LankyDoodle
Well-Known Member
How are your horses turned out?
I have just moved back to one of our old yards, but neither of my current horses have ever been there. George has always had turnout with only one other horse, and Lou has since he was 3. They are used to being the first out/in in their particular field and there have never been many other horses around to fight with. I like horses being in herds because they are herd animals, but I got the feeling today (this is my geldings' 2nd day out after a week in their stables), that one of the liveries (a man with quite a kicky, bitey horse - have been told to be wary) was not too happy about my horses going out. I haven't been told anything happened yesterday and it might just be that he wanted to see how his 2 geldings, who were kept in yesterday, took to my 2. He stood for a good 10 minutes just looking as his gelding (the one who I've been told to be wary of) did the whole alpha-horse thing with mine. I felt worried in case one of mine kicked or bit and I got a rollocking - surely this is just what horses do!!
I'm now at home panicking like a good 'un that one of them will chew another horse's rug or mane or tail, or will bite another horse or kick another horse, and I just KNOW as I saw it last night, that the minute someone goes to get their horse, my 2 dart upto the gate because they don't want to be left! Really quite concerned about this because George is quite persistent about trying to get out! YO will be getting them in weekdays anyway.
I just hear horror stories of broken legs etc, chewed manes...
I have just moved back to one of our old yards, but neither of my current horses have ever been there. George has always had turnout with only one other horse, and Lou has since he was 3. They are used to being the first out/in in their particular field and there have never been many other horses around to fight with. I like horses being in herds because they are herd animals, but I got the feeling today (this is my geldings' 2nd day out after a week in their stables), that one of the liveries (a man with quite a kicky, bitey horse - have been told to be wary) was not too happy about my horses going out. I haven't been told anything happened yesterday and it might just be that he wanted to see how his 2 geldings, who were kept in yesterday, took to my 2. He stood for a good 10 minutes just looking as his gelding (the one who I've been told to be wary of) did the whole alpha-horse thing with mine. I felt worried in case one of mine kicked or bit and I got a rollocking - surely this is just what horses do!!
I'm now at home panicking like a good 'un that one of them will chew another horse's rug or mane or tail, or will bite another horse or kick another horse, and I just KNOW as I saw it last night, that the minute someone goes to get their horse, my 2 dart upto the gate because they don't want to be left! Really quite concerned about this because George is quite persistent about trying to get out! YO will be getting them in weekdays anyway.
I just hear horror stories of broken legs etc, chewed manes...