Trying to separate

[CTR]

I have two TBs that are madly in love with each other, we have just moved to a new yard and our temporary field is out of the way from any of the other horses and they are on their own which is lovely, but causes issues when I want to ride.
I can sometimes hack out with a friend so they can both get ridden but this is not possible regularly and when I try to take one away from the other to ride they obviously get very unhappy. I don't want them to get unsettled but I do need to keep them both in work. Does anyone have any ideas from experience of how I can successfully separate them for an hour a day without the other crashing through the fence? I feel awful leaving one upset, calling for their mate while I go for a merry old plod round the woods but I don't really know how to get around this, they will be okay when we can move onto our other field as they will have other horses around them but I'm unsure of how long it will be until that field is ready so I'm stuck in a pickle at the moment.

 

[Clodagh]

No stable you could put the other one in? At least they could do less harm and perhaps you could put a mirror in it?

 

[oldie48]

I've always brought the second horse into a stable and left it with a haynet as they never seem to settle otherwise. They don't do anything silly, just make a lot of noise and run back and forth to the gate rather than graze. My old horse will cope on his own if he has a day to settle or if he can see another horse but if it's just whilst I ride for a couple of hours or so he's happier in his stable. I've always done this when i've had a couple of horses turned out together.

 

[Annagain]

Is it just calling or are they galloping about? If the former and they're not going to do themselves any harm, I'd be inclined to let them get on with it. They should get used to it before too long. If the latter, I'd try to bring the other in to a stable in the short term but long term ask to see if they can be turned out separately, each with another horse for company (ideally in sight of but not with the other) or better still in a group of 3 or 4 so they're not so reliant on each other.