ernikins
Well-Known Member
My young horse is currently turned out at night and comes in during the day - mainly due to the fact that it is the best way to get maximum turnout at my yard. My problem is that when he starts coming in at night and out during the day the turnout is limited as geldings go out seperately, so last year he was on a rota - went out in the morning until 12 and then was in - he was ok with it - had to make sure he got plenty of exercise but didn't seem to send him loopy or anything.
We tried my gelding out with another gelding and they absolutely love eachother and get on really well apart from the fact that they play together and the other horse won't stand up for himself so my horse bites him - not in a nasty way but was marking him - we split them up again for summer as there was enough turnout but now he either goes back on the half day rota or goes out with the other gelding and gets to have the whole day out. I know this is long winded - but there is a point to it!
I would rather have my horse out for as long as possible, and wondered whether there is anything I can do to stop my horse from biting the other horse - or would you all rather have your horse out for only half a day. He is only 5 so I think it is a baby phase - he always used to go out with others and was at the bottom of the pecking order!!! Can you get anything to prevent biting but allow grazing??
We tried my gelding out with another gelding and they absolutely love eachother and get on really well apart from the fact that they play together and the other horse won't stand up for himself so my horse bites him - not in a nasty way but was marking him - we split them up again for summer as there was enough turnout but now he either goes back on the half day rota or goes out with the other gelding and gets to have the whole day out. I know this is long winded - but there is a point to it!
I would rather have my horse out for as long as possible, and wondered whether there is anything I can do to stop my horse from biting the other horse - or would you all rather have your horse out for only half a day. He is only 5 so I think it is a baby phase - he always used to go out with others and was at the bottom of the pecking order!!! Can you get anything to prevent biting but allow grazing??