My mare is in a field with 5 other mares of varying ages and sizes.
She is very much slap bang in the middle of the hierarchy of the field and is happy in her place, is nice to all doesn't challenge the dominent ones, doesn't bother the less dominent ones generally keeps herself to herself.
My question is the owners of the other 4-horses (2 of them) bring theirs in quite early especially at weekends between 3.30-4.30pm, now this isn't alway convenient for me - currently buying my 1st house, so busy at minute shopping etc and I don't get back to yard till 5.30pm at latest.
My mare isn't bothered by being alone, she will whiney if she sees me and everything else is in as if to say mum bring me in now but I believe when I'm not there she's pretty happy and doesn't stress or anything.
I am getting a bit of stick for not being in everyones routine and leaving her alone for a max of 1.5hrs, it's rarely more than 45mins.
There is someone who could and would bring her in with hers but as she's not stressing I honestly don't see the need - am I being selfish and unreasonable to my horse by leaving her out till I get back??
She is very much slap bang in the middle of the hierarchy of the field and is happy in her place, is nice to all doesn't challenge the dominent ones, doesn't bother the less dominent ones generally keeps herself to herself.
My question is the owners of the other 4-horses (2 of them) bring theirs in quite early especially at weekends between 3.30-4.30pm, now this isn't alway convenient for me - currently buying my 1st house, so busy at minute shopping etc and I don't get back to yard till 5.30pm at latest.
My mare isn't bothered by being alone, she will whiney if she sees me and everything else is in as if to say mum bring me in now but I believe when I'm not there she's pretty happy and doesn't stress or anything.
I am getting a bit of stick for not being in everyones routine and leaving her alone for a max of 1.5hrs, it's rarely more than 45mins.
There is someone who could and would bring her in with hers but as she's not stressing I honestly don't see the need - am I being selfish and unreasonable to my horse by leaving her out till I get back??