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can we be friends? By Eleanor Blazer © 2011


meet Alley. She’s here from California and you are going to be pasture mates.” “No way! Get her


“Babe, I want you to


away from me! You can’t make me like her.” Babe tells me as she lunges at the dividing stall wall, ears back, teeth bared and nostrils flaring. As she whirls around she kicks the wall. Al l e y wa t c h e s


through the slats of the wall’s upper section with her ears up and a hopeful look on her face. She wants to be friends. It’s been a week


since Alley arrived via com- mercial horse transport. After staying in quarantine to insure she didn’t start running a tem- perature it was time for intro- ductions. Both mares are due to foal – Alley in mid February and Babe in late March. Babe circles the stall


and comes back to the dividing wall. With arched neck, bug- eyed, she puffs up and postures – trying to intimidate Alley. Al- ley steps forward and touches her nose to Babe’s. Babe squeals, strikes, spins and kicks the wall again. Alley doesn’t weaken and stays in place. Here comes Babe


Laying back her


ears and glaring at Alley, she informs me, “And you better feed me first!” Int roducing two


horses can be traumatic for all involved – humans and horses. Avoiding injury can depend on many factors. One method of intro-


ducing horses is to turn them out and hope for the best. This is very risky, and not recom- mended.


can prevent many evils. Long before we introduced Alley and Babe, steps were taken to ease the transition. Evaluating person-


Proper preparation


health concerns and management practices of the previous stable will play a big part in the quarantine time. The intro-


duction should be gradual. Housing horses next to each other in safe solidly built stalls or adjacent pastures with good fences allows time for them to become familiar with each other.


alities and matching compat- ible horses is one step. When we knew Alley was coming we evaluated all the horses and decided Babe would be her pasture mate. They were both in foal. Babe was at the bottom of the pecking order in the es- tablished herd and would back down quickly if challenged. We also knew Alley was not the “alpha” mare at her home in California. The chance of a full scale battle was low. Maintaining a safe


again. This time she stays longer. They touch noses. Al- ley squeals and decides Babe might not be good friendship material after all. Both go waltzing around their stalls. This dance occurs


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numerous times before Babe notices it’s after five and she hasn’t had supper. She spots me watching from the barn aisle.


You know I’m eating for two.” She tells me. “Work on the hay


“I’m getting weak.


you’ve scattered all over your stall and I’ll get your grain, your highness.”


environment is paramount. It is especially critical when dis- rupting the routine. Horses are flight animals and the instinct is to run when faced with the unknown. Pastures and stalls should be inspected for weak areas and reinforced. Pro- truding nails, boards or other objects that could cause injury should be removed or repaired. Fences should be made visible – a new horse might not no- tice hard-to-see wire strands. Dead-ends or traps should be eliminated so a horse can’t be caught in a corner. Back shoes should be


pulled.


quarantined. Check with your veterinarian for the length of isolation. Vaccination records,


Under 2 years


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Mares Over 2 Years


Kid Gentle Black / Brown Quarter horse Mare. Quiet, Gentle enough to use to lead line handy cap children. 13 years old short AQHA mare around 14 hands or a little more. Have owned her for many years. $1800 Call 210 288 3622 (1/11)


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Geldings


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New horses should be


out in a strange pasture, allow each horse time to become accli- mated. Lead the horse around the perimeter several times to give her a chance to see the fence. Each horse should be given several days to learn the fences and terrain by themselves. If possible divide the


pasture or put the future pasture mates in adjacent lots. Be sure the dividing fence is safe. My horses are all


trained to respect electric fence. I divided the pasture with an electrified wire. Babe and Alley were able to see each other, but not make contact. After several days


of living in adjacent stalls and turn out areas we put the mares together.


was sunny, with no wind. The pastures were dry and the footing was good. I turned the mares out after they had finished breakfast. This would give them all day to work things out, I would be home to watch them and they would not be “starving”, which could lead to aggression at the hay piles.


tions, put a mare in each, rolled up the wire and pulled the posts while the mares ate. For some time neither


I put hay in both sec-


noticed the wire was missing. Then Alley went for a little walk, eased over to Babe and started eating hay along side her.


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saddles & tack


Jerald Roadmaster Sulky - Show Training. 88” Natural Wood shafts, good condition and excellent price. Also new show harness, never used, handmade Hartyeyer, Burgun- dy trim, solid brass hardware, finest patent leather, 3/4” reins. Call Andra, 830-537-3525.


tractors


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I picked a day that


Before turning horses


doing here?” Babe asked. “There is safety


“Hey, what are you


in numbers. I’ll watch your back, if you watch mine.” Al- ley replied.


that for a moment. “Well, I guess that’s okay, as long as you don’t eat all the hay.” Both mares settled


to eating and that was it. A week later the


veterinarian arrived to give Alley her nine month EHV-1 vaccination. I brought Alley in from the pasture and Babe went nuts.


taking her? Are you bringing her back? I can’t live without her!” she yelled as she raced up and down the fence. Alley was in the


“Where are you Babe thought about


barn entry way, which is about eight feet from the pasture gate. She received her shot, had a quick look-over and returned to the pasture. The reunion was


emotional as they commiser- ated over their long separa- tion.


about caring for horses take the online course “Stable Management” taught by Elea- nor Blazer. Earn certification or work toward a Bachelor of Science degree in equine studies. Go to www.horsec- oursesonline.com for more information. Visit Eleanor’s web site at www.thewayof- horses.com.


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HORSE LOVERS PROP- ERTY FOR SALE. Great barn - 10 horse stalls, light- ed riding arena, round pen, 17 improved acres in gated subdivision, ag exempt, charming house 4/3. 1185 Homestead Ridge, New Braunfels, Tx. - $950,000. Jeanie Leonard/agent 210- 863-8462.


Rental


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