Re: Introducing new horse to the herd

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An update on the saga of getting Boss Gelding Tuopen to accept new-kid Duncan As you may recall, Tuopen (8 yo Fjord) cornered Duncan (yearling Paint/Quarter Horse) and roughed him up pretty badly the first time we put them together about 1 October. We se

re: introducing new horse to the herd

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mary, Ingrid, Brian, and Duane all offered some great ideas about what's going on with Herd Leader Tuopen and new-boy-on-the-block Duncan. I truly appreciate your suggestions and insights. After pondering what you've said, I think the best thing is to try t

re: introducing new horse to the herd

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (BRIAN C JACOBSEN) DeAnna, Mary Thurman's suggestion to you was very insightful, and I bet she's right on track. You probably know that unless a stallion has been raised with a gelding, or at some point has gotten used to being with one, he most likely wil

Re: Introducing new horse to the herd

This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> problem between him and Tuopen. Does anyone have any suggestions? I > thank you in advance for any ideas you have! > > DeeAnna > >Deeanna, Possibly the problem here is the mare. Tuopen may feel that she is HIS MARE. He sees the newco