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Location: Texas | My husband wants to get a friend for my senior horse. He wants to get him a llama. I'm thinking it would not be a good idea. I think a donkey is the best. What have other people you know done |
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Location: Kaufman, Texas | We have a mini donkey. My retiree gelding thinks he's his son! Loves that little guy. I don't know about anything else. Donkeys stay in our fence good, don't eat much and are funny. He thinks he's a horse! |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | I picked up a broodmare in the spring, she mothers my old gelding - it's adorable! They are joined at the hip now. |
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | sent you a pm |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I would skip on the llama, and find a sweet old donkey are large pony. I think a llama could be a pain.  |
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Location: Texas | I have to agree on the llama but husband thought it would be cool! I have 3 other horses he looks at from across pasture but he won't eat all his grain if they are in with him. That's why I was thinking donkey or mini donkey. My husband is a little different and thought it would be cool to do a longhorn cow, goat or llama. I just shake my head at him some days. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | barrelbasher - 2013-12-25 9:16 PM I have to agree on the llama but husband thought it would be cool! I have 3 other horses he looks at from across pasture but he won't eat all his grain if they are in with him. That's why I was thinking donkey or mini donkey. My husband is a little different and thought it would be cool to do a longhorn cow, goat or llama. I just shake my head at him some days.
The thing about having donkeys and a pony is that you got to watch what and how much they eat, you dont want them getting to much feed. They founder at a drop of a hat. |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | I would think that no matter what you get, you are likely to have a hard time keeping it out of his feed. (Unless he is good about "guarding" it from others.) If yopu can afford to feed it, I would go with an older mare or another older gelding. Hopefully your husband doesn't decide he needs a longhorn. I wouldn't want to have to worry about a longhorn hooking the old guy. With Donks, you have to be carefull that they don't get too fat don't you? Seems like 99% of the donks and mini donks I see are HOG FAT. That can't be good for them. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | RacingQH - 2013-12-25 9:29 PM I would think that no matter what you get, you are likely to have a hard time keeping it out of his feed. (Unless he is good about "guarding" it from others.) If yopu can afford to feed it, I would go with an older mare or another older gelding. Hopefully your husband doesn't decide he needs a longhorn. I wouldn't want to have to worry about a longhorn hooking the old guy. With Donks, you have to be carefull that they don't get too fat don't you? Seems like 99% of the donks and mini donks I see are HOG FAT. That can't be good for them. The donkeys can get fat by just tasting the feed I have 3 and all they get is hay no feed. And I agree about the longhorn, accidents can happen having them around.I would just find another horse that can stay with him.
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Location: Texas | Oh I have definitely I vetoed the longhorn idea. My old man (horse) is pretty good about guarding his food for the most part. Personally I prefer to just put a gelding he helped raise out with him once in a while to Play and then send him back to the other pasture at feeding time, but husband insists he needs a friend. I have had ole Buzzy for 20 yrs now and I worry about him all the time but he is really active for being 29. He will still run through pasture and buck occasionally which cracks me up cause he has never been a bucker. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | barrelbasher - 2013-12-25 10:17 PM Oh I have definitely I vetoed the longhorn idea. My old man (horse) is pretty good about guarding his food for the most part. Personally I prefer to just put a gelding he helped raise out with him once in a while to Play and then send him back to the other pasture at feeding time, but husband insists he needs a friend. I have had ole Buzzy for 20 yrs now and I worry about him all the time but he is really active for being 29. He will still run through pasture and buck occasionally which cracks me up cause he has never been a bucker.
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Location: Florida | Get a nanny goat, preferably with no horns. They can live on next to nothing. I have a 17 year old goat who is sure he is a horse. Has his own stall and comes in with the others and waits in front of his bucket. |
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Location: Texas | Can I post a pic with my phone? Guess not. It did not work :(
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I see free donkeys on Craigslist all the time.....that's a plus to me. |
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Location: Midwest | LRQHS - 2013-12-26 8:56 AM I see free donkeys on Craigslist all the time.....that's a plus to me.
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | barrelracr131 - 2013-12-26 9:06 AM LRQHS - 2013-12-26 8:56 AM I see free donkeys on Craigslist all the time.....that's a plus to me. nothin's free
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Location: Minnesota | I got my senior horse another senior horse, just worked out that way. My pasture buddy, Jetta, came from BB BLM. I would look for another horse for your horse.  |
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Location: The birthplace of Honest Abe | there are so many pasture pets looking for a new home, why not get one of them to keep him company. |
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The Color Specialist
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | Vickie - 2013-12-26 1:00 AM Get a nanny goat, preferably with no horns. They can live on next to nothing. I have a 17 year old goat who is sure he is a horse. Has his own stall and comes in with the others and waits in front of his bucket.
However, depending on your fences, goats can be hard to keep in. Many horses don't like them and they are easily injured by a horse even if the horse DOES like it. My stud loves my goats (as did a couple of mares I used to have.) my current mare and her 2yo son, not so much! Goats can also be tail chewers. One of mine was caught ONCE chewing on my studs tail. I immediately made it so the goat couldn't get in with him. BUT they have never chewed on any of the other horses tails. |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | I don't necessarily have senior horses, but I have one that will be having surgery and subsequent stall rest. I bought him a mini because I didn't want a goat (tail chewing and climbing on stuff) or a donkey (braying), and don't really have the acreage for another horse. He HATES the mini with a passion!!! My other two dislike it too. They are finally tolerating the mini (and by that I mean they are no longer trying to run him down and kill him). The horse that I bought him for still bites him and will chase him some. For those reasons, I did not pony proof my fence...the pony can get under the hot wire to safety, but he is herdbound enough that he still stays close.
I have a 25 year old horse on pasture at my in-laws, and I couldn't get a pony for him--he's scared to death of them. He's one of those, always been solid as a rock--never spook at anything--old reliable type of rope horses...unless there is a pony around. He's never gotten over his fear of ponies. |
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Friend for a senior horse