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Flashlucy

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I have a 3 year old cob 14.2hh, have recently moved yards, and he had lost all his manners, I am wondering if he is not settled and if he will ever get settled? And how long dose it take for a horse to settle? On our new yard he his a bigger stable, more friends but he keeps trying to get out legs over the door and everything, walking round and round! I'm to scared to leave him in cause he might hurt himself but with his weather I can't do any work cause he is plastered in mud cause he won't come in to get clean and dry , if any one has any helpful ideas would help me lots
 
How long have you been at the new yard?
Sounds like you have him stabled all the time and only out when ridden? is that correct if so I'd say turn him out he'd be out of his mind and give him time to settle it can take months, his life has been turned upside down after all, they don't all take to it well.
 
We have been on new yard for about a month, on old yard he only came in at night, at the min he is living out cause worried about him hurting him self, he is thick of mud everywhere, I bring him in on a evening to check him over and have a fuss but he just wants to get bak out, I get to the gate and he plants his feet as if he don't wanna go out either
 
Keep him busy and give him time.

Does he have any pals that he an see what he's on the yard? or does he just look around and panic?
Bring him onto the yard for short periods of time and keep him busy when there with food. he will get used to the new surroundings.

How is he to hack and school?
 
Yes he has a few new pals and ye he can see them it's seem like a mixture if excitement but panic in his eyes, I haven't done any on new yard, but schooling he really good, and haven't rode him out but walked him and he's good, wanted him to settle before I started work again but now on hold cause mud I don't wanna put his tack over the mud cause of rubbing then make him shore, will try bringing him in for short periods
 
I think bringing him for short time while you are with him is a really good idea. Give him a feed, a really good groom, and see if he starts to settle. I'm sure lots of other suggestions will follow.
 
You say he's 3.
How long have you been riding him? Not long I presume?
Perhaps it's all just too much to take in for a bubba. Maybe try giving him a bit more time to think about stuff and settle?
 
Only started work in the summer just after his 3rd birthday, thank you all for advice might just see how we go bringing him in for a hour for a munch, groom and walk round the yard then back out then do the same on the evening, hopefully he jut needs more time if not will have to work with him and maybe start from scratch
 
Could you buy a very lightweight rain sheet type rug, then on the next dry day (!) give him a good groom, then rug up after?

That would solve the problem of putting tack on...
 
He has his rug on now but the mud is splashing up under his belly between his legs, and cause he not settling in stable or being tried up I can't wash to get mud of cause he's just getting more stressed, cause being a cob and thick winter coat it just holding on in big lumps
 
Sometimes there is 2others in sables but I can never be sure on when they gonna be in sometimes days sometime nights but being in on his own never bothered him on old yard unless he has fell in love and don't wanna leave them lol
 
Flashlucy said:
We have been on new yard for about a month, on old yard he only came in at night, at the min he is living out cause worried about him hurting him self, he is thick of mud everywhere, I bring him in on a evening to check him over and have a fuss but he just wants to get bak out, I get to the gate and he plants his feet as if he don't wanna go out either
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One of mine is like that - I've just had her and my other two in most of the day to dry out so i can brush worst of mud off and de mud legs to baby oil and mud guard. They don't want to be in really - though when weather is bad they seem v content inside- but I when I take them back out one is v reluctant tk go back in the field (through the muddy gate). I just do everything as consistently as possible and leave them out as much as I can. Are they mud monsters - yes! I've bib clipped the one I ride which makes grooming easier BUT I accept I'm going to have dirty tack through winter - as long as you get saddle and girth area done and most of face fairly clean (30/40 mins) I wouldn't worry about the rest of him to get out.
 
It would take 2/3 days to let the mud dry so I could brush it out, can't get water on him cause he won't stand still cause it's like he's scared of being in the stable or tired up cause it must still all a bit new, roll on summer :)
 
I did it all before when i had him from 6months old, don't wanna push him if he don't feel safe, I was askin how long it normally takes for them to settle in new home?
 
Most rugs are breathable and though not ideal get what you can off him and chuck the rug on. Each day brush a bit more, when he fidgets keep brushing, as soon as he stands still stop for a couple of moments if you get your timing right he'll realise that if he stands you stop, once he's got the hang of that brush him for just a few seconds longer when he's standing before you stop, you don't have to stop for long just long enough to give him a nice rewarding scratch then start again. When he's settled a bit and you want to ride just pick his feet if the mud is damp don't brush it as you'll end up brushing it into his skin, and just brush where the girth goes if it's dry, as long as he hasn't got wet mud where his bridle goes your away, far better that you ride him with a bit of mud and help his sanity than have him in pristeen condition going off his head with boredom.
 
Might have to stick more to a routine then, to me the yard is fine but we don't know wat goes on in there minds sometimes do we :) thank u for ur advice :)
 
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