Live in or Out? This is my question/dilemma!!!

KJJ

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Hi Guys,

Have a 16yr old clipped TB who has just moved yards to live alone... well not alone, he has a 30yr old cow as a companion who is OBSESSED with!! (She's not so keen on him!)

He has a cosy warm stable set in 6acres (split into 3 fields)

Grandma (the cow) doesn't come in at night, just comes up for some food and chooses to sleep in the furthest field away from Jaguars stable.. which Jaguar is finding most distressing and box walking/calling for her.

Am having to go find him at 6pm in the evening (in the pouring rain) to bring him in - MOST unusual as at the old yard come 4pm he was hooning around demanding to come in!!

What do I do? Sit out the trashed beds and continue to bring him in in the hope that he will settle?

Do I let him live out? Just rug him to high heaven - bearing in mind the clip!!! Feed and leave the box open so that he can have shelter if he wishes - leaving a hay net available?!

OR get a companion pony and bring them both in at night? (Turned down a companion pony as he seemed to have ssttled nicely the first 2 nights... :( )

Arrrggggggghhh horses!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks in advance
 
If it helps to ease a guilty conscience we have 3 TB's here who live out whilst recovering from tendon injuries - they're from Dubai - haven't grown any coat but are very happy and comfortable as they are well rugged and fed.
 
leave him out with the stable door open, then if he doesn't choose the stable over a period of a week you can shut the door! My pony (granted not a tb) is fully clipped and out in a full neck medium (2oog) rug at present. She has always lived out and never gone about a 300g heavyweight with full neck. As long as the rugs don't leak and they have access to good forage they won't get cold. Heating from the inside is key!
 
classicalfan said:
If it helps to ease a guilty conscience we have 3 TB's here who live out whilst recovering from tendon injuries - they're from Dubai - haven't grown any coat but are very happy and comfortable as they are well rugged and fed.
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You meanie!! ;)

P.S yes it makes me feel better!
 
Thanks everyone.

Jaguar and Grandma are both in tonight. Grandma not so happy about being shut in her stable next to 'that horse' but was munching her hay so not that upset! ;)

Jaguar is staring at her.. quiet as a mouse!!
 
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