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kylee86

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my colt is usualy in an electric fence field but his silly field companion has learnt that the plastic posts arnt electric so he pulls them out the ground with his mouth and throws them on the floore. and steps over the tape to to freedom. so today i decided to pop them in a fenced paddock while i was sorting the electric fence out. my colts companion was taken out for a ride and i got a call to say my colt is out and running for the hills. im in mass panic as the fenced paddock had barbed wire on the top, so i have all sorts running through my head. any way he was caught i took him back to the yard he has few nicks in his legs but nothing needing vet attention. lucky horse lucky owner. mistake i wont make again. he was so sweated up and stressed his eyes were blood shot red. i spent a good hour wiping his legs calming him down he is now in his stable munching through his hay
 
he usualy trots round the field for 5 mins and calls out then he settles back to grazing but usualy its electric fencing and he respects it.
 
It might be worth getting a pony to keep him company when the other horse goes out. A colt of that age needs the company of other horses. Its not worth him getting upset and he could have done alot more damage to himself today. We have had two foals both of which have grown up into happy well adjusted horses.
 
in future there will be no baarbed wire. he is usualy pretty good when other horse goes out which is once a week for 1hr. but im thinking he went mad today as he could see them across the fields riding usualy he is hacked out. so he doesnt see him. been and checked on him again he seems settled now asleep in his stable luckily his stable is out side my bathroom window.
 
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