Thought i'd make this for those who have horses with this problem.
I am going to be trying various techniques to try and get him over this!
Might be helpful to some...
Basically I have known Storm for a year but only owned him for six weeks.
He is a thoroughbred that went through racing training but never quite made it to the track. I believe this is where his separation problem comes from!
He has had a fair amount of change as far as I know.
He was sent to an auction and was mean't to be sold for meat but was rescued by a friend of a friend. He was then left in a field for a while then sold to my ex boss.
She then built him up and began riding him then a friend came along for Storm.
His separation problem soon got bad. He hated being separated from his friend! His friend was then sold and Storm was on his own.
I have always known about his problem from day one. However it wasn't so bad when he was tied up. Only when he was stabled.
When I bought him everything started changing. He started coming in every single day for a morning feed and then at night to be stabled but I put him in a stable with a divider in it so he could still see the other horse.
I then decided to move yards as the facilities are better at the new one.
This is when I realised how bad the problem had got.
I used to be able to lead him out, lunge him on his own etc but it was a pain walking him to the new yard because he kept calling and spinning etc.
So he arrived at the yard on Saturday and settled really well.
I decided that i'd lunge him in the indoor school today but it didn't happen. He was calling lots and there were lots of nervous poo's!
With me feeling quite depressed I just brought him in. I know I should of carried on but really wasn't in the mood.
so...
tomorrow i'm just going to take him in with a headcollar. unclip him and let him do what he has to do.
Will update tomorrow!
I am going to be trying various techniques to try and get him over this!
Might be helpful to some...
Basically I have known Storm for a year but only owned him for six weeks.
He is a thoroughbred that went through racing training but never quite made it to the track. I believe this is where his separation problem comes from!
He has had a fair amount of change as far as I know.
He was sent to an auction and was mean't to be sold for meat but was rescued by a friend of a friend. He was then left in a field for a while then sold to my ex boss.
She then built him up and began riding him then a friend came along for Storm.
His separation problem soon got bad. He hated being separated from his friend! His friend was then sold and Storm was on his own.
I have always known about his problem from day one. However it wasn't so bad when he was tied up. Only when he was stabled.
When I bought him everything started changing. He started coming in every single day for a morning feed and then at night to be stabled but I put him in a stable with a divider in it so he could still see the other horse.
I then decided to move yards as the facilities are better at the new one.
This is when I realised how bad the problem had got.
I used to be able to lead him out, lunge him on his own etc but it was a pain walking him to the new yard because he kept calling and spinning etc.
So he arrived at the yard on Saturday and settled really well.
I decided that i'd lunge him in the indoor school today but it didn't happen. He was calling lots and there were lots of nervous poo's!
With me feeling quite depressed I just brought him in. I know I should of carried on but really wasn't in the mood.
so...
tomorrow i'm just going to take him in with a headcollar. unclip him and let him do what he has to do.
Will update tomorrow!