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lexibell

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Hi All

looking for advice please all. I moved to a new yard at the weekend with my 2 boys, its a small private yard, so its just me really.

I have a TB and a cob x who have never got on and always been quite independent and confident horses, however they have always been grazed in groups of 3 or more. Anyway they,seem to be buddying up alot, calling to each other if I bring one in, getting stressed if the other one disappears etc.

Ive had issues years ago with horses that wouldnt be separated and it caused all sorts of problems, So I dont want to go there again really. They are grazed in separate fields (cob on restricted grazing as recovering from a lameness) and have never grazed together before.

Im not really in a position to take on another horse as a companion, can anyone give me some tips and ideas to nip this in the bud before I have a real problem?

Thanks x
 
Do you have stables you can use? We had a problem with our youngsters :mad:who got quite hysterical whenever they were separated and solved it by bringing them into a stable each and giving them a feed and then turning them out again every day. We did not use the same order to bring them in and turn them out and they very quickly got used to the idea that it was OK. They can now be bought in or turned out on their own without a fuss as they know their friends will be with them later.:)
 
lexibell said:
yes I do, they are stabled at night - sorry am having a dumb moment - so bring them in separately feed them and then turn out ?
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Sorry, didn't explain properly. They live out full time but during the day we would bring them all (5 of them) in together but each went into their own stable. Whoever was nearest the gate came in first followed by the next closest, etc. The first week was a nightmare but three years on any of them is happy to come onto the yard on their own and stand in their stable for a few hours without any fuss.
 
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