Should I split the horrors up?!

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Grey horse has been coming in for the last few days with some nasty bites and nicks but today he has what looks suspiciously like a hoof shaped cut and bruise on his hip and he is a bit stiff and sore although not lame.

Grey and chestnut have lived together outside 24/7 for the last 2 years with no real personality clashes and are very happy and attached to one another. I want them to be able to be horses and not wrap them in cotton wool but I don't want my precious little grey to get duffed up beyond repair.

So do I:-

a) put them in different fields and split them up? Pro - no kicking. Con - they will hoon up and down the fields squealing for each other.

b) assume that this recent bit of grouchiness is to do with the cold wet weather and rug them?

c) assume that they are in fact a bit hungry (despite being quite fat) and feed them more or turn them out on better grazing and risk them getting gargantuan?
 
No, grey horse likes to jump electric fencing
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I think he sees it as a personal challenge..
 
Mine are like that at the moment. Yesterday they were rearing up on each other, biting and (mock) kicking out. I just could not bear to watch!! If I separated them though they would just go nuts
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Maybe it's something in the air?
 
my 2 started argueing for a wee while. thought i was gona have to separate them, however when i take one out the field the other goes crazy, there very attached. i just left them to it, an they were fine after a couple of day of sqwabbling, i think it was just about whos boss and girly hormones lol!!
 
I've had the same problem recently and had to split them up. They were hungry and frustrated at no grass as the fields had been sprayed and they were confined to the school with hay. Normally i would let them get on with it in the field but 'Bob' the big bully took a couple of chunks out of the loan horse so decided safer to split them up with electric tape which they do respect.

I do think the turn in the weather had something to do with it too. So they are back in rugs (lightweight), the rugs also give a bit of protection from flying teeth and feet
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If they have always been ok together then I would supplement their grazing with some hay or move them to better grazing.

I am still feeding my horses twice a day plus hay as there is not enough grass to keep them content.
 
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