So I'm starting to think about how to move Kali at the end of this month. I'm borrowing an Equitrek, and know that he travels beautifully in those, so that's not an issue - I'm now starting to think about how to handle moving day.
Option 1: Early morning: dope him up (Sedalin) and turn him out for a short time at existing yard while I load up lorry with what's left of his stuff. Bring him in, load him and on arrival at new yard turn him straight out (in field adjoining his new/prospective field mates). Upside: he gets a chance to stretch his legs, blow off some steam and meet his new friends before going in his new box for the night. Downside: more opportunity to prat about and hurt himself, also field is a decent walk away from where we'd park the lorry (see more opportunity to prat about).
Option 2: Mid-morning: turn him out for a few hours, bring in and lunge, administer dope, bathe, graze in hand and then load and move. At new yard either straight in box or out for a short time (w/ horses next door). Upside: very tired should = more relaed. Downside: hmmmm . . . not sure.
He is quite an insecure boy and can get quite wound up . . . he arrived at our current yard and settled really quickly but that was because he was able to come off the lorry and graze in hand in a confined space in full view of the fields, stables, school, etc. so he could see and take in loads about his new home. New yard is set up quite differently and if we arrive during the day odds are good that there will be no horses on the yard (all will be turned out) - but if we arrive later, they will all be in - and he won't be able to see any horses from the yard (unless they're in). What would you do?
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Option 1: Early morning: dope him up (Sedalin) and turn him out for a short time at existing yard while I load up lorry with what's left of his stuff. Bring him in, load him and on arrival at new yard turn him straight out (in field adjoining his new/prospective field mates). Upside: he gets a chance to stretch his legs, blow off some steam and meet his new friends before going in his new box for the night. Downside: more opportunity to prat about and hurt himself, also field is a decent walk away from where we'd park the lorry (see more opportunity to prat about).
Option 2: Mid-morning: turn him out for a few hours, bring in and lunge, administer dope, bathe, graze in hand and then load and move. At new yard either straight in box or out for a short time (w/ horses next door). Upside: very tired should = more relaed. Downside: hmmmm . . . not sure.
He is quite an insecure boy and can get quite wound up . . . he arrived at our current yard and settled really quickly but that was because he was able to come off the lorry and graze in hand in a confined space in full view of the fields, stables, school, etc. so he could see and take in loads about his new home. New yard is set up quite differently and if we arrive during the day odds are good that there will be no horses on the yard (all will be turned out) - but if we arrive later, they will all be in - and he won't be able to see any horses from the yard (unless they're in). What would you do?
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