Why has my horse gone mad???

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I bought my horse from a yard that I was working at where he was turned out with twenty other mares and geldings. I brought him home in June and since then my YO has tried various different field techniques to make him and all other horses happy. Currently the mares and geldings are all turned out seperately but two weeks ago we tried him with a 35 year old mare and he is obsessed with her to the point where he mounted her
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YO has now taken the mare away and since then he has been cantering around and bucking like a psycho whenever he see's another mare. This had never happened before and I don't want him cantering around too much as he has a bad leg and his field looks terrible
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Sorry, this has turned out to be a bit long.
 
I'm not really 100% sure. His field routine appears to change every couple of weeks and I don't really want to say anything because she lets me livery there for free
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It's quite an uncomfortable situation!!
 
He needs another gelding to bond with and to have some consistency in this. He might be especially lively now as the weather is getting colder. Maybe a calmer might help him settle down a bit.
 
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Not ideal..........

Why not just pay to keep the horse somewhere where neither of you will be buggered around??????
 
Perhaps he is feeling like the dominant male now at new yard where as at the other yard if he was out with other geldings around the mares he werent top of the shop? If you see what i mean. He could be feelling like you have taken HIS mare away and he wants another one!
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Could he also be a bit riggy? There was a pony at our yard come from a dealer and he was 2. He tried mounting the mares on the yard he was a rig!
 
I hoped she might go with your idea but she wants all geldings to be together and the same with the mares. The only reason she put the older mare in with him is because she is a fabulous companion horse but she is too old to be getting mounted although she did seem to be having a great time haha!!
The winter, I will buy a calmer and see what happens.
 
Amymay, you are definitely right but I live in the North West Highlands and there is a huge shortage of livery yards so until I move to Edinburgh this situation can't really change but I do love the yard i'm at and the riding is great and until recently he was an absolute angel in the field
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Stacie, he probably is a rig it would be just my luck haha!! and the winter, I can't exercise him because he is waiting for treatment on his hock
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I have only recently started bringing him in at night so I might just rug him upto the nines and turn him out full time, he isn't clipped and there is a big field shelter. Whats a girl to do???
 
I think you can have a word with the YO without sounding like a cow or that you're making trouble. At the end of the day, if your horse is calm and settled, it will be better for the YO and his/her fields anyway. I'd try and have a calm word with her and ask if there's any chance your horse can just stay in one place with the same group. Once they have a chance to bond and settle down, life should be quieter! If the YO is difficult about it, rude or unhelpful, I would seriously suggest moving to another yard. Surely paying a little is worth it if you and your horse will be happy?
 
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