Horses in new homes

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amzy

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Generally how long would you expect a new horse to fully settle in to it's new home? My new horse seems to have settled in a bit with the others now after going into the field yesterday but when I took him away to the yard today he was calling and got a bit anxious.
 
moved mine on thursday to a new yard after shed been at
the previous one for 9 yrs she was fine thursday thought id kracked it but fri and sat she didnt eat a thing and screemed her head off all day. she seems a 100% better today tho still a bit on her toes but am expecting it to take her a long time
 
moved mine from parents home to diy and it took mine about 7 wks to settle properly, without all the shouting and calling
 
I'm pleased to hear that the shouting and calling is normal for a while, I was beginning to wonder whether this is something he may continue to do when I take him away from the others.
 
I reckon it took one of my boys 6 months to settle. We bought him direct from his breeders so his world had been very small before we bought him. We bought him mid August and he has only been "normal" for a few weeks now. Everything he could try it on with, he did in any way you wish to imagine! A long road that I hope we have now finally reached the end of.
 
Just depends on the horse. Bought my new mare 8 months ago and I would say that she is now completely at home, totally relaxed and happy with her field companions and on her own. My old gelding took a good year to settle. I think new owners expect too much - it takes time for a horse to settle into a new routine with new horsey friends and new owners. The secret is to be patient.
 
I moved my 2 in January and my gelding settles in pretty much straight away, my mare however goes mental in the stable and clings to other horses. Gah!
 
Id say months! It totally depends on the horse, but I do notice mine have PROPERLY 100% settled after about 3 - 5 months. I mean, they chill out pretty quickly like within a month but to get to the point of being really integrated into my 'herd' and making friends enough to start playing with them in the field etc. takes a lot longer.
 
Some settle in almost immediately, while others can take months.

It's always wise to discuss the horse's previous routine with the old owner, and try and keep to something similar to start with, if at all possible.
It just makes the transition period a little easier.
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Well my 17yo floozie who's been at our current yard for at least 5 years was shouting, calling and anxious to hurry home all the while when I hacked her out on saturday. It's not that she's not settled there, it was just that two handsome new boys had arrived on the yard so she came straight into season
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