Re: RC: new home transition

[sharp penny <penelope_75647@yahoo.com>]

  Hi Janet,

  At this point I wouldn't worry about Summer's lack
of appetite..if all her body functions are normal then
relax and give her a chance to settle in.

  As for when to start working her, I give any new
horse that comes in for training a full day off. Then
I'll slowly ease them into the work schedule. The
first week I spend mostly on ground work to help get
both of us on the same page as far as where they are
training wise and what needs to be worked on. This
also builds the horses trust in me which inturn helps
them to relax. A gelding I just got in a few weeks
back is just now finally relaxing and not breaking out
in a cold sweat and pooping every 5 mins when I work
him! So some take longer to "settle in" than others.

  I bet once Summer gets to know the barn routine and
work schedule then she will become her "old self".

  Penny & Daisy



--- Janet Estes <zestes@sd69.bc.ca> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I've only had geldings before, but yesterday we
> welcomed our first mare
> into our family. Her name is Summer. She's been here
> for 24 hours now and
> we're a bit concerned because she has very little
> appetite.
> 
> She has only moved a 2-hour drive from her previous
> home, but she has left
> behind her beloved pasture mate (another mare). When
> she first arrived here
> she was curious and had a great appetite. We have
> one other horse (a
> gelding) and though they've been able to touch noses
> we're keeping them in
> separate side-by-side paddocks until it feels
> comfortable to try them
> together.
> 
> Maybe any other horse I've dealt with have been too
> food-oriented to lose
> their appetite over a move. If her appetitie doesn't
> pick up, at what point
> should I be concerned. I don't know what a normal
> amount of output is for
> Summer, but she creted one healthy-looking stool
> pile in the night and I
> saw her urinate this morning.
> 
> Am I being too much of a worry wart? Does she just
> need more time to adjust
> to her new surroundings (and the loss of the ther
> horse she was with for
> the 2 previous years)? Should I take her for a short
> ride today or just let
> her lay low and settle in?
> 
> Trying not to worry... Janet
> zestes@sd69.bc.ca
> 
> 
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