Naughty Horses!

[solomon]

Oh dear why do we have 'em? We turned ours out with the other geldings on Sunday in the summer grazing. Plan was to bring them in at night this week and possibly start leaving them out overnight soon. Well, Sunday Pete came in dripping in sweat! Way too much cavorting around. Monday Shiloh the four year old came in with a kick and a cut on his leg. Barney also has two small cuts. Today, Ronnie the old retired boy has had to have three stitches in his thigh from a boot from Pete or Barney. Oh dear. Poor JC his owner didn't even have any hay to feed him, he is on box rest. Gave her some of Pete's haylage as a sorry gift! Naughty horses, they are going out separated tomorrow! Ours were the only ones shod, hence we know who is the likely culprits.

[zara]

We've been having similar problems with a change in field dynamics, thankfully no serious injuries just a few bites. unfortunately horses will be horses Zx

[brigadier]

My lad causes field chaos! He pays for it though with bites and kicks but Ive watched him and he is like a naughty child seeking attention, always niggling until his buddies get fed up and give him a nip or kick!

[ceej]

ahh the joys of having oldies - they just put their ears back and keep on grazing!! When I had my youngster (Joandlads Murphy) he used to play HARD! rearing and biting and as a result he got a kick to the knee and spent a week in hospital (he was fine, 1,300 later!). They will settle doen - perhaps separate for now but not too much and they can still work out much of the dynamic on tuther side of fences -they will probably be ok to get back out together after a couple of weeks of grizzling at each other!