Bugly
Well-Known Member
I need some tips please about introducing new horses to the field....
Here is the scenario;
OK...I have a mare and a gelding who have been together for 10 years and are inseperable. Gelding is lovely and kind and has is shoes off anyway; mare is sweet but typically 'marey', likes to buck and kick and has her shoes on.
In 3 weeks i'm getting a new mare (who will arrive with no shoes on). i'm anxious about getting the introduction right, i've no experience of doing this.
Should I remove my mare's back shoes? I'll still be riding her so i'd rather not but I 'm worried about the new mare being injured if she kicks her.
Should I put new mare in a small section of the field fenced off with electric tape or should I just chuck them all in the main field to run and (hopefully) make friends together?
Any advice gratefully received, I had a friend with an 'Alpha mare' and I can recall the hell she went through!