thehorsediva
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Has anyone else had a horse just turn into a living nightmare at a yard and not revert back to old character?! My 5yr old is like a totally different animal.... Do some horses just not settle in certain places?
Not settling - help!!
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Klix
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I moved my 5yo mare to my new yard beginning of sept this year, she is only just starting to become her old self again. When she first moved i was questioning if i could handle her, I wasnt enjoying looking after her and she was a bit of a danger to herself and me.
I think some just take longer to ajust than others, I know she can be a bit insecure in new places but i never imagined she would be as bad as she was! Thankfully though I have my girl back
Perserverance is key
I think some just take longer to ajust than others, I know she can be a bit insecure in new places but i never imagined she would be as bad as she was! Thankfully though I have my girl back
Perserverance is key
ShadowFlame
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This happened to my 17yo Welsh D years ago. We moved to a yard just round the corner (better facilities) so we walked him down rather than get a box. We were there 2 weeks, and he tore round and round that field for the entire two weeks. I've never known anything like it. We ended up giving up and going back to old yard... he was back to his old self the minute we got there.
Wagtail
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One of my liveries did not settle at his last yard. He was a nightmare. Would not stand for farrier, reared up at YO, total maniac. Went to fetch him here in the lorry. I have never seen a horse leap up the ramp like he did. The second he arrived on my yard, he was as calm as anything. The farrier could not believe the difference in him. Nor could his owner. Turns out the YO at the old yard hated him and would do things such as make him wait until last to be turned out and then go in with a schooling whip and chase him to the back of his stable and not let him out until he stood quiet and still. Owner found this out from a livery at the old place a coule of months after she moved here. He's never given me a moment of trouble.
What I am trying to say, is that there is probably a reason for your horse's behaviour. I would be trying to find out what it is that is upsetting him, and if you can't find it and sort it, move!
What I am trying to say, is that there is probably a reason for your horse's behaviour. I would be trying to find out what it is that is upsetting him, and if you can't find it and sort it, move!
olop
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My boy hasn't settled at his new yard (been there for 6 months) and we are about to move again. I tried everything from more turnout, to less turnout, to calmers and nothing, its just not fun anymore.
The yard only has 2 other horses on it though and I think he likes a busy yard with lots going on, new yard has 20 so he should be better fingers crossed!
Good luck to you, I think I would give it a month and if still not settling I would be moving
The yard only has 2 other horses on it though and I think he likes a busy yard with lots going on, new yard has 20 so he should be better fingers crossed!
Good luck to you, I think I would give it a month and if still not settling I would be moving
thehorsediva
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When I initially bought him and took him to old yard he just walked off the trailer, quiet as anything, no dramas. Turned out quietly the first day and we didnt have any settling troubles as all, he was as good (if not better) every day as the first day I tried him with his old owners. Now since being at new yard he is a total live wire, can just about handle him, cant ride him as he is so distressed he gallops around on lunge bucking to start with! Given that I never had any of this before I think I might be reaching the conclusion to move on...its just whether to go back to what he knows or try somewhere else (or will this blow his mind even more?). I think he just needs a quieter home...
Sussexbythesea
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I think some yards don't suit some horses and some yards just don't have a good feel.
My gelding - then 15yrs old turned into a total knobber at his last yard
. At first he became obsessed with a mare and I had to have them separated as they were turned out and stabled next to each other and although he improved after awhile I never felt he was really settled there. I couldn't do things like tie him up in the grooming box without him going crackers yet at his previous yard he was fine.
After a year I moved to his current yard and he settled pretty much right away and seems to be very happy - been there two years now
My gelding - then 15yrs old turned into a total knobber at his last yard
. At first he became obsessed with a mare and I had to have them separated as they were turned out and stabled next to each other and although he improved after awhile I never felt he was really settled there. I couldn't do things like tie him up in the grooming box without him going crackers yet at his previous yard he was fine. After a year I moved to his current yard and he settled pretty much right away and seems to be very happy - been there two years now
Shysmum
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Some horses just won't settle at certain yards, no matter what you do. You could try Bach Flower remedy Walnut (for change and helping to settle), and could you try a change of field or stable to see if that helps ?