what would you recommend for a horse that weaves?

In what way? To stop it?

Leave it in the field, make sure it has hay and a few toys to amuse it when in and learn to live with it.
 
The Fuzzy Furry said:
the sales ring......... :o

Sorry, I just dont get on with dancing horses :(
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I'm not so keen on mine right now although it weaving is NOT the reason. :mad: tee hee. Doesn't bother me in the slightest. I've just learnt to ignore it. I do have rubber mats down so I can't hear it rattling around down there though so that might be something else to bear in mind OP :)
 
Ditto the above - as much turnout as possible! My sister's first pony was a weaver and the best thing for him was 24/7 turnout year round. He's a cracking PC pony and weaving is his only serious flaw. We tried mirrors and toys and all sorts but he always weaved when stabled. It didn't matter if there were other horses in or not, what stable he was in, if he had plenty of hay, if he was in a barn or on a yard with a view....he always weaved! Luckily when we sold him he went to a home where he could live out all year round, and this is his home for life as he is now retired. We still pop up and see him a few times a year and he is so much calmer :)
 
Lol, I wont buy one of my own that does it, however Giant Fuzzy does it - like a trouper!
He's been out 24/7 at mine since he arrived in mid Feb (tho has a box if weather is really grim but suffers OAP stiffness if in anyway, despite weaving :rolleyes: ).
He fence runs at any movement of horses in neighbouring fields even half a miles away, he weaves at the gate if anything else goes out (has company over the fence)

Am resigned to a barmy lodger horse with a delightful owner.............
 
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Interested to see some more replies as my sister has just bought a little 4 year old TB who weaves like mad. She's living out at the mo with my mare but when we bring them in just for a short time to feed etc she really really really weaves.
She's always got company, always has hay and is fine in the field, even on her own.
Doesn't bother us but it can't be good for her.

Interestingly we didn't see her weave when we viewed her but her stable was more like a sheep pen - very open.
 
My TB mare weaves but only when stressed or anticipating something exciting happening. It drives me mad as she combines it with kicking the door.. BUT she only does it when I'm around. I've been able to watch her without her knowing that I'm there and she doesn't do it then. However I have seen her weaving at the field gate in winter when she's been stressed and wanting to come in! She's just a stressy mare, so all I do is try to minimise the stress as much as possible.
 
if anyone has a cure for mine it would be much apreciated. mine does it in the field as well. invested so far in a grill (so now we nod) likets, food ball, salt licks, as much hay as she can eat, nothing seems to help! bloody ginger!
 
Does the stable have any windows? my mare weaves when stressed or when she knows dinner is on route! usually ok if in a stable with a window, tend to agree tho that its best to turnout 24/7 if possible.
 
My old girl will weave when stressed. If she has to be in for longer periods than is ideal I have made my little yard into a sort of corral so that she can freely wander in and out as she pleases. Stops the weaving.
 
my warmblood x throughbred weaves because hes impatience also paws so have put a chain upto stop the bangin on the door, an when hes in at night(only in bad weather)i put a grid up so he cant weave an hes happy wiv that or if hes in another stable ive screwed a over the door feed bowl on the door but i find the grid works well:D
 
snowhitex said:
my warmblood x throughbred weaves because hes impatience also paws so have put a chain upto stop the bangin on the door, an when hes in at night(only in bad weather)i put a grid up so he cant weave an hes happy wiv that or if hes in another stable ive screwed a over the door feed bowl on the door but i find the grid works well:D
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I doubt he's "happy" with the grill, it just stops him from exhibiting his default stress behaviour.
 
hi i have a 7yo TB that weaves of DID!

to keep him from doinging it hes out a minimum of 9 hours a day then hes brushed a long time to help him relax then stabled and he generally only weaved when other otheres were going out so i put him in a stable inside where he cant see the other horses.... also when it was feeding time so i have a set time to feed so he doesnt get stressed... he too only weave when hes having his travel boots oput on so to limit his stress i put them on last min while hes muching in his stable rather than have him tied up out side with them on for a long time...

its all about routine with mine :)
 
I have a weaver. It really stressed me out for a while as i was convinced he was really unhappy all the time. Now i accept its what he does (like my wind sucker!)
Both horses had these issues from before i got them and both have improved with plently of turn out- The TB (weaver) lives out much of the time/year and would be always out if i had good enough grazing.
If i use a grid he just weaves inside and gets more upset as he cant see whats going on.
Currently he's on box rest but at a different yard and they have bars between boxes rather than a solid wall. Ive not seen him weave once since being there even if on the odd occasion he's run out of hay so am considering a mirror at home for him or tbh even removing a bit of wall between my boxes!
 
i have stood an watched him for an hour in case he got distressed with the grid up an he was just munchin his hay an totally relaxed.....as i put before this grid is only used at night when the weather is bad
 
My personal opinion is that weaving can be caused by stress, boredom, ulcers or, if just at meal times, attention seeking. Whatever the reason, It can then develop into a habit and becomes difficult to stop.

Agree as much turnout as possible, stable mirror if in, Company if in or out with other horses that don't bully him.
 
i agree tiffany an my horse is impatience lol he is turned out 24/7 wiv my other horse an excercised when weather permits he is only in when its horrible weather or for a couple hrs to dry off .....
 
A loom?

Sorry not helpful, but taking weather frustration out anywhere I can!

Seriously, establish what sets off the weaving and then remove that stimulus as much as possible. Unfortunately once established, difficult/impossible to 'cure' imo. Treat for ulcers as could be related & T/O 24/7 for a long as possible (easy to say in this bl***y awful weather - months on end if doable and hope the behaviours will have been forgotten)
 
My last horse used to weave if the yard I was at got very noisy. A quick request for those shouting/playing to stop and a reminder that they were at a stable yard and not a playground, and my horses' weaving stopped. As others have said, you need to work out what the horses' triggers are and try to eliminate them.
 
As others have said - turn out 24/7. Although saying that I know of a friends horse who used to weave in the field at the gate, he ended up doing damage to his front legs and being put down however... but there's not much you can do to stop one weaving outside I dont think.
 
24/7 turn out was the only thing that stopped my boy from weaving. Hes far happier and relaxed now he lives out all year.
 
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