Potato!
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Last weekend I picked up a companion for my gelding who has all of a sudden decided that he cant possibly live alone anymore. I didnt want a mare as he gets stupidly attached to mares so I picked up a little 11.3 dartmoor x welsh gelding who had been the boss in his old home. To start with Taio loved him and spent the 1st couple of days following him around and even let him share his hay (unheard of before) then pony tried to dominate him and he retaliated so pony gave in and trotted off. Ever since then Taio is being horrible to him and chases him away from me and spends most of his time when Im up there with them pulling faces at the pony. He is happy to come away from the pony to be stables and to be ridden and the pony is happy to stay out as they still can see each other.
Im hoping that this is still the settling in period and that they will settle, However when I arrived this morning Taio had a knock to the front of his fetlock and the pony had a patch of fur missing from his back. Pony is not shod and a I think that if pony kicks Taio then he most probably deserves it. I have seen them grooming and playing when Im not around so thinking that its jealousy.
Im hoping that this is still the settling in period and that they will settle, However when I arrived this morning Taio had a knock to the front of his fetlock and the pony had a patch of fur missing from his back. Pony is not shod and a I think that if pony kicks Taio then he most probably deserves it. I have seen them grooming and playing when Im not around so thinking that its jealousy.