poiuytrewq
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I have at home, 3 tiny ponies. They are currently ok and seem almost happy together which is great and makes things easy.
Then two horses who hated each other at first but seem/ed to have become more tolorant. When I check them they are mostly ok, Either grazing fairly closely or Zig will be doing his weird unsettled pacing and listening and Alf will be grazing.
However since getting into a winter routine, which I'd dreaded but if kind of working! I'm having issues.
When they hear me around,they or at least Alfie often comes to the gate- Luckily they don't appear to stand at the gate until its "time" The problem is that Ziggy has always been a pain at bringing in time, who ever he's out with and however well they get on he starts moving them round, not particularly nasty but herding and won't leave them alone. Its upped a level with poor Alfie- he chases him away from the gate and round in circles, not because he wants to stand there himself or be first in just canters round and round chasing him.
Apart from the fact my field is getting absolutely trashed, Its only December and only has two horses in and yet it looks the worst I've ever seen it, Its also really stressful for Alfie and as he's had his hocks done recently and is a bit stiff sometimes I really don't want him doing flat out circles in mud.
Yet, If i turn them out alone they call for each other or won't settle- Ziggy mainly. He will go through/over fencing if he's alone. It also makes bringing in harder, not least because I'm usually in the dark.
I could bring in earlier, but I worry that may just get earlier and earlier! Also It's difficult with work. They don't do it every day but It's getting more regular and last night was pretty bad.
I can't put either with ponies as Alfie attacks them
and whilst Zig is fine most of the time (it was just him and them all last year) he will herd and at their age its not fair.
Would you split? Try bringing in early- meaning a lot less turnout, But that said still more than a huge amount of horses are getting.
Then two horses who hated each other at first but seem/ed to have become more tolorant. When I check them they are mostly ok, Either grazing fairly closely or Zig will be doing his weird unsettled pacing and listening and Alf will be grazing.
However since getting into a winter routine, which I'd dreaded but if kind of working! I'm having issues.
When they hear me around,they or at least Alfie often comes to the gate- Luckily they don't appear to stand at the gate until its "time" The problem is that Ziggy has always been a pain at bringing in time, who ever he's out with and however well they get on he starts moving them round, not particularly nasty but herding and won't leave them alone. Its upped a level with poor Alfie- he chases him away from the gate and round in circles, not because he wants to stand there himself or be first in just canters round and round chasing him.
Apart from the fact my field is getting absolutely trashed, Its only December and only has two horses in and yet it looks the worst I've ever seen it, Its also really stressful for Alfie and as he's had his hocks done recently and is a bit stiff sometimes I really don't want him doing flat out circles in mud.
Yet, If i turn them out alone they call for each other or won't settle- Ziggy mainly. He will go through/over fencing if he's alone. It also makes bringing in harder, not least because I'm usually in the dark.
I could bring in earlier, but I worry that may just get earlier and earlier! Also It's difficult with work. They don't do it every day but It's getting more regular and last night was pretty bad.
I can't put either with ponies as Alfie attacks them
and whilst Zig is fine most of the time (it was just him and them all last year) he will herd and at their age its not fair.Would you split? Try bringing in early- meaning a lot less turnout, But that said still more than a huge amount of horses are getting.
