Stress horse moving yards

[bella0987]

Hi I’m moving my horse to a yard where he can get more turnout. It’s not a very busy yard etc. he is very stressy and is currently struggling with ulcers I won’t move him until he is completely better but even if the move causes him some stress it’s better for him in the long run. Last time we moved yards I was a year ago and was a bit of a disaster as he had come from a small private to a massive completion yard and riding school he is very settled and chilled now though . So any tips on how to keep him calm and reduce the stress and hopefully not bring the ulcers back.

 

[EllenJay]

You may find that going to a smaller quiet yard he will not stress at all. I moved my boy earlier this year from a competition yard to a smaller yard, and all his stress just disappeared.
Good luck

 

[tallyho!]

If he does stress, sometimes things like aromatherapy, mctimoney or bowen can help. Maybe all three - they really respond to therapy.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Some yards just suit some horses better than others for no obvious reason. He doesn't sound particularly calm and settled if he has ulcers, tbh. We moved our 1st Appaloosa 6 weeks after we got her and she was like a different horse, even though the yards, on paper, were similar.

 

[rextherobber]

I moved a very stressy mare with ulcers from a competition yard to living at home with only 3 others and she was a different horse within a week - so much happier. I wouldn't wait, I'd move now.

 

[Trouper]

I wouldn't wait either. Get the move done and keep treating the ulcers. If you wait until they are settled, they may well flare again just thro' moving - even if he settles quickly into a quieter yard.
As others have said, if he has ulcers now he is not completely happy with his current lifestyle, however well he hides it.