moving a horse at night

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I have a option to move my horse to a lovely new place but sadly it is not a livery yard it is a lovely estate. but we do not have a fenced field but it will be an electric fenced one , but I can only move him on Wednesday at 7pm or over the weekend am , I would rather move on Wednesday but would 7pm be to late ??:o
he is a spooky 5year old gelding and there wont be any other horses there
Thanks in advance:D
 
Will there be other horses on the saturday? If so, I would wait til then.

When you say electric fence, do you mean plastic sticks and tape? Or wooden posts and the 'rope' type of fencing.

If the plastic/tape, do you think it will be secure enough?

If you take him in the evening will there be anyone there overnight who would see if he was stressing or got out?
 
When you say there will not be any other horses there, does your horse have an alternative companion or do you know he settles without company.

Moving at 7.00pm whilst evenings are light might be easier in this heat. However I would be concerned if there is no secondary fencing to prevent him leaving the area you plan to graze, electric fences batteries can fail and then there is no deterrent.
 
there wont be any other horses there until I get one =D I am sure I can get it double fence but the second one wont be electrified
 
It shouldn't be too much of a problem. It'll be cooler to travel but it wont give you much 'light' time to see him settle. I've always liked to check on mine a few hours after a move, just to be sure they're not fretting and obviously in the night it'll be hard to see.

Invest in good fencing! Honestly, electric fencing isn't as fail safe as its made out to be. Better to be safe than sorry :)
Good luck with the move
 
well the only other animals there are peacocks !!! he is quite settled without company and used to be on his own but he was settled in that place
 
Some horses really dont like being on there own is it wise to move him somewhere without any ither horses, they are herd animals and really prefer company one of my horses would be really unhappy on her own, yet my gelding I think would live quite happily on his own so you need to make sure its the right choice.

Sorry just read his lived on his own, he may just take a while to settle depends if you mind sitting up half the night if his not happy.
 
Has he ever seen a peacock before? Just asking as we go past a place hacking with a peacock and the horses almost wet themselves when it 'displayed'!

I would personally wait until I had the second horse, barring that do it on Saturday when you can watch him (is there any shade/shelter in the grounds for him).
 
Sorry, but I don't think you have thought this through. You need to have a secure place for him to be before you think of moving him. What would you do if he didn't settle, if he has had company he may take time to get used to being on his own again. The walled garden may be an option depending on what is growing in it.
 
there is just grass in the walled garden , I have thought this though I am looking for company but I need to move soon and I haven't found a horse suitable for us
 
This is a crazy idea for a nervous young gelding to be taken somewhere new without secure fencing and without a friend. I pretty much guarantee that he won't be there the next morning.
 
I'm sorry but I have to agree wholeheartedly with the others who have said that this idea sound quite frankly ludicrous! Moving ANY horse to a field, completely alone, without secure fencing is just asking for trouble, never mind a spooky young horse!

He may have lived alone before but that doesn't mean that it's worth the risk of taking him
To a completely new place and leaving him totally alone without a secure area to ensure he stays there whilst he adapts to being totally alone again (it will take time!). Can't you just stay where you are until you can get him a companion or, if that isn't possible, do you not have a friend who would be willing to put their horse/pony with your boy until
You find a suitable companion for him?
 
He is a very unsociable horse he has to be in a field alone otherwise he will attack other geldings when ever I am near !! as for the electric fencing it is the best we can do ( it has the high stallion posts) I cannot stay where I am !! we are now moving Wednesday morning early .
 
Electric fencing may be used to divide a fenced field but can not be regarded as secure perimeter fencing. Horses can easily bolt through electric fencing and then escape.

Make quite sure that you have public liability and third party liability insurance up to a level of no less than £10,000,000 (Ten Million Pounds) as it is the horse owner who is responsible for any accidents caused by their horses. (Wherever the fault lies)

Also make sure that your horse is freezemarked so that it can be easily identified by anyone in the event of it escaping.
 
It sounds an absolutely idyllic place - a disused walled garden :cool::) Your plans for a companion are solved as I will be moving in with you with my two horses :)

Seriously though, I would put him in the walled garden by night and out in the electric fenced paddock by day until you can be sure he has settled.

Good luck with the move.

ETS - check your new paddock for animal tracks. If it is a previously unfenced area then deer and the like will be used to crossing it and may take down the fence. I have an established deer run across my field and if I move the fence, particularly when there is no moon, I hang white bags where they cross so they know it is there.
 
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what the hell , he is going to be in a walled garden , do you really think my horse can jump a 10 ft solid stone wall?? he is not Pegasus by the way !!! he is going to be double fenced in a walled garden HOW THE HELL COULD A HORSE GET OUT OF THAT !!!! the yew tree In there will be fenced of as well so he will be FINE !!

edit; sorry rebel I didn't see your post !!!=D
 
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It sounds an absolutely idyllic place - a disused walled garden :cool::) Your plans for a companion are solved as I will be moving in with you with my two horses :)

Seriously though, I would put him in the walled garden by night and out in the electric fenced paddock by day until you can be sure he has settled.

Good luck with the move.

ETS - check your new paddock for animal tracks. If it is a previously unfenced area then deer and the like will be used to crossing it and may take down the fence. I have an established deer run across my field and if I move the fence, particularly when there is no moon, I hang white bags where they cross so they know it is there.
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Thanks this is a really good idea I will do that :D:D great to know that there is some nice people on here !!:):)
 
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