Hi Annie! What a coincidence: we too have a horse that doesn't want to be seperated from another: Kandy decided she needs to be with Fay all the time. And indeed: she needs to eat more than Fay, so we need to be creative in that too
Fay needs to be on a diet all the time, but Kandy needs exactly the opposit, she needs to eat all the time in order to prevent her from getting too thin... A challenge indeed, because if we seperate them, Kandy gets nervous, is walking around like crazy and doesn't eat at all. Just the opposit of what we want to happen! If we put Fay on the other side of a fence next to her, she will eat, but Fay will get very frustrated and angry because she wants to eat too
But we practise, and try to help both of them. Ususally we give Fay a little bit to nibble on too, and give Kandy a lot to eat. And when Fay is finished I will go and give her lots of diversion and distraction. But I know the challenge!!
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Best wishes,
Jolanda
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