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This week I am going to be bringing home a pregnant mare, she is supposed to be due around June or July. The horses I have now are two geldings (one of which is proud cut and believes that he's a stallion), and one bossy mare. Every time we've brought a new horse home there have been some...

A little (ok a lot) of background...I'll do my best to condense this :? I moved to a new barn a week ago with my mare. I wanted her to be kept out with the herd because she has lived in a herd from the day she was born (not the same one mind, as she was moved when she was purchased, but always...

(I posted this on my original thread, but thought it might deserve it's own.) I need some advice on getting my current horse use to the idea of the new horse we purchased not quite a week ago. My new horse, Sarge, is such a mellow push-over! Chip, the current horse, is a bully! I understand...

Hello, This is my first post as I'm a new horse owner new to this forum. I wasn't expecting to ask a lot of questions, but I'm already realizing everything I know about horses is diddly squat next to everything I don't know. And now my mare has given me some big questions to ask :) So, a...