This message is from: Stephanie McLean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do have two others around at the moment, although I have kept them totally separated so far to keep their stress levels down (as they just had a 2 day drive home). Trygg is fine if he's stalled and she's out with me, but if he's out by himself he isn't a happy camper. He just trots circles around the barn (built into pasture) calling for the others. He did come from a herd w/ 7 or so other horses and they were on 24/7 turnout
----- Original Message ---- From: Sarah Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 1:34:56 PM Subject: Re: HOOOORAY they're home!! (new Fjords) & a few questions too This message is from: Sarah Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Stephanie McLean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2. Trygg is already (as I mentioned above) quite attached to Ceili, should I discourage this? I don't really want him to be nutty if I want to ride him out by himself. She doesn't care so much about him. I brought her up from the field so the farrier could work on her and as soon as he realized she was gone he promptly came trotting up behind us. We actually had to keep her in eyesight while he was trimmed so that he would stand quietly. Stephanie, do you only have the 2 horses and no others around? I have seen this situation before and it can be quite a problem, especially if you want to take one on a trail or something without the other. I think you need to separate Trygg from Ceili periodically and let him have his little temper tantrum. (Obviously the time to do this is NOT while you're having him shod.) I once had to take a pass on an otherwise great pony for the kids because the owner had always let the pony come along where ever she took her other horse. When I asked to see how the pony was without the horse around and they took the horse out of eyesight of the pony, the pony went nuts. Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
