My 4 months old filly's are attached at the hip!

Question

i have a two 4 month old filly's they have been together for 3 days. and there inseparable, and i don't know what i should do i would just like them to be independent and be able to be alone.

i have a paddock right next to the other, im thinking of putting one in one field and one in the other. and then taking them out of there stalls separately instead of together.

will this help?

thanks!

Answer 1

Im assuming they are weanlings? Personally I dont wean foals until they are ATLEAST 5 or 6 months old. Yours are still only babies, they want eachothers company. I would just leave them together until you decent to start working with them. If problems occur than separate them. Also if possible try to find a companion horse to put with them. And older horse will assist with manners but also create a comfort zone.

Answer 2

in one respect, its good for you because they get along so well.

but in another respect, its bad because one of them might get very protective of the other and the price for you would be getting hurt or something. i would separate them but let them be able to see each other. good luck!

Answer 3

they're only 4 months old, if their brother and sister they might be real good friends which is good but if you have them in a big pasture they might not be interested in you when you go out to catch them(not cool)and they might also become very protective. and they're little foals who should still be nursing off their mother at 4 months old. my suggestion is to bottle feed them for about 1-2 months at different time but one right after the other. get them used to being seperated but if they're the only 2 horses you own they might be hanging out for protection. horses are herd animals so they like to be together and they feel alot more comfortable with other horses than humans. let them hang out every other day for short periods of time in like a little corral but never put them in the same stall together. after a little while you will notice that they aren't bothering eachother so much thats when you can start putting then togther more often but not too much of they'll go right back to what they're doing now

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Answer 4

Do you mean bond together or literaly?

Answer 5

Do you have any other horses or Foals in the pastures with them.  Horses are social creatures especially babies who like to play with each other.  If yo ustill want them seperated if there is a older horse or a friendly horse on your farm put one of the babies in with him.  My 1 year old Colt was with my 15 year old Arab Gelding who loved to play with him but we sold him and then put him with my old retired gelding who would shadow the babies every move,  was not playful but always had one eye on the baby at all times.  ust try to find soemthing to socialize the baies with.  

Mini Donkey( Jennies are very good) are good companions

edit-  i would say keep them seperate indefinitly or until they have matured and don't have seperation anxiety.  Althoguh it may always be there becasue my older horses still have fits every once and a while.

Answer 6

it might. but i would leave them be unless major problems occur

Answer 7

i thought you were talking about philly cheese steaks. :P Um... put them in two different rooms for a couple days.

Answer 8

i would just wein them off of eachother. like you have to do with the mother and the baby. just do that for a few months and see what happens. they cant stay together forever!!!

i hope i helped!!!!!!!!! good luck and congratz!

Answer 9

yes do seperate them for a day and then put them back for a little while like 2 days and seperate them again for a day Good Luck!! ^^)

Answer 10

No I realy dont think it will help. I would suggest putting them in stalls far away from ecah other wher ethey cant see each other and keep them seperate. Trust me if you want to work these fillies or show them if you dont seperate tehm you could have some issues later on. Its not fun me and my friend had that problem with are mares.

Answer 11

I would but take it one step at a time, dont rush into it. Like one day separate their stalls but put them in the pasture together, then gradually move them away from eachother. Like if you put them in diffrent stalls, move one away slowly.like first the stall across then the next then the next... slowly. eventually they should get use to the idea.