Pony getting badly bullied! HELP

amymay said:
When piles of hay are put out to feed several at once - at least three or four more piles than horses should be put out. And of course always well spread out. That should ensure no bullying off piles.

If she's getting bullied off the water trough, I'm assuming the hay is placed near to there - so this needs to be addressed.

I'm another who would bring her in overnight.
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When Kal was in a field with two others and the hay piles left close together he was forever getting chased off (I wasn't the one putting out the hay - and tbh if I had put another pile out further away from the others he would have been chased off that too and I probably would have been moaned at for putting out yet more hay - but that's a different convo). I would bring her in at night so she has a chance to rest/eat without being moved on. I would also look at finding a field for just her and a companion . . . poor old girl doesn't need to be chased about, bless her :(.

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No mine have 2 feeds a day and Hayed twice but are just greedy 2x section C and cob X they are all chunky good doers they will do anything for their food! Other liveries have tbs, and they do their own things with their feeding patterns but that is up to them. So they may be but they are not mine and would not interfere with their feeding. Like I said after bonfire night is over they will come in. We have a rule on our yard not to stable around bonfire night as a yard down the road had horses killed by people setting off fireworks into their stables. At least in a field they can run and buck it off. In a stable they are stuck. So I will try her in if she doesn't settle she can live out with the other ponies and the horses will be stabled so we will wait and see how we get on!!
 
I had a similar problem. She became very depressed and very very defensive over food. She would also not let any other horse near her. I was struggling to school her with other horses around. One evening she can in badly injured and was on box rest for over 2 months. This forced my hand: I had to do something. The alternatives I had were: keep her in 24/7 (not an option), move her to her own turnout (not ideal), or move yards (not ideal). I was lucky as the someone left the yard and I was offered an individual turnout. She has been there for 9 months now. The herd has now changed and the bully horses have now left and it is a much smaller herd. As a trial she is back out with the mares again. I am keeping a very close eye on the situation and it is too early to say whether things are working. I really want her to be able to relax around other horses and enjoy being a horse
 
Thank you for kind reply, it is nice to hear from someone who has been in a similar situation. I have had some people say to me how can put her through this, she is hungry you are not feeding her, and people say to my face she is an animal not a child! But the fact is she is so loved by everyone (humans) lol and I have decided to remove her from the herd with a companion in a separate field and see how we get on! Thank you.
 
hayinamanger said:
It's only a matter of time until she gets badly hurt. I would not be able to allow this situation to continue, it is completely unacceptable. If there is no option to separate her at your current yard, then I would be moving her to somewhere she can have some peace. Poor mare.
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would agree with this,would worry me sick...
 
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