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Introducing New Horses to Your Herd
People change horses as often as they buy new cars nowadays. "New" horses are always coming and going. You can find people who have had 5-7 horses in as much years. Several "new" horses already now how exactly to behave in the herd. They discover how to yield to the dominant horse,Guest Posting how exactly to read posture, how to get taken care of, when to back down, and how to be a horse. Unfortunately, quite a few pampered pets have no idea a whole lot about being a horse and this will get them into trouble when they most need it.Since you can't ask the horse, it is usually difficult to find out how your new horse is going to act having an established herd. So it's easier to be safe and control this introduction a little than to deal with veterinary bills and frustration.
It's always best to quarantine or keep a fresh horse separate from your own established herd until you are sure that the new horse is free from disease or any other malady. When the horse is determined to stay a healthy body, then it's fine to begin with the procedure of introducing him to the herd.
Many people that won't let their horses be with another horse because they're afraid they'll get hurt or that they are too valuable. Sure, getting hurt is definitely a risk --horses are a few of the most "accident prone" animals on earth. But, like our children, we can not always protect them from everything. No doubt they do are expensive of money, but horses are herd animals and they value the companionship of another horse a lot more than almost anything else.
There are Energy work with horses Alberta Canada to introduce a new horse to the herd. Many people just throw the brand new guy out into the pasture and let him work it out with the established herd. This may work, horses have already been doing this on their own for years before we ever got involved. This technique works best should you have a lot of room for the horses to utilize their inherent herding traits exactly like they would in the open. But, when you have a confined area where territory has been established, pecking order, friendships, etc. then you may want to intervene so that you can control the success of the brand new horse in establishing himself in the herd.
In the event that you just have one horse and you are bringing in a different one, you'll probably have two very relieved horses as well as your job won't be too large. Horses are herd animals also it takes more than one to become a herd -- it is not a fair deal to keep a solitary horse. Often you'll be surprised that if you throw the new guy out with others that he'll go the stand by position himself and wait until he is invited in by the dominant horse.
However, if you have one horse to integrate with numerous others (which is more likely) then you may involve some issues. It's likely that the resident horses are likely to set the tone for behavior. Horses can quickly determine where they can fit in to the dominance "food chain" on their own. They know their station in life, but they are also always trying to enhance their status. Horses have only periods in the pasture -- they do that all day long with other horses; flicking their heads, displaying dominant posture, and even kicking and biting if they feel like it's essential to reinforce their position in the herd. Leaders get accustomed to leading. Expect that a horse who was dominant in a herd that he last came from will probably try to regain this status with the brand new herd.
Spoiled horses or horses that haven't had much horse to horse interaction but have had a lot of horse to human interaction may not understand how to behave in the herd environment. It's not your job to instruct them, but it is your responsibility to possess a horse that knows how exactly to yield to another. Insurance firms them in the herd, they are forced to play by horse rules ? they must yield to the dominant horse or risk the consequences. This is one of the best ways that I know of to instruct a spoiled horse who's pushy with people how to be a horse.
The Common Problem Technique
Before trying these techniques you need to be in a position to interpret a horse's attitude, posture, and have the skills to work in a round pen.
My favorite approach to introducing a new horse to the herd is by giving all the horses a common problem to work through. I put 3-4 horses into a round pen or arena and work them all at once with the brand new horse. If you only have one horse this is still a good exercise to introduce one horse to another.
The common problem that we are discussing is you. You must ask them to do things that focus on you as the leader. Keep these things change directions, get them to draw in for you, hook on, move their feet like you want, etc. Make sure they are all work. This gets their mind off their horse games that they play with one another and to you. Look for signs that that herd is accepting the new horse. In the event that you see any inappropriate behavior (i.e. kicking, biting, etc.) ask them all to work even more. If the behavior is good, reward them by permitting them to stand still.
Normally it takes 2-3 sessions or it may take many more before your horse is fully integrated with another horses. Don't rush the introduction, it may appear that the horses get along pretty well following the first time but it's probably a mistake to do this once and throw them all out together. Your time and effort is well spent to get this done right rather than rush the introduction. As soon as you can see that the horses openly accept each other without any stress or pressure from you, it's probably ok to put them out together.
Don't get too involved. Allow horses know what their herd standing will be. You may be able to do this for some minutes when you have the focus of the herd, but you're just wasting your time. When you leave, the horses are going to work this out on their own. Obviously, if a horse is getting the tar beat out of him by another you need to get them working.
Remember to stay safe. Don't insert yourself in the middle of the action. If you have to get "big" to help keep the horses from running over afterward you do it.
This is where you are establishing your leadership role with the herd. If the horses are moving you out of the way, you probably shouldn't be the one doing this exercise. And in the event, I always carry a rope or progress string that I can use to send energy to a horse that isn't playing by the guidelines.
You may have more than one horse to integrate and that can be done with these techniques. After a few years the "new guy" will undoubtedly be integrated into the herd because he's been working with another horses to problem solve.
You may have way too many horses to get this done in a round pen. It's important to know that the more horses you work with the harder that is to do. It isn't a good idea to work more than 5-6 at the same time with this particular technique in a confined area. Any longer than that and it's hard to maintain with all the current action.
You need to use an arena, small fenced area, and even a small pasture. A round pen isn't important, what's important is that you control the interaction of the horses.
The Buddy System -- The Slow and Easy Technique
Let's assume that you have separately fenced areas to keep horses safely separated, another technique which you can use is to put the new horse right into a stall or paddock within site of others. This way he can visit from the distance and watch the interaction of another horses. The brand new horse will study the others behaviors and learn what the herd hierarchy is from the distance before he gets into the mix and the herd gets an opportunity to check him out too.
Pick one horse to introduce to the brand new guy to and focus on building a relationship between your two of them. Start by walking the new horse by another horse just in order to see each other. Stop and invite them to smell one another, but don't let them interact initially. This is easier if you do the introduction on neutral territory. Embark on a trail ride, take them to a friend's house, work cattle, head to another barn/arena to ride, etc. There is nothing like working together to bring two horses together in a standard bond.

Eventually, you will put each of them together in a fenced area. With regard to safety and the capability to control the situation, you might still desire to use some type of the "universal problem" technique to be able to freely introduce the two horses.
The Wide Open Spaces Technique
Provided you have a lot of unhindered space, you could be able to throw the brand new horse in with the established horse(s) and let him work it out with the established herd on his own.
Nothing new here -- horses have already been doing this by themselves for years. A good rule of thumb will be 1 horse per acre of land. You will need more space to allow for the horses to move, send horses out, invite horses in, etc.
You risk more kicks, bites, along with other injuries with this particular method. But, your individual safety is less at risk.
Even though you decide that this is the way you wish to go, it's still smart to work the horses to get their mind off of the horse games with one another. When you can initially get the horses to focus on you, they will be more prone to quickly accept the new horse due to his cooperation with the others.
Many horses have no idea how to be horses. We have a group of mares that we use to institute herd behavior with our new horses. There's nothing better than a recognised band of mares who will not tolerate spoiled behavior to teach a young horse how exactly to behave. They find out about posture, yielding, respect, patience ? all of the things that you need the horse to understand with you as their leader. No matter where they learn it. What's important is that the horse does understand herd behavior and how to be a horse.
Your task is then easy? All you need to do is figure out how to communicate with the horses to become their leader.
Set yourself up for success
Use good sense. With these techniques, you will have better results if you set yourself up for success:
Once you feed, scatter the food around in order that the horses don't have to eat along with one another. You'll avoid plenty of accidents by spending just a little more time.
Ensure that you have shelter for several of your animals. Unless you have sufficient protection then you'll have some of them attempting to push others out into the weather.
Establish a good quarantine program in order that you don't introduce any disesase/sickness to your other horse(s). Stallions should not be introduced into a herd under any circumstances if you don't know what you do. Young horses shouldn't be introduced into a new herd until they are strong enough to fend for themselves. Sick, injured and/or old horses may be better off doing their own thing instead of making them suffer from the fine points of herd behavior. You can introduce horses across a fence line, between stalls, on the trail, or working. There's a lot to be gained in these particular cases by making sure that these horses be capable of see the other horses and will visit from the distance without causing any harm or being hurt. A horse doesn't invariably need to be in exactly the same fenced area as the others to be part of that herd.

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