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To cut a long story short, I keep my rising 19yr old boy on working livery on the yard I also work at. Got fed up with the amount of work he was doing and watching other people riding him and him being used for navy/marines who come for a whole week which means that I don't get to ride or spend any time with him.

Anyhoo, I moved him today to a lovely quiet yard just down the road from where he was before, 2 of the horses there he already knows so thought things would be fine. He was in the paddock next to the others and didnt even bother saying hello to them, he just wanted to eat grass! Perfect I thought, until the yard owner put the 2 that he already knows in with him (mare and gelding) well the mare is in season and was flirting with my boy, who then got very possesive of the mare. At the end of the day, the mare got moved back into the paddock next to him and he flipped his lid. So much so I had to bring him in and put him in his box. I've never seen him like that before and to be honest it scared me a bit as I just didn't know what he was going to do. I just hope that once the mare finishes her season, things will calm down a bit. Didn't think geldings got possesive over mares in season.

Sorry for the long post, just needed to get it off my chest xx
 
I would have said it was too soon to mix them. Let them be horrid to each other with a fence in between for a few days. Even if the mare isnt in season there could be a punch up between the boys. My old gelding is extremely possessive over "his" mare. It makes no difference whether the mares are in season or not in his case.

I would probably mix them together one at a time.
 
brighteyes said:
Keep them separate if you can - even electric fencing will do. He'll soon lose interest if she can't actually physically pester him.
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There is electric fencing between them, but I think the plan is to keep him down on the yard until shes finished being a flirt, then re-introduce him again. He still has turn out down there, either in the school or in a big pen. I'm sure I'm just panicing and that it will all be fine in a couple of days! Thank you x
 
dozzie said:
I would have said it was too soon to mix them. Let them be horrid to each other with a fence in between for a few days. Even if the mare isnt in season there could be a punch up between the boys. My old gelding is extremely possessive over "his" mare. It makes no difference whether the mares are in season or not in his case.

I would probably mix them together one at a time.
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See thats what I said that it was too much too soon, he was fine where he was with the others next to but seperate from him. But the YO thought he knew best :(
 
Yes, my mare went on loan to a girl and her aged gelding got very interested. However, when she went out of season, she got cross with his advances and he got a boot. They were separated and reintroduced and all was well thereafter.
 
brighteyes said:
Yes, my mare went on loan to a girl and her aged gelding got very interested. However, when she went out of season, she got cross with his advances and he got a boot. They were separated and reintroduced and all was well thereafter.
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That makes me feel a bit more happier that this will work out. Thanks hun
 
Just to cover all the bases,give him a good Magnesium suplement. Bob the (not a)cob turned into a complete lunatic suddenly about ten days ago. Agitated afraid uncatchable.Turned out to be magnesium deficiency. Put on a suplement and back to normal in 24 hours.The spring grass causes a lot of mineral uptake problems.
 
Tbh we keep mares and geldings seperate for that exact reason,as usually you will find one boy becomes posessive of the mare(because the mare is permanently squirting in their faces),and they become aggressive toward the other boys in the field,can be a living nightmare!My boy also got wellied in the knee cap by one particular mare that had spent wks sticking her ass in his face,then as soon as she came out of season promptly told him were to get off,lol!
you should be ok if you introduce them again when she is out of season as she wont want to know,just keep a close eye when she is due again!
 
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