Should i? / Shouldn't i??

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Any thoughts/ideas/advice very welcome as i am very stuck as to what to do!
I have a lovely ex-race who is a bit insecure and at my previous two yards has tried to find a best bud to graze with.
Now i have moved to my own paddock and although he is on his own he has horses on all sides to chat to.
But watching him this morning he does a lot of fence walking as if he wants to be in with them and looked lonely
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Questions is should i get him a companion?
He does get quite clingy with best buds and i don't travel with people to comps as he neighs for Britain when he has to leave travel bud.
So am i just being soft or will he adjust?
Many thanks for any advice
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I agree.

Horses are meant to be with others, sorry i would get a companion. I would try and get a pony that doesn’t really care about other horses then it wont attach to yours so when you take yours out it wont got made and make things worse.
 
He will adjust given a bit of time, but most people on here will probably say to get him a companion. Personally I would review my personal circumstances and decide whether getting a companion is best for me as well as the horse
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Our horses are fine if they're near each other, they're never in together (unless frank jumps the fence.....)! They do often stand close together but they're never unhappy xx
 
i kept my mare for years on her own. She could touch others over the fence & nuzzle & groom them, but she came in to her own stable at night awy from them. So she had friends but never got too attached.
I would think if he has others he can touch and chat to over the fence he will given time adjust and be happy, & then you won't have the separtion issues to worry about.
 
This horses sounds like a bit of a stress head - and so would not do well on his own (I suspect). So whilst a lone horse may work for some - I would say in this situation this chap needs a mate.
 

Hmm.. I would be tempted to give him a bit of time and see if he settles. I am not a fan of companions unless the horse is truly isolated. If he can see sniff & touch other horses over the fence then he may settle down & you would save yourself the money and the trauma of splitting them up for shows or if anything should happen.
 
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