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Date Posted: 21:38:07 08/23/06 Wed
Author: Erin
Subject: Re: Upset filly
In reply to: Amy Sindermann 's message, "Upset filly" on 15:46:25 08/22/06 Tue

Sounds like she is being buddy sour...and aside from just letting her get used to being on her own...I don't know what else you could do...how old is she? How set in her ways is she? Keep working with her as much as possible...she's gonna have to get used to feeling safe alone. Maybe start her turnout time short, and lengthen it as she adjusts...Say start with an hour or two and put her in and work your way until she can handle being out more. Something like that may help. Plus working her, should help too...lunging or going for walks. Don't let her have her way with you though. She may treat you and your husband as her herd..she may try to establish being the alpha mare...she nees to know to respect your space and that you are in charge...hope this helps!

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>I purchased a filly this past Feb. She boarded with
>the ranch on which she was born up until this past
>weekend when we had her delivered to our farm. During
>the months she was boarding my husband and I did
>ground work with her every weekend. She knows us
>quite well. Here's the problem; she lived in a very
>large pasture with 3 other fillys her same age. The
>pasture at our farm is large, but not nearly as big,
>and we have no other horses. The first day she
>arrived she was fine - the sweet, lovable horse we've
>always known. However, on the second day and ever
>since (today's day 4) she's been extremely ornary,
>won't let any of us near her, has tried to jump up on
>the gate and nearly hurt herself. We've stalled her
>for a number of hours at a time, then we turn her out
>to let her run. We've had to leave her in the stall
>when we're not there, although we'd prefer she had
>free run of her pasture. When we turn her out she's
>fine at first but very quickly gets mad, starts pacing
>along the fence, tries to jump up, and still won't let
>us get near her. I know she misses her herd and is
>homesick. What can we do to make her feel better?
>I'm worried she's just miserable and lonely, but she
>seems to refuse to be comforted and cared for. Help!

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