Keeping horses with other animals

[lennysmith]

Sorry if I'm being dense here, but are there any animals which shouldn't live with horses for one reason or another?

I'm sure I've read somewhere that there are, but cant think for the life of me which ones or why.

Thankyou xxx

 

[siennamiller]

don't donkeys potentially give them lungworm??
could be wrong

 

[lennysmith]

Ah yes, worms and dokeys might be what was niggling at me. I have a memory like a sieve!

 

[Claireg9]

i have seen donkeys with horses before, so im sure if you worm them correctly and get advice from vet there shouldnt be a problem, why are you planning on putting something different with your GG? What have you got in mind?

 

[Baggybreeches]

Don't know of any definites but they usually don't like donkeys. I do know that it is illegal to travel horses and pigs together, unless the horses are racehorses and the pigs are there companions!!! Don't know the reason but my grandad had a book full of obscure horse related laws. I am guessing that the government probably hasn't updated it, but you would have to be really unlucky to get caught doing that!!!

 

[lennysmith]

No. Only the mad foal! Friend was saying this morning she remembered reading somewhere that something couldn't be put with horses, and so do I. Cant remember for the life of me what animal it was though. Although sh's just text and said what about chickens???

 

[Clodagh]

Our chickens are out in the horse paddock as I write, so I hope not!

 

[lennysmith]

Hehe. Well my mare is a pig in disguise I think, so thats both bases covered!!!

 

[Claireg9]

lol, intersting... never thought about it before!
x

 

[Lill]

Am not sure but i know ours have lived with goats, chickens, geese, llama and sheep and seem to be ok? Oh and peacocks!

 

[Liz_Clark]

Goats can chew horses tails can't they?

 

[jacks_mum]

so can mini shetlands!! Jack is the living proof this year as Pepper ate his tail in January - it's only just got back down to his hocks.

 

[JoBo]

Didn't actually keep them in the same field but Ella use to be next to pigs, she was a little wary at the beginning but soon got use to them.

 

[dieseldog]

Lions

 

[Baggybreeches]

My chickens are bloody everywhere, no hope of keeping them away from anything, although at the moment they are terrorising 2nd crop of baby swallows in the hay shed!

 

[Theresa_F]

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Lions

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and Tigers....

 

[riotgirl]

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PMSL!!

 

[Baggybreeches]

Hee Hee, last night there was a siamese cat watching Sov while I was riding, the way he reacted every time we went past you would of thought it was a lion. I am suprised it didnt run away it just sat there til it got bored for about 20 minutes or so.

 

[niashadow]

Very funny

 

[teapot]

Had a sheep in same stable as a stallion once for company. Yard also has a donkey now too

 

[Alibear]

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and Tigers....

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and BEARS , Oh My!

 

[airedale]

donkeys - they carry lungworm and contaminate pastures for many years.

mine cross graze with poultry, geese, sheep and ducks happily.

 

[katiejaye]

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and Tigers....

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and bears...oh my!

 

[siennamiller]

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PMSL

 

[lennysmith]

Lol thankies everyone. So, to clarrify, I can keep them with anything except lions and Tigers and bears...oh my. xxxxxx

 

[riotgirl]

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Lol thankies everyone. So, to clarrify, I can keep them with anything except lions and Tigers and bears...oh my. xxxxxx

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You know, it is advice like this that makes me appreciate how important this forum is to the equestrian community.

 

[lennysmith]

Exactly how would I cope without this place?