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My mare and my nabor's gelding use to have a good relationship with each other. They use to neigh back and forth and watch each other constantly. Now the gelding was either sold or passed away (he was very old), and my mare is very depressed. She keeps looking for him nonstop and just overall not acting like her usuall self. I feel so bad for her because I do not know how to make her feel any better, and I can't bring in another horse becuase I do not have the room or the money. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can cheer my horse up and get her back to normal? Thanks in advance.
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| GET HER ANOTHER BUDDY! one thing is she could stop eating! or start riding her more maybe jump her take her on a trail with you and your friend and he/she horse
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Horses are herd animals, and they simply do not do well alone. You owe it to her to get her a buddy. If you don't have the money and space for another horse, consider adopting a burro - they're smaller, generally low-maintenance, and make adorable pets and great companions. Alternatively, goats are a good second choice. Goats are inexpensive to buy and maintain, and will safely eat pasture weeds that may be dangerous to your horse, though you need to be sure that your fencing will keep them in.
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| Like WoodrowsMommy said, horses are herd animals, and the best thing for her is to get her a buddy. But she may also get over it, it depends on the horse. My mare gets pretty upset when I separate her and my gelding. But my gelding does ok by himself (as long as I visit him often). If you cant bring another horse in, then a goat is a good choice. But beware, they will eat your horse's tail. My family raises goats and I figured this one out the hard way lol. And goats do need to be wormed and have their feet trimmed. I just thought I'd ad that because a lot of people dont realize that goats do need their feet trimmed, they will grow out and curl up and rot just like a horse's feet will, but they dont need to be done near as often as a horse.
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I thought goats do need to be dowormed, all animals can pick up worms and parasites. We worm the sheep and goats along with horses at my barn. My farrier suggest cutting a goats feet a few times a year depending on the pasture, soft or rocky. Doesnt curling up hooves effect how the goat walks? To me that sounds uncomfortable. It can be dangerous for a horse to be alone, my mare will jump the fence if shes outside in the pasture by herself. Your mare could even hurt you if she were very upset. Like everyone said, horses are herd animals, they need a companion. We keep llamas, goats and sheep with the horses and they are very friendly with each other.
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| Get you horse a friend. It doesn't have to be another horse. You can get it a goat, sheep, etc. Horses are herd animals, so if you are not going to have another horse, you need another animal that it can be friends and herd mates with.
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i also heard that alpacas/llamas where god ocmpanions as well ^^
Horses are Gentlemen for they let us Jump first.... ouch!
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