I want to put a new horse in with my other horse?

Question

Okay, i can admitt it... i'm really nervous about putting this new 14yo Paint mare in with my 21yo Quarter Horse gelding. i know i should'nt be, but i've had so many bad experiences where my older Quarter Horse has gotten beat up... or has beaten up other horses. i know i need to get over myself and let my horse...be a horse but i just don't want to see the vet. what are your opinions on this? are there a lot of overbearing horse people that are like me? should i just do it and let it be? HELP! (any tips or ideas are greatly appreciated!)

Answer 1

I am the same way with my pony. The best way to go is to put the two horses in seperate paddocks right next to eachother for I would say about a week. By then you may tell the behavior going on over the fence if it is a good idea or not. You may also put them in stalls right next to eachother and see how the behavior is in there also. If the behavior is good after that let the paint go in with the QH however have a feed bucket and an extra person to help you incase something does go wrong. You want to prevent your QH from getting hurt hes older so I doubt it is good for his body if he keeps getting injured.

Answer 2

sorry i dont understand a word what it says

Answer 3

You need to slowly introduce them. If possible, turn them out in adjacent pastures, with a fence between them. That way they can get to know each other with minimal chance of injury. If they are doing ok, then you can turn them out supervised. Watch them and see how they interact. There will most likely be some squealing and all, but they have to establish dominance, let them. If it gets out of hand, get someone to help and try to seperate them. Don't risk your safety though.

As long as you go slowly with the introductions, it should be fine. I have had several new horses come in and out of my life with my existing horse, and using this method, they have all been ok.

Answer 4

you can purchase, security bridals, so they can't hurt, each other,after awhile you should be able to remove them and they should live happily ever after.

Answer 5

well you can put them side by side that will have a metal gate in between them, if they bite each other through the gate  then i suggest u don't put them together, but if they seem to do all right then u are good to place them together. i think this is the safest way to do it. ive been breeding horses for 10 yrs now and thats how we do it.

Answer 6

whenever we moved two of our male horses together they beat the snot out of each other. they even bent our metal gate. but we just let them fight it out for a little while and now they are fine. just keep an eye on them and keep blue lotion handy. we put that on the places where they bit each other. also blue lotion burns so be very careful when putting it on. they may buck and run. i hope that helped.

Answer 7

if u must i would closely observe them as but i agree with zair on this one, one lash out from one of them could well result in a nasty injury or even death for one of them.

i would be mainly concerned for the 21yo gelding as he aint getting no younger and mares from my experience always have a bit of ********* in them and im sure after she settles in she will be the boss and will prob kick and savage the poor old guy.

maybe im wrong but ive had alot of experience and would advise against it personnally.

Answer 8

Westhill:

There is nothing overbearing about common sense.

I'm a fan of one horse, one pen/shelter/stall. The vet doesn't need any more of my business because horses are horses! One hoof in a  eye or jaw and its death or worse. I just won't take that risk. Lots of "backyard " horsemen put  horses together, and good luck to them. How do they feed different supplements and hay if they are combined? Stick to your instincts and do not try and overcome what you  know to be true. If your new horse cost 12 million would you recommend putting it in with another horse> nope.