cavalier123
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Okay, opinions needed please - I will try to keep short!!
My poor pony has moved yards 4 times in 2 years, twice because of illness (needed 24 hour turnout, yard didn't offer it and needed outside stable on other yard, none available) and twice because of just problems on the yard... Anyway, I am happy where I am now, but, my pony has mild ataxia and for the last 3 weeks has been living out 24/7, he had another pony for company and it has made an amazing difference to his Ataxia to the point that he is no longer showing any symptoms and I can think about trying to ride him again, yay, amazing news! However, the pony he is living out with is now coming in at night and Charlie will not live out alone :-( he gallops around when everything else comes in and will not settle, he even starts before they all come in sometimes... Anyway, I really want him out if it is making him that much better, but it's not going to work on the yard I am on, nobody else wants there's out overnight (which is fair enough) and he just won't have it. I have two choices, move to a yard that provides 24/7 all year turnout or keep him in overnight and hope that in the summer some horses will be out 24/7 so he can stay out then. I really don't know what to do for the best, I know that moving him is starting to affect him mentally, he isn't a stressy horse, but I think he is becoming more stressy due to moving, but equally keeping him out 24/7 is making him better and I may even be able to ride him. simply question - What would you do?
My poor pony has moved yards 4 times in 2 years, twice because of illness (needed 24 hour turnout, yard didn't offer it and needed outside stable on other yard, none available) and twice because of just problems on the yard... Anyway, I am happy where I am now, but, my pony has mild ataxia and for the last 3 weeks has been living out 24/7, he had another pony for company and it has made an amazing difference to his Ataxia to the point that he is no longer showing any symptoms and I can think about trying to ride him again, yay, amazing news! However, the pony he is living out with is now coming in at night and Charlie will not live out alone :-( he gallops around when everything else comes in and will not settle, he even starts before they all come in sometimes... Anyway, I really want him out if it is making him that much better, but it's not going to work on the yard I am on, nobody else wants there's out overnight (which is fair enough) and he just won't have it. I have two choices, move to a yard that provides 24/7 all year turnout or keep him in overnight and hope that in the summer some horses will be out 24/7 so he can stay out then. I really don't know what to do for the best, I know that moving him is starting to affect him mentally, he isn't a stressy horse, but I think he is becoming more stressy due to moving, but equally keeping him out 24/7 is making him better and I may even be able to ride him. simply question - What would you do?
