When the companion becomes more of a problem than your own !

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Ok the little fattie arrived in Feb - turns out he suffers with sweet itch - no problem - got him a boet rug and use the benzl stuff when i need too. Far too fat - no problem put him in a muzzle - which he has learnt how to fetch off now - then he starts to fight with my other horses - so corden him off in a small paddock - saves on the muzzles too - he starts to break through the fences to get back to the others. He now cannot go out with my others and with winter coming I dont want him stood up to his ears in mud and moving his small paddock is just ruining my grazing and turning it all into mud.

So what do you do with a little welshie that is becoming a P I T A ??
 
Welcome to my world! My Sec D is the same, not happy if not filling his face and starts charging round churning everything to hell! Have you tried different muzzles or plaiting it in to a bit of mane - not sure how but seen it on here before?
 
Tricky, always why when we get threads on bigger horses that need retirement I do suggest companion homes as matching size and nutritional needs is more important than people realise until they've got a PITA tiny to deal with!

Either work out a way to keep muzzle on or get another tiny to be that one's companion and keep them both in the school and then get a bigger companion for your horse (easy to get to 4 that way!!)
 
Heh heh, the little ones are evil!! As smellsofhorse has suggested, can he be put to work?
How about gravelling or concreting a section for him, alongside or around the perimeter of the field your others are in, so he can still be near them as they move around, would give you somewhere to get him off the grass in summer and mud in winter, and let him have lots of soaked hay to keep him busy?
 
Get a donkey instead! Honestly, they don't a*se about like horses, ploughing the field to mush, their hooves just don't seem to do any damage, they don't have hysterics at regular intervals so don't get themselves into awkward situations and they just don't seem to eat so much grass. The only downside is that they sound like air-raid sirens winding up and tend to be more vocal than horses.
 
As pottamus said, plaiting the muzzle on might to the trick.

The hardest I've had to look after we're always ponies that have weight issues. God only knows why they seem so popular as companions, they're a nightmare!
 
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