order even with just 2. I would start by placing them where they can greet
over a solid wall for a couple of days then , have someone help you walk
them together letting them share some grass, if they are getting along put
them in a field with some grass so they will want to eat instead of fighting
and when you do feed them hay make sure you have 3 or more piles as the boss
mare will have to claim all of the hay but if it is far enough apart both
mares will get to eat, if its a knock down drag out fight try to make a pen
next to each other ( hot wire works well for this) til they want to be
together.
or in my world I put them together and let them establish who is
alpha on their own.
Jennifer from Joyce WA USA
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 4:14 PM, marcherrie <zoerobinson77@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>
> Hi, I have a 12 year old Haflinger mare. She is very very sweet natured and
> sociable. She never kicks, bites or shows agressive behaviour to other
> horses. She is always at the bottom of the pecking order and tends to get
> bullied. At present she lives with another boarder's pony mare, but I am
> currently in the process of finding another Haflinger mare with similar
> attributes to her as a companion as we are planning to move.
>
> I have always hated introducing new horses to her as she runs straight up
> to them to say "Hi, can I be your friend? May I groom you?" and usually gets
> kicked :-( I try to take precautions to minimise injury, boots, rug etc.
>
> I would welcome your advice and experience of introducing a new horse.
> I find it so stressful it makes me a bag of nerves. I know horses will be
> horses and we can't wrap them in cotton wool, but I think the world of my
> mare, she is truely special to me!
>
> I hope you guys can help reassure me and advise me of the best thing to do.
>
> Thanks Zoe (UK)
>
>
>
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