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Post by katalina on Jan 10, 2015 20:38:43 GMT
I have bought a 10 yr old pony I was lead to believe he was gelded last year but when I got all paper work it was only June 2014. He is the most loveable pony to groom and no
Problem to ride on his own or in the stable but I can't turn him out on his own he throws a fit running up and down and back and forwards to the gate if I put another pony next door to him he still runs up and down and bright ideas as I've run out of them . I've bought him to show m&m leaf rein but not sure how he is going to react in the ring with others especially mares
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Post by bubbles1822 on Jan 10, 2015 21:50:54 GMT
Have you tried lunging him of just taking him into the school whilst another pony is being ridden in there?? Is there another pony you could turn out with or has he been turned out with others before??
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Post by katalina on Jan 10, 2015 22:07:48 GMT
Apparently he has never been turned out with others being a stallion all his life happy to be in a stable but I think it's cruel to not let him out
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Post by honeypot on Jan 10, 2015 22:35:51 GMT
Unfortunately some studs keep stallions in isolation and they are kept in. It will take time for him to become normal. Depending where you keep him I would stable and turnout with a gelding in a small paddock building up the time he is out. An old horse dealers trick is to turn him out hungry so he is less likely to want to run round and more likely to want to eat. Its not going to happen overnight, mine took about a year to get used to be turned out in a group, but he just wanted to be on his own.
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Post by catkin on Jan 20, 2015 19:17:01 GMT
Part of your problem could be the fact that he is not used to being turned out for any length of time, quite apart from his stallion like tendencies. So, I would definitely turn out for short periods to begin with on his own, to try to get him to settle for increasing periods. Then (or instead of) turn him out with company, but for a long period, ideally, if things look safe for a week or so. If he just goes out for a little while with company he will still not have got over his initial excitement before its time to get him in again. To learn to be a pony and behave sensibly in a herd is the ideal aim and to learn that skill they need to do just that. You need to be brave and chose a companion(s) that are either very submissive, or able to look after themselves so your boy cannot easily find someone to play with! We used to find a much larger, older mare ideal. I also agree that socialising whilst being ridden/handled is an absolute must and will definitely help with the turning out too. Our stallions were always totally integrated whilst being ridden and had as normal a life as possible. Its just so sad the way some are reared. That said, we've had the odd one who couldn't/wouldn't settle easily and they were gelded. I do hope things work out for you
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Post by mcnaughty on Feb 10, 2015 16:22:41 GMT
I would put him out in a small herd and let him just get on with it. My daughter's new pony was gelded last January and he was kept on his own at a private yard with nothing else in sight. I had no option but to turn him out in a herd and he did behave like he had some kind of serious social issues for a couple of days but soon settled down and grazed and mixed in with the others fine. Sounds like your pony needs to learn how to be a pony again!
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