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I personally wouldn't put them together unless at least one of them gets regular exercise without the other horse. Otherwise you very well might end up with a horse (or two) that won't leave it's buddy when you want to ride it or work with it.
I do keep my 3 horses together, but I am constantly taking them away from each other to ride.
Horses can become buddy sour very quickly and it can become dangerous- I bought two horses together one time (when I was much more trusting and ignorant) and they wouldn't leave each and became dangerous when you tried to seperate them. The mare took to rearing and the gelding running backwards. I ended up very afraid of both of them and sold them for next to nothing.
So I don't think I would put them together until you really have the mare's respect, or you could just have bigger problems on your hands.
As far as them biting each other, most horses will end up with a bite or two, then they work out the pecking order and you won't have much of a problem after that.
I do keep my 3 horses together, but I am constantly taking them away from each other to ride.
Horses can become buddy sour very quickly and it can become dangerous- I bought two horses together one time (when I was much more trusting and ignorant) and they wouldn't leave each and became dangerous when you tried to seperate them. The mare took to rearing and the gelding running backwards. I ended up very afraid of both of them and sold them for next to nothing.
So I don't think I would put them together until you really have the mare's respect, or you could just have bigger problems on your hands.
As far as them biting each other, most horses will end up with a bite or two, then they work out the pecking order and you won't have much of a problem after that.
