Pony jumping out of stable - help

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I have a 5 yr old NF pony.

When I first got him in late sept he jumped out of his stable, so turned him out and then in Dec tried again and he was fine, came in happily two nights a week.

Mid March he jumps out again when yard brings him in for worming - presume it is related to worming. His stable block gets renovated so his is out till last weekend.

Bring him in Sat night and get a call from yard to say he has jumped out three times so turning him back out - he had ad lib hay and there is no grass in field so bit of a mystery.

Come up on Sunday and bring him in and he is very curious keeps going to the door looking out but eats hay and then I pop out for 2 minutes and he's out again!!!!
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I don't know why he is doing this - but someone said it might be due to mares coming into season and as he was a stallion used to cover mares he might still be interested! I think he was gelded at least 18 months ago and lives out with a mixed group of mares.

I am getting a weaving grid to hopefully contain him and he normally lives out 24/7 except when he needs to be in for worming and in extreme weather.

The vet is coming just to check he is ok and I have asked him to bring sedalin for emergency stabling. I have also ordered stroppy gelding supplement.

Any ideas as to what is going on - how to fix the problem?
 
Turn him out 24/7. Could you arrange a worming paddock? I have a mare that would jump out of a stable. I managed to stable her with forst foal - an open huge shelter with Telegraph poles at the front and makeshift door. When foal was three weeks old she was out again with foal. Some horses cannot cope with being enclosed. We took in a horse which had its stable reinforced with steel and bars at the door to keep him in. He started box walking, lost all condition and turned into a bad tempered horse. {With previouse owner i must add] We turned him out and he is a real sweetheart.
I am a bit clostrophobic. My sisters shut me in a blanket box and sat on the lid when i was younger. I panic now. Its not a nice feeling if you don't like bing shut in.
Just a thought i am sure lots of helpful advice will follow.
 
I think some horses just do it, but if all the horses are being wormed at the same time they don't need to be separated, its a bit of a myth i asked my vet and was told that the worms are dead before they hit the ground so they don't have to be separated or stay in at all! You may want to get a grill though rather than antiweave as if he is determined he may try to sqeueeze through and do himself some serious damage!
 
Vet came today to check his back and minor cuts and said was lucky he was ok. He said not to stable him without sedating him and gave me a couple of tubes of sedalin plus some ACP. If he needs to be in for worming then he can be sedated and safe.

He can normally live out 24/7 and has done this year but the yard sometimes needs to restrict grazing if the weather is very bad. Also it is easier for me if I want to ride in the winter evenings if he can come in over night but I am willing to give that up and just ride at weekends in winter.

My other concern was that very few yards offer 24/7 all year grazing and I am at the only one in the local area and if they change their policy I am stuck - although the vet did say he could go on ACP for 6 months if he really needed to be stabled and there is no other option.
 
I think he's probably just a stroppy forester who prefers to live out 24/7. Some are just like that.

What's his full name then if he used to be entire?
 
i used to have a door jumper, she had no issues
she did it because she could, it is quiet a skill judging the gap. i also have a door climber i 've put a full grill on her door just for saftey measuers. also new forest plus mountain goat!!
 
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