odd behaviour!

[Briony&Anakin]

Hi all,

My youngster has started to display some really odd behaviour in his field!

He lives out in his own paddock, but there are other horses over the fence that he scratches with etc. He has for about a year.

I backed him early in the year and he is currently on a break as he has had a bit of a growth spurt and I've been resting him and just doing ground work until he levels out again! He is a very loving horse and never behaves aggressively towards me but when I go into the field he seems to go a bit potty! Tonight for example he ran into the muck heap, started charging round in it and then ran out and booted my wheelbarrow over!! Lol! He doesn't intimidate me in the slightest, I just wonder whether he could be bored with not being ridden? As I say I'm still doing groundwork with him but I wonder if anyone else's horse has behaved like this! He is normally very quiet..

He lives out 24/7 and just has one feed a day of hifi (purely something to put his benevit supplement in) and some hay.

Maybe he's just losing the plot (like his mother!)

 

[Welshie Squisher]

He sounds like he could really do with some equine company his own age. Is there no other youngster he could have a holiday with? Over the fence is better than nothing but it's not the same as charging round, bucking and farting with your pal

 

[Littlelegs]

He wants to play, because he hasn't got another playful horse in with him he's trying to play with you.

 

[Briony&Anakin]

Thanks for your reply!

The YO is currently advertising for another livery so I'm hoping he will have some company actually in his paddock. Unfortunately the other horses are 2 11h ponies and he is a big boy and can be a bit bargy so I'm hoping something bigger will come along for him to be turned out with!