Separation Anxiety In Horses

Q: We have two riding mares and an older gelding that are together, either in the pasture or up in the shed, almost all of the time. We use the two mares just for occasional weekend pleasure riding. The gelding is aged and has a stifle problem. He is just hanging out here eating grass.

Here’s the problem. Whenever we take our mares out of the pasture to ride or for any other reason, the gelding simply goes nuts. He just runs up and down the fence, back and forth in front of the gate, or tears arou