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Location: SW MO | What are your favorite things to do when you pick up a new horse and bring him to your place? I tend to keep mine separate and let them socialize over the fence for a couple of days. I also like to hand walk fence lines if I am super concerned.
I try to give electrolyte paste for the ride home in the trailer, and then a couple days after. Good hay and pasture turn out is my set up- I do have stalls available if I think its necessary. I try to keep them on the same feed or similar and a good quality hay at first so I can see if they need any extras.
Would love to hear other peoples routines! I am bringing home a new man tonight- I am pretty excited about him. |
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Location: Kaufman, TX | I just picked up a new horse on Friday. She came to Texas from SD. I had her stall ready. I have spent most of the weekend just getting acquainted with her. She is for my grand daughter. A beautiful horse little head and big butt. She is perfect in everyway except she will not back up. It has been raining and it is muddy most places but I cant get her to take one step on the ground backwards. Very frustrating when you think she is the one and looks to boot. Perfect size. Good luck with your new man. |
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Location: North Dakota | Don't be in a rush to turn it out with the other horses. I spent nearly a month rotating the "hostages" to lock up, a fence separating them, with my new horse, last Fall. When it finally came time to turn them out together I did it with half the herd, let them calm down, and then let the other half out. By doing this the newby blended right in. Except for a couple of squeals and run by kickings, everyone got along great. |
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Location: Arkansas | Mzbradford - 2018-08-13 12:31 PM
What are your favorite things to do when you pick up a new horse and bring him to your place? I tend to keep mine separate and let them socialize over the fence for a couple of days. I also like to hand walk fence lines if I am super concerned.
I try to give electrolyte paste for the ride home in the trailer, and then a couple days after. Good hay and pasture turn out is my set up- I do have stalls available if I think its necessary. I try to keep them on the same feed or similar and a good quality hay at first so I can see if they need any extras.
Would love to hear other peoples routines! I am bringing home a new man tonight- I am pretty excited about him.
You didn't really buy him cause there are no pictures. . . . . |
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | Mine are on pasture 24-7 so for the first few days I keep the newbie in a panel pen on one side of the fence so they can chat on 3 sides but they can get away to the safe side if need be. Then I swap for a few days and put mine in the pen and let the newbie roam. I tend to have mares so there is always squealing but tends to be less drama. |
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Location: SW MO | Chandler's Mom - 2018-08-13 9:19 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-13 12:31 PM
What are your favorite things to do when you pick up a new horse and bring him to your place? I tend to keep mine separate and let them socialize over the fence for a couple of days. I also like to hand walk fence lines if I am super concerned.
I try to give electrolyte paste for the ride home in the trailer, and then a couple days after. Good hay and pasture turn out is my set up- I do have stalls available if I think its necessary. I try to keep them on the same feed or similar and a good quality hay at first so I can see if they need any extras.
Would love to hear other peoples routines! I am bringing home a new man tonight- I am pretty excited about him.
You didn't really buy him cause there are no pictures. . . . .
I'll get one posted ;)
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Location: SW MO | cowgalsissy - 2018-08-14 8:11 AM
Mine are on pasture 24-7 so for the first few days I keep the newbie in a panel pen on one side of the fence so they can chat on 3 sides but they can get away to the safe side if need be. Then I swap for a few days and put mine in the pen and let the newbie roam. I tend to have mares so there is always squealing but tends to be less drama.
I have a barn with stalls, a lot, round pen, and then a pasture that they are usually turned out in 24/7. I got home late last night so I opted for the round pen because its safe and well lit at night because of the outside flood lights we have. I am going to alternate turn outs for him and my two older mares. |
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Location: South Georgia | Funny you post this, I searched this board over the weekend for suggestions on the same topic. What I ended up doing (my situation was just moving my horse to a new pasture/herd) was putting my horse out in the new pasture without any of the other horses. He explored and got a lay of the land. Then, I added the most gentle. Then the next, and then the last 2 which included the most dominant. There were a couple squeals and that was it. No trotting even! I was so relieved. I think one at a time, if that is feasible for you to do, was easier for my guy to take in. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | I put new horses in a field by themselves next to a nice horse that isn’t likely to squeal or kick. We use electric fence to separate our fields so before the new horse comes home I replace all the flags, so that the fence line is more obvious to a new horse. Then I throw everyone some hay so they have something as a distraction.
After that I let them meet other horses in hand over the fence. |
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| I guess I'm the only one that throws newbie out with the herd immediately. I might leave in a stall away from others for the first night if came off long haul, but I hate sticking a new horse next to others and letting them fight through the fence. Turned out, they have the opportunity to run away and not get a leg hung. If theres a serious problem, probably going to be a problem that will be there regardless if the kid was new and turnout situation will have to change.  |
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Location: SW MO | Mzbradford - 2018-08-14 8:14 AM
Chandler's Mom - 2018-08-13 9:19 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-13 12:31 PM
What are your favorite things to do when you pick up a new horse and bring him to your place? I tend to keep mine separate and let them socialize over the fence for a couple of days. I also like to hand walk fence lines if I am super concerned.
I try to give electrolyte paste for the ride home in the trailer, and then a couple days after. Good hay and pasture turn out is my set up- I do have stalls available if I think its necessary. I try to keep them on the same feed or similar and a good quality hay at first so I can see if they need any extras.
Would love to hear other peoples routines! I am bringing home a new man tonight- I am pretty excited about him.
You didn't really buy him cause there are no pictures. . . . .
I'll get one posted ; )
Here he is CM-
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| This is what works for me. I have a large pasture and some adjoining large pens. I leave the herd in the large pasture and put the new one in a large pen with an adjoining fence line. After a few days, I reverse the order. I put the new one in the big pasture and the herd in the large pen. This lets the new one find the fence lines without being chased. The next day I let the most dominate one from the herd out with the new one. I have a strategy for using this order of introduction-- the dominate one won't completely abandon the herd that is penned up to engage in a full out unrelenting chase, but she will establish the rules for the new one as she tries to hang around. When they tolerate/accept each other, I then let the next in command out to join the new one. Since the dominate one has somewhat accepted the new one, the rest are usually less aggressive. I continue this order until they're all in the large pasture together. The new one never gets chased by the whole herd. During the next week, the new one usually hangs just outside the circle of the herd until she establishes her place in the pecking order. |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Mzbradford - 2018-08-23 2:59 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-14 8:14 AM
Chandler's Mom - 2018-08-13 9:19 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-13 12:31 PM
What are your favorite things to do when you pick up a new horse and bring him to your place? I tend to keep mine separate and let them socialize over the fence for a couple of days. I also like to hand walk fence lines if I am super concerned.
I try to give electrolyte paste for the ride home in the trailer, and then a couple days after. Good hay and pasture turn out is my set up- I do have stalls available if I think its necessary. I try to keep them on the same feed or similar and a good quality hay at first so I can see if they need any extras.
Would love to hear other peoples routines! I am bringing home a new man tonight- I am pretty excited about him.
You didn't really buy him cause there are no pictures. . . . .
I'll get one posted ; )
Here he is CM-
How tall is he?? |
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Location: SW MO | Chandler's Mom - 2018-08-23 8:04 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-23 2:59 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-14 8:14 AM
Chandler's Mom - 2018-08-13 9:19 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-13 12:31 PM
What are your favorite things to do when you pick up a new horse and bring him to your place? I tend to keep mine separate and let them socialize over the fence for a couple of days. I also like to hand walk fence lines if I am super concerned.
I try to give electrolyte paste for the ride home in the trailer, and then a couple days after. Good hay and pasture turn out is my set up- I do have stalls available if I think its necessary. I try to keep them on the same feed or similar and a good quality hay at first so I can see if they need any extras.
Would love to hear other peoples routines! I am bringing home a new man tonight- I am pretty excited about him.
You didn't really buy him cause there are no pictures. . . . .
I'll get one posted ; )
Here he is CM-
How tall is he??
16’1. He’s a son of Darkelly |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Mzbradford - 2018-08-23 8:12 PM
Chandler's Mom - 2018-08-23 8:04 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-23 2:59 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-14 8:14 AM
Chandler's Mom - 2018-08-13 9:19 PM
Mzbradford - 2018-08-13 12:31 PM
What are your favorite things to do when you pick up a new horse and bring him to your place? I tend to keep mine separate and let them socialize over the fence for a couple of days. I also like to hand walk fence lines if I am super concerned.
I try to give electrolyte paste for the ride home in the trailer, and then a couple days after. Good hay and pasture turn out is my set up- I do have stalls available if I think its necessary. I try to keep them on the same feed or similar and a good quality hay at first so I can see if they need any extras.
Would love to hear other peoples routines! I am bringing home a new man tonight- I am pretty excited about him.
You didn't really buy him cause there are no pictures. . . . .
I'll get one posted ; )
Here he is CM-
How tall is he??
16’1. He’s a son of Darkelly
I thought he looked nice sized!!! I love big guys--2 of ours are 16.3; I just adore being on a big ole horse!!!
Please keep us updated on your boy---good luck with him, I bet he's a nice one  |
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