled 24/7 indefinitely.
This winter due to the horrendous rain they have had a couple of months in. She’s very happy stabled so whilst not ideal she’s been fine with just a few hours out in the school.
We now have turnout again. But she won’t go out. We’ve been trying for a few weeks and we can’t get her out. If you can get her actually through the gate and on the grass she just launches herself at the gate and gets more and more dangerous. As soon as she’s on the yard she flies back in to her stable in a right old tizz. Think horse agoraphobia.
We have tried the following
-small paddock like she had before right next to her stable
-big field with absolutely loads of grass (not that she should have that but desperate measures)
-on her own
-in company
-muzzle on
-muzzle off
I’m considering asking the vet for sedative but has anyone else conquered this?
She’s always been a bit odd, once she gets an idea in her head that she won’t do something, she won’t. She’s incredibly strong and thinks nothing of going through people and fences if she is upset.
I can’t keep her stabled 24/7 indefinitely.
