Idiot owners!

[starsnrunes]

Both of mine have come in with a kick or bite mark this week...I just shrugged my shoulder, cleaned them up and carried on.

If we know an owners like that, there horse wont get put in the field with Herc'l...I know for a fact he kicks, he's not a nasty horse - he doesn't do it when ridden, you can have another horse right up his back end and he won't react. However he is Alpha and defends his position if another horse tries to muscle in. Luckily he's only out with 2 mares, one he likes and the other he tolerates (but has nearly had her through the electric fencing a few times). Luckily the YO knows this and we're careful about where he goes out and who with (there is only 1 field he's really allowed in anyway due to a refusal to be caught by the YO/YM and it's small enough for them to chase him round if they really have to), mind you the YO had a move around and put her two show horses in the field with him for a few days the other month...I was havin palpations and flashes of broken legs.

 

[Donkeymad]

Lots of horses have little occasional 'handbags at dawn' moments, it's quite normal. Being told off by older horses is also one of the ways young horses learn the boundaries. If it was every five minutes then there would be cause for concern, but a little stroppy moment (which is what the OPs experience sounds like) is not a cause for concern IMO. I'm glad it has all been sorted out.

Agree with this too.

 

[DragonSlayer]

Actually it's not. Horses behaving in this way need to be separated. Yours sounds like a bully - and as another livery owner sharing your field I would want him out.

What you gonna do, stand there and tell the horse to 'stop being a bully'...?

 

[muddy boots]

Well our pony had her leg fractured after being kicked by another in the field, but it was just one of those things and I wouldn't have demanded vets fees. However, if a horse is a known field bully (not saying yours is OP) I would probably ask that mine be kept separately from it. Tbh in your case I would be more concerned that your old and partially blind pony appears to be being bullied by others in the field, perhaps you could ask YO if your two could have another field together.

Agree with this - same here - although more minor injury - just a cut fortunately. Its a risk taken when keeping horses together. For me, however, its the only option as he does more damage to himself being wound up on individual turn out.