A mare and her foal
May 19th, 2008 by Carolyn Resnick Method
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Hey Carolyn;
I have the same problem with my two horses. I can ride Star away from matty, but she runs the fence and gets out of control. I even had her kick the gate. She is 15 now and this is not the behaviour I expect she also steals food and pushes star around.(he is the gelding.) I can put halters on them with ease and fly masks. Star is really good he can be spirited. Matty can be a handful. I do ground work occassional. I guess I need more I don’t want to get hurt or have anyone else get hurt. I graze them in my backyard almost daily with halters and lead ropes. I do not have a round pen.
Thank you, Carolyn – I’ve been doing what you suggested, and both horses seem to be fine with short separations. Silk will still call to Siete if I take her out of Silk’s sight for long. Siete doesn’t seem to care if I leave her alone and go off with Silk. I think you’re right about creating a daily routine that they can adjust to as a way of easing into longer times when they are apart. You emphasize making it fun, and that’s really helpful to me. I would get nervous and agitated about the separation when the horses were upset. Now that I’m cheerful and making it more of a game, they don’t feel my stress.