Lairy Mare

[Songbird]

My mare is great with people & is relativley easy, she is in a good size paddock,
my problem is she seems to really dislike other horses, her ears are flat back, she snorts & backs up toward them & is constantly on guard with hay,attention etc, its making her really difficult to handle when bringing her in & turning out, she seems to just stand snaking by the gate (tape) when i go to put her headcollar on does anyone have any advice???? handling tips - there is electric tape between all of the horses, so far she has been golden in every other way & i dont want this to make her & me anxious!! she is my first horse xx

 

[Chestnuttymare]

could you not have your own wee paddock where she can see the other horses but not feel stressed by having to share with them. f she is guarding her hay, she may once have been in a position where she had to be protective of it. Normally there is a reason for this sort of behaviour.

 

[Songbird]

Thanks for your reply CM xx

She does have her own paddock - they all do - its just that they are right next to each other & she could literally jump it without any effort!!! the other people on the yard are great though & she's on heat at the moment so i can almost hear Barry White playing every time i am near her - she is loved up! x