targetsmom
Well-Known Member
I know many people keep their minis and big horses together and maybe this will give you something to think about..
I keep the big horse (Target) separate from the minis, usually separated by round pen panels. But sometimes I put him in a pasture that has only the shorter green "hog" panels (sound familiar?). Well, tonight I had him in the far pasture and the mares & foals on this side of the green panels while it was a bit cooler. Friends dropped in at supper time so the horse's dinner was a few minutes late - and I mean no more than 10 minutes!! While I was seeing the friends off, I heard one say "the big horse is in with the little horses". Sure enough, there he was; I FLEW through the fence but by the time I got there he was VICIOUSLY ATTACKING one of the mares!!!! The other mare and the 2 foals had manged to get out of the way and it was only my body that kept him away from them and let the poor mare go by.
I still need to check the mare over more carefully, but at least she moves OK. My thought is that I need to find a new home for Target... I don't think I can ever trust him again even on the other side of the fence from the minis. He could easily have killed the foals - it seems a miracle that he didn't.
What would you do??
I keep the big horse (Target) separate from the minis, usually separated by round pen panels. But sometimes I put him in a pasture that has only the shorter green "hog" panels (sound familiar?). Well, tonight I had him in the far pasture and the mares & foals on this side of the green panels while it was a bit cooler. Friends dropped in at supper time so the horse's dinner was a few minutes late - and I mean no more than 10 minutes!! While I was seeing the friends off, I heard one say "the big horse is in with the little horses". Sure enough, there he was; I FLEW through the fence but by the time I got there he was VICIOUSLY ATTACKING one of the mares!!!! The other mare and the 2 foals had manged to get out of the way and it was only my body that kept him away from them and let the poor mare go by.
I still need to check the mare over more carefully, but at least she moves OK. My thought is that I need to find a new home for Target... I don't think I can ever trust him again even on the other side of the fence from the minis. He could easily have killed the foals - it seems a miracle that he didn't.
What would you do??