flyingfeet
Well-Known Member
My horrible horrible boys are causing me all sorts of trouble! New ginger mare who is very sweet and seems to love everyone is causing me major trauma.
I have stabled her next to fatboy, who has been trying to snap at her over the very tall wall and also managed to bite her when I wasn't looking and getting her ready to travel on sunday.
I thought it was just him, so with impending rain thought would ride Dinks and lead fatboy and Ginger. Hum not such a good idea. Was all going swimmingly for a few miles, and then Dinks decided to viciously attack Ginger depositing me on the ground, as it's quite hard to sit a rearing horse attacking another whilst holding onto two and maintaining balance!
I ditched fatboy and tried with Dinks and Ginger alone, and all was fine, as I could whack Dinks before he had chance to lay into her.
Decided to split Dinks and fatboy up and put Dinks in a paddock next to ginger and leave fatboy inside as he had rolled and was a muddy un-ruggable mess.
Got a call from dad - Dinks and Ginger charging up and down fence, Dinks broken a rail and ripped her rug and generally being extremely aggressive (this is 3 hours later from riding)
So any suggestions, as I appear to have two emotionally deficient boys, probably not helped as they are full brothers and born and bred on the farm. Would probably have banjos if human....
Have no plans to put them together, but not having them nastily snapping at each other would be a major help.
I have stabled her next to fatboy, who has been trying to snap at her over the very tall wall and also managed to bite her when I wasn't looking and getting her ready to travel on sunday.
I thought it was just him, so with impending rain thought would ride Dinks and lead fatboy and Ginger. Hum not such a good idea. Was all going swimmingly for a few miles, and then Dinks decided to viciously attack Ginger depositing me on the ground, as it's quite hard to sit a rearing horse attacking another whilst holding onto two and maintaining balance!
I ditched fatboy and tried with Dinks and Ginger alone, and all was fine, as I could whack Dinks before he had chance to lay into her.
Decided to split Dinks and fatboy up and put Dinks in a paddock next to ginger and leave fatboy inside as he had rolled and was a muddy un-ruggable mess.
Got a call from dad - Dinks and Ginger charging up and down fence, Dinks broken a rail and ripped her rug and generally being extremely aggressive (this is 3 hours later from riding)
So any suggestions, as I appear to have two emotionally deficient boys, probably not helped as they are full brothers and born and bred on the farm. Would probably have banjos if human....
Have no plans to put them together, but not having them nastily snapping at each other would be a major help.
