Need help mare jumping out of field

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Hello i am a new member to this forum am not sure if i am posting this into the right room.
I have a 7year old mare that jumps out of its feild she can be on her own or with others she will still jump out over a five barred gate or electric fence we have tried many things like adding an electrified fence on to the top of the gate she still gets over it so we moved her on to the yard with other horses around and alot more activity but she still seems to jump out.
Was wandering if anyone else has the same problem and how i can prevent and hopefull stop her from doing this in the future any advice welcome? Thanks
 
We had one like that they added some fencing that was extra high but your mare sounds particulary talented on the jumping stakes a 5 bar gate!!!
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hi and welcome
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i can't give u any advice but would be interested to see replys as i have a gelding that u can put out in company he is fine for about a couple of hrs but usually after i have left the yard he jumps out like u say over 5 bar gate or post n rail or even the hedge that surronds part of the field luckily he always goes back to his stable!!!! so i have now done the only thing poss and don't turn him out now though am going to try again in summer
 
well if u have the small electric fence posts u could try the big ones (i think the biggest are about 5ft), but saying that i have an 18yo 14.2 who pops over the big ones!
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I think she jumps out because there isnt much grass in the field but the owner thinks there is enough!! When she gets out she goes and raids the feed room so i have given her more haylage and feed over night but she doesnt eat it all!!
 
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I think she jumps out because there isnt much grass in the field but the owner thinks there is enough!! When she gets out she goes and raids the feed room so i have given her more haylage and feed over night but she doesnt eat it all!!

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Do you put out any hay in the field? At this time of year (and through the winter) there isn't much nutrition in the grass, so maybe she's hungry?
I'd try turning her out for initially short periods, with hay/haylage or even some hard feed (if on her own) and gradually extend the time and the amount of food if necessary.
You could try using the very high electric posts to create a higher fence to keep her in, too.
Or if she's lonely, try to get her buddied up with one particular other horse...
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Yeh there is hay in the field through out the winter she is also turned out with 5 other horses so its not that she is lonely
 
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Yeh there is hay in the field through out the winter she is also turned out with 5 other horses so its not that she is lonely

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What are the other horses? Mares or geldings?
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I do aprecite your help! its a mixture of both.

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You are better having lots of mares with one gelding, or all geldings...as a mixture doesn't work too well. Maybe she is getting cornered by one of the others so jumping out to get away?
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Havnt thought of that but thinking about it now there are more geldings than mares in the field and also the previous one she was in earlier
 
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Havnt thought of that but thinking about it now there are more geldings than mares in the field and also the previous one she was in earlier

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Is there maybe one gelding, or preferably mare that she seems to get along with (maybe she stands closer or grazes next to it?) If so, you could divide the field into two, and try her in with just this horse and some hay....so she may feel less 'bullied'. She may be in her first season so the boys may be harassing her a bit.
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erm yeh there is prob one of both actually because its a livery yard she is in with the owners horses the owner may not allow me to do this. she has been doing it for aabout 9months now so i dnt think its to do with seasons
 
In feral herds...you usually get a little group of mares and youngstock, and only one boy. So groups of geldings tend to herd, harass and fight over mares. If you ask your YO nicely she may let you put her in with one friend, and some hay?
Otherwise, aside from turning her out somewhere else, I'm stuck for solutions.
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My ex-showjumper used to do this all the time. He hated being alone, and would always jump out. But even with company, he would sometimes jump out even though he had enough grass in his field AND hay (often into next door's yard to graze ... the grass is always greener).

His field was al post and rail, but I had to use an electric fence inside to make a 3 foot spread. I had to tape 2 5ft electric fences together to make a 7 foot fence. I spend an absolute fortune on electric fences and he lost 3 foot of grazing but he stayed in!

If you cant lose the grazing, just bind the fences together with baler twine and make sure you use 3 strands of tape. My boy managed to jump two 5 foot fences with a 3 foot spread ... pity I only do dressage!
 
Is there enough hay to go around??? Does she actually get the opportunity to get any?

My horse will happily jump out of his field too if he's hungry enough.......
 
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