bellaboo
Well-Known Member
At what age do you leave youngsters on their own for the first time and how do you go about doing it?
At the beginning of the week my other mare was kicked by a horse who should never have been in her field and it has left her with a bone chip and box rest
I also own a 2 year old filly that whenever i rode my other mare, would come in. She has been spending time in the stable by herself whilst i have ridden in the school, she been abit noisy but fine.
Well now my mare is on box rest i am worried about the 2 year old, she shares a field with another two mares and i have asked if we could get her used to being on her own gradually by taking one horse at a time and when she can see other horses in the field. At first i was told this was fine but today have gone down to the yard to find out we have moved fields to where Bella can't see any other horses and when i asked if we could do this gradually i was told ' she is going to have to get used to it'.
Am so worried she is going to go mad as she can't see any other horses and both the horses will be taken out together, how have you got them used to being on their own? I don't think i have many options now
At the beginning of the week my other mare was kicked by a horse who should never have been in her field and it has left her with a bone chip and box rest
I also own a 2 year old filly that whenever i rode my other mare, would come in. She has been spending time in the stable by herself whilst i have ridden in the school, she been abit noisy but fine.
Well now my mare is on box rest i am worried about the 2 year old, she shares a field with another two mares and i have asked if we could get her used to being on her own gradually by taking one horse at a time and when she can see other horses in the field. At first i was told this was fine but today have gone down to the yard to find out we have moved fields to where Bella can't see any other horses and when i asked if we could do this gradually i was told ' she is going to have to get used to it'.
Am so worried she is going to go mad as she can't see any other horses and both the horses will be taken out together, how have you got them used to being on their own? I don't think i have many options now