Once murph has moved, we're going to have to go through the whole 'introduction to the herd' scenario.
I've always been told that you have to remove shoes for this, or at the very least back shoes.
Problem is murphy gets horrendously(sp?) footsore without shoes on. To the point where he doesnt even want to be turned out, and just stands still, or lays down to get the weight off.
He's currently at a dealers yard, so is introduced to new horses almost every week, with shoes on and he's never kicked any of them. Understandably, i'm reluctant to take the risk with my potential new friends' horses, and they probably dont want to take my word for it. Also, do the horses he'll be turned out with have their shoes off as well? As lovely as he is, he doesn't really seem to take a hint and has come in on multiple occassions with kick marks. I'd be more concerned he'd get bullied than vice versa, thats the sort of horse he is.
I know that obviously the introductions procedure is different from yard to yard, but how does it work on yours?
I've always been told that you have to remove shoes for this, or at the very least back shoes.
Problem is murphy gets horrendously(sp?) footsore without shoes on. To the point where he doesnt even want to be turned out, and just stands still, or lays down to get the weight off.
He's currently at a dealers yard, so is introduced to new horses almost every week, with shoes on and he's never kicked any of them. Understandably, i'm reluctant to take the risk with my potential new friends' horses, and they probably dont want to take my word for it. Also, do the horses he'll be turned out with have their shoes off as well? As lovely as he is, he doesn't really seem to take a hint and has come in on multiple occassions with kick marks. I'd be more concerned he'd get bullied than vice versa, thats the sort of horse he is.
I know that obviously the introductions procedure is different from yard to yard, but how does it work on yours?