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kendra2705

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I am at a lovely yard, people lovely ,nice set up but horses are kept in paddocks of two s , so when one is out the other gets stressed , i am finding i am not riding as i feel guilty leaving the other one on its own , then i get a text when im at work saying mine is going balistic as the other one has been brought in , not easy , worries me , field is on a hill so she is tearing up and down on ahill and she seems to run on the muddy bit , worried about tendons etc, anyone else got this prob x
 
My pony is kept with only one other and it can be tricky. They are both mares and get in a dreadful state if one disappears! During the winter months they are turned out and brought in together, the other ponys owner and I take it turns doing this - can't you make a similar arrangement with the other owner?
 
Sorry, forgot to add that as the field we use for schooling during the summer is unsuitable in winter we make arrangements to hack out together. I know this can be a bit of a faff and doesn't help the pair bonding situation but its a case of managing the situation until the longer days come and having the time to get the ponies out individually schooling and hacking etc.
 
Can't you ask the YO if maybe 3 or 4 turned out together with just electric tape between them so if one is taken out to ride there is still company for the others?
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I keep two mares and although 90% of the time I ride and lead anyway (see my avatar
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Can you not arrange between the two of you that if one of you rides, you bring both horses in and turn them both out after?
 
hi not so easily sorted as the horse im out with is a rescue horse and cant be brought in together as she attacks mine and it comes from nowhere she is also unridden due to proble ms and kicks really badly if mine gets too close, if i asked the other owner , who i get on great with by the way to bring mine in too while she is doing her ground work with hers , mine will be in the stable on her own which she also hates so it really is a no win situation , i have considered asking the YO to arrange or a four situation but to be honest i dont think the other people would be happy to to do this as all others are sorted and settled in their own fields, have not been at this yard long its a shame this is my only problem , there are horses in paddocks next door but thats not good enough for my mare she spends her time trying to get in with them. all she wants is company, thats all she ever asks for out of life. I would buy another one but its so expensive where we are i just coulnt afford it x thanks for your replys
 
Hmm, sounds like you drew the short straw then when you joined the yard.

How did this other owner cope before you arrived - who was her horse turned out with and how did they work it?
 
Ours are in twos, and my gelding has severe seperation anxiety if he is left alone (will jump fences etc.) but as it is just me and my friend who share the yard, I just borrow another horse (that he gets on with) or she sticks another horse in with him, so he isn't alone. we are lucky that we also have a shettie who goes out with anything (stallion included) and also that the others don't mind being on their own so that he can rent a friend!.
 
i don't think that this is something you should have to put up with OP...i'd go ballistic if someone left my horse on his own...i'm lucky that i have two so its rarely an issue but still its the principple- you should never leave a horse alone unless the owner has said its ok....or thats what i have always thought is the sensible thing to do...
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my 4 year old is fine on his own but my TB goes mental and would literally break his legs. if the other person can't/won't bring your horse in while your at work (can't see why she can't go back for yours when hers is in if she can't manage two together) then its up to the YO to sort somethings out that works...
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well thats what i would expect anyways and wouldn't put up with it....my horses are far too valuable to be hooning about in a muddy hilly field
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This has happened to me and my youngster jumped a five bar gate to get out.

At the time I thought it was common sense not to leave out a horse on his own, and it is a yard rule; however, this didn't happen 'as he was grazing quietly when I left'.

Arrangements are now clearly set in stone to ensure my youngster is NEVER left out on his own again, or any other horse for that matter.
 
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