Long delayed update here - but we've been hard at work expanding our pens. I am now happy to share that the mare has her own space and it is night and day! The mare is coming up to people, running and bucking like a little filly. A 300 lb horse so delighted to be free of her 40 lb terrorizer...
Thank you, Marsha. We are moving in that direction. And, no, no signs of any interest in chewing her mane or tail.
I also want to add that they have separate stalls for night time. But all the action occurs when they are released into their common fenced-in area.
What makes this even odder is...
Hello all!
My mother got a 10 year old mini mare to add to her hobby farm about 4 months ago. She was joined into a barn/fenced-in area with two 4 year old Nigerian Dwarf goats (no horns). Prior to the mare moving in, the male goat dominated the female goat and the female goat was terribly...