Ideas/help: What to do with my 2 year old filly?

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EveChivers

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I rescued my filly last year (she was in a field with 6 others, basically left for dead) and after months and months of medical treatment, lots of TLC and being wrapped in cotton wool, she has become an amazing and loving healthy 2 year old...

When I took her on last year, I never really thought about what I wanted to do with her, all I could think about was saving her precious life!

Now that I believe we are in the clear with her, I feel that being stabled (with daily turnout) is not the ideal life I want for her - though it's an amzing yard and I have my other mare there (her mummy). I am concious that she could become bored and now the weather is getting better - I would ideally like her to be turned out with other youngester's for at least the summer.

My dilema is, do I keep her and just turn her out for a while (though I need very safe, grass livery with safe fencing) or do I re-home her (though it needs to be a loving home that can appreciate all that she fought for over the past year)

Any ideas, would be dearly appreciated... xx
 
There is no one right answer.

Being stabled overnight with daily turnout will do no harm and reinforces daily handling. Your youngster is used to this and thriving so why change? Full turnout is preferable for many but in my experience can turn youngsters a bit feral and set them back in handling and training.

If you don't have a plan for this filly I would rehome her and give somebody else the chance to establish good basics with her
 
Hi "The Watcher", Thanks, you are voicing all the thoughts I have in my head and I agree I will be stepping back from all the progress we are making with her.
I think I just need someone to tell me that the right thing is to re-home her, as my head is telling me this is the right decision however my heart just wants me to keep her ;0(
 
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how about just loaning her out? so youre not exactly losing her completely but also giving her and someone else a chance to learn and teach :) plus you can always go and visit or even take her back if youre not comfortable x
 
What would the benefit be to the loanee? They would be doing all the training at the most important stage of a horse's career - for free and at cost to themselves - with no guarantee of keeping the horse long term. Somebody who is set up to do this properly and professionally is hardly going to do it for nothing
 
yeah i see your point, but, there are people out there who would like to do it, maybe for experience or a project or something :) i know i wanted to do that and i plan on doing it in the future :D but yeah it was just a suggestion...
 
Oh bless, thank you guys for your thoughts.... my head is spinning! I guess then, the realistic thing is to re-home her ;0(

I'm just worried for her! I need to find a perfect, wonderful home...
 
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