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Post by giddyuplj on Jan 12, 2011 17:43:18 GMT 1
Hi everyone, I am studying equine separation anxiety as my horse psychology project for the MRPCH. I have listed a questionnaire below and if anyone has the time to post back their answers I would be most grateful. Thanks Lisa xx
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Section 1
a. Breed of horse/pony:
b. Age:
c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe:
d. Work: light/moderate/hard
e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe:
f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: alone/with 1 other/with 2 others/with 3 others/with 4+ others
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:
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Post by Catrin on Jan 12, 2011 17:56:38 GMT 1
Do you want all the answers on here, PMed or emailed somewhere?
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Jan 12, 2011 19:10:26 GMT 1
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Post by rosemaryhannah on Jan 12, 2011 19:23:52 GMT 1
Forgive me saying this - but I think you need another section. One of mine used to have acute separation anxiety and now no longer has it. That might be interesting, but the questionnaire is firmly in the present.
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Post by rosemaryhannah on Jan 12, 2011 19:43:41 GMT 1
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Section 1 (The answers given for Jones also apply to Coriander Welshx 16 and Jacob, Haflinger, 10, except that they are both ridden ponies, and neither driven, and neither normally require stabled as neither have had laminitis. Both will stable alone is required, eg following a minor medical matter)
a. Breed of horse/pony: Jones Welsh x Shetland
b. Age: 22
c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: driving, ridden, lead rein
d. Work: light/moderate/hard: light
e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: forage only
f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe out 24/7 turnout with access to stable, very occasionally stabled.
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: alone/with 1 other/with 2 others/with 3 others/with 4+ others Turned out with 3 others, stabled alone on occasion (has had laminitis, any suggestion of a recurrence and he is stabled)
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone Yes
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc Yes
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone Yes
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone Yes
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone Don't have facilities for this.
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone Unknown, do not have own box.
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Section 1
a. Breed of horse/pony: Mace Highland
b. Age: 18
c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: Driving
d. Work: light/moderate/hard Light
e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: hard feed in winter (wave mouth, hard to keep weight on)
f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe 24/7 turnout, with access to stable,
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: alone/with 1 other/with 2 others/with 3 others/with 4+ others. Mace is usually with my other three. However he is fine to leave in field or stable alone while they hack out together.
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone Yes. However he dislikes being turned out where he can see but not contact the others, and would walk through or over any fence to get back to his pair bond if left in a field alone for more than a few hours.
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc Yes
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone Yes
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone Yes
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone Do not have facilities for this.
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone Unknown, do not have own box, do not compete.
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject.
Mace used to have acute separation anxiety. He was impossible to lead out alone, or work with alone. His behaviour would become dangerous because he would attempt to pull away using all his strength, and would try to jump any obstacle (and I mean any). He could never be left in a field alone, and when stabled, it needed to be in an enclosed loosebox, as if he could jump out he would - alone, he would call, fret, sweat up, box walk, charge and exhibit great distress. In the days he was showing this behaviour he was on an unlimited forage-only diet. It took much hard work to get him to realise, first, he was not alone if with a human, and second, his companions would come back. He is now fine for some hours alone. Anything over a few hours sees his anxiety begin to return. However, he is totally laid back and happy alone for short time periods, say two or three hours, and always happy to be 'alone with a human.' He does look for the others if they are all out on a hack together, and sometimes he calls, but shows no sign of walking, charging or any behaviour which would put him or others at risk.
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Post by Olivia on Jan 12, 2011 21:07:06 GMT 1
Section 1
a. Breed of horse/pony: ISH x pony
b. Age: 21
c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: evented up to BE Novice, PC opens now in process of downgrading to doing Riding Club, sponsored rides etc!
d. Work: light/moderate/hard moderate
e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: lives out with daily hard feed and hay if necessary f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe 24/7 unless serioulsy horrid weather for a number of days
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: alone/with 1 other/with 2 others/with 3 others/with 4+ others alone but with 20 horses in surrounding fields, all living out 24/7
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone yes 1
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc yes 4 c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone yes 3
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone yes 2
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone yes 1
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone yes 1
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:
comments: much more anxious about others being taken away from him than him leaving the others. Which is why he is turned out on his own. Unfortunately he makes 'best friends for life' and cant cope when they leave so its less stressful for him if there are no 'best friends'. He makes 'best friends' very quickly e.g. if he travels with another horse. Cant leave him at trailer at competitions (behaviour score about 9) if the other horse is being ridden but you can take him away very easily, possibly with one or two shieks (score 2)! If you take him to competition in his own, he is 100% calm at all times. Never shows any anxious behaviour when working.
Apart from this he actually has very good herd skills, commanding respect without violence! However his breeder said he was too naughty with the other foals he was with (he was bred at an ISH stud) and so was then kept on his own. Dont know any more details about that situation though unfortunately.
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Post by HolsBols on Jan 12, 2011 21:17:21 GMT 1
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Section 1
a. Breed of horse/pony: Thoroughbred
b. Age: 15
c. Main discipline: hacking
d. Work: light
e. Feed: Adlib hay at night and feed, alfafa and speedibeet only in winter.
f. Turnout: out 24-7 in summer, in at night thru winter
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: turned out with 2 others, always comes in with one other but theres 8 in stable block all in similar times.
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone yes but anxiety 5
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc Yes anxiety 2 until a horse walks past then anxiety to 8
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone no anxiety 9
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone yes anxiety 5
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone not possible on our yard-school next to horse fields but would be as hacking i expect.
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone. No she is extremely claustrophobic though so she wont actually get on a lorry easily in general.
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:
I think separation anxiety is when a horse is not happy outside of a herd situation.
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Post by rosie on Jan 12, 2011 22:09:36 GMT 1
Section 1. a. Fell x cob (mare) b. 16 years c. hacking d. light work e. hay and token feed of Safe&sound twice daily. very limited carrots, maybe 1 a day or less. On supplements - probiotic, skin supplement & magnesium. f. Lives out 24/7 in summer maybe May to October. WInter months in at night, out approx 8-10 hours in day. g. Moved to new yard 4 weeks ago, only turned out and stabled next to 1 gelding. Other horses can be seen in nearby fields most of the time. Before this has been used to living in mixed herds ranging from total of 6 upto 20+. Section 2. a. 8.Did turn out alone at previous yard, was ok as long as she could see other horses in adjoining fields. Not tried yet at current yard as dont think she will be settled enough. can get quite vocal and pace up and down. b. can range from 1 -5. Comes in fine, but at the moment looks to see if companion coming in too! c. 7. Will come into stable, is fine if field companion in next door. But if he is taken out she can get quite vocal and box walk and get a bit distressed until she sees him come back. d. 1. No problems e.1. f. 1.Doesnt travel very often but has travelled alone in the past. g. Becoming distressed and unsettled when taken out of a herd situation or away from companion. Comments: In previous yard I have been on, my mare has always become attached to other mares in particular and at times has not been happy out even with others if 'best friend' not there. Problem had reduced at previous yard and she was a lot happier in stable, as it was positioned where she could see lots of others, also seemed to become more independent as to going out without others in her field. All new at my current yard, but am hoping will settle better in time!!
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Post by lucky7 on Jan 12, 2011 23:13:50 GMT 1
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire Section 1 a. Breed of horse/pony: Cob x b. Age: 12 c. Hacking d. Light in winter, moderate in summer e. Feed:Forage & small chaff feed in winter, in summer forage only if needed in addition to grass f. Turnout: 24/7 g. with 1 or 2 others depending on time of year. Section 2 Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone: Yes score: 2 b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc: Yes Score: 2 c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone: Not happily he would stress. score: 8 d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone: Yes score: 1 e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone: Yes score: 1 f. Will your horse/pony travel alone: Yes score: 2 g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject: My boy is fine leaving others but is not happy if left in on his own and would get very distressed. However he is fine being left on his own if he is out in the field. He will initially call before settling back down to graze very quickly. He is not anxious on his own to ride out. He always comes in on his own for vet/farrier/dentist ect without a problem. He is happy turned out on his own so long as he can see others although this is very rare. Read more: ihdg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ght10&action=display&thread=111435#ixzz1ArT6ZQQF
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Post by tomrabbit on Jan 13, 2011 11:01:43 GMT 1
a. Breed of horse/pony: Highland
b. Age: 8
c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: Hacking with a sprinkling of dressage and jumping and showing once a year
d. Work: light/moderate/hard: light (but people's definition of workload is often suspect! When the ground isn't frozen, my pony works for an hour or more 7 days a week.)
e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: Hay (soaked when the air temperature is above freezing, double netted when not), limited grass. Thunderbrook Equestrian base mix at minimum level with Thunderbrook Gut restore in chopped hay. Free access to mollasses free mineral licks and salt.
f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe: Out during day in at night all year round.
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: alone/with 1 other/with 2 others/with 3 others/with 4+ others: with one other
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone: yes (2)
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc: yes (1)
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone: yes (2)
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone: yes (1)
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone: yes (1)
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone: yes (2)
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject: Separation anxiety is when a horse displays distress when left alone or taken away from its companion(s). This usually takes the form of running around madly broncing and bucking in the field, box walking in the stable, and repeatedly calling. The horse may not have much regard for its safety, and may attempt to jump out of the field or stable to get back to its companions , which is why it is dangerous. A less demonstrative form of separation anxiety is when the horse becomes inactive when its companion is removed, and stands watching the place where the companion disappeared. Where a horse has accepted being left alone, it may still become very excited once the companions reappear, and start running and calling. I would also class this as separation anxiety of a lesser nature. Looking back at my answers above, I can see that my (fairly laid back) pony is less distressed when he is the one being taken away, especially if he has people working with him. He will sometimes have a little run and buck when left alone in the field, but he gets over it quickly, and he would be fine if he was turned out alone rather than left alone later. The only time my pony really displays distress at being alone is when his companion is already out on a hack, and we go out later. Then he will call at the top of his voice for most of the hack, much to my embarrassment! But thankfully, he doesn't do anything worse than that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2011 12:22:29 GMT 1
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Section 1
a. Breed of horse/pony: Arab x andalusian
b. Age: 6 c. Main discipline: hacking (being ridden away after backing) d. Work: light e. Feed: Mostly forage with hard feed in winter. f. Turnout: 24/7 g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: with 1 other in the field 24/7 and has 2 or 3 neighbours during the day
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone Yes 5
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc Yes 7 (he will lead in but then gets very stressy)
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone No 10
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone Yes 1
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone Yes 3 f. Will your horse/pony travel alone Yes 2
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:
My horse is happy to be led away from others but doesn't like others being led away from him if that leaves him alone. He's better when alone in the field than in the stable.
I think separation anxiety means suffering from stress when separated from companions, I wouldn't neccessarily use the term to describe a horse that doesn't like to be turned out alone. My horse doesn't care much who his companions are, as long as he has one, so any individual leaving him doesn't cause him stress. I think his stress when alone is due to not feeling safe.
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Post by giddyuplj on Jan 13, 2011 12:30:04 GMT 1
Wow, thanks for the response so far everyone! Really interesting comments - thank you, I'm very grateful rosemaryhannah - thanks for your feedback, will see what I can do catrin - anwers on here or PMed is fine
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Post by Chestnutmare on Jan 13, 2011 12:55:12 GMT 1
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire Section 1 a. Breed of horse/pony: TB b. Age: 16 c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: hacking/schooling/dressage d. Work: light/moderate/hard moderate e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: hay/ mix and fibre beet/ minimum carrots and magnesium f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe 24hrs turnout seasonal g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: alone/with 1 other/with 2 others/with 3 others/with 4+ others turned out with 3 horses and stabled near 1 other horse Section 2 Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone no 10 b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc yes 2 c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone yes until another horse is taken away 6 d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone no 10 e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone yes 10 f. Will your horse/pony travel alone yes only with calmers 6 g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject: It's a tricky one. If my mare was to be left on her own in field she would run around, run backwards kicking out, run back to the gate and start digging a massive hole until she was dripping with sweat. If her best friend where too go out for a hack even with company of other horses she would still stress until they arrived back. If she was left alone in stable she was fine but once a horse went past she would stand at the stable door stressing too the point where her weight would drop off her. If i was to take her to a show with horses off the same yard she would stress until she got back to them resulting on me pulling her out her class as i had no control. If i took her too a show without company of horses off the same yard she was very relaxed. Hacking alone was a big risk she would stress that much and become dangerous. Hacking in group if any other horse got near her best friend but this only happened if we was trotting/ cantering she would buck with me. I have now sold this mare as i couldn't cope any longer Read more: ihdg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ght10&action=display&thread=111435#ixzz1Auk7RFGo
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Post by Catrin on Jan 13, 2011 13:11:55 GMT 1
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Section 1
a. Breed of horse/pony: TB
b. Age: 22
c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling
d. Work: light
e. Feed: forage only
f. Turnout: 24/7
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: with 1 other
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone 6
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc 10
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone 1
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone 9
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone 10
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone 4
g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject: he is dominant and shows concern for the whereabouts of other horses, this shows in hacking as once he is away from home, he will hack happily on his own, and if he can see his companion he doesn't mind if he is several fields away, but if his companion is close to and out of sight behind a building, he gets concerned. He has a homeopathic remedy which has helped him to reduce his separation anxiety. We manage him so that we avoid it.
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Post by wabuska on Jan 13, 2011 13:18:03 GMT 1
Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Section 1
a. Breed of horse/pony: ISH
b. Age: 7
c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: Hacking
d. Work: light/moderate/hard: Light to Moderarte
e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: Hard feed seasonal otherwise forage
f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe: 24/7 out, with one hour in before riding
g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: alone/with 1 other/with 2 others/with 3 others/with 4+ others. With one other
Section 2
Please answer yes or no to the following and rate the level of separation anxiety your horse displays on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing at all, 10 being extreme
a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone. Yes. 3
b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc. Yes. 3
c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone. No. 9.
d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone. Yes. 3
e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone. Yes. 2.
f. Will your horse/pony travel alone. Yes. 3
My horse has a pair-bond with his companion and they live together 24/7. He hacks away from home but is happy to get back, and is spooky to ride whether alone or in company. He does not like being stabled alone and has threatened (but not carried it out) to jump the door when I have had to go and get the mare out of sight of him. He will graze alone but likes to know where the mare is at all times, even if it's in an adjoining paddock. When he first arrived he was highly anxious and despite my best efforts, I had to put him straight in with the mare to calm him down.
He likes to be close to the other horses when hacking, but is not ill mannered about it. Oddly, he pays little or no attention to other horses we meet incidentally while hacking and will pass strange horses as if they dont' exist, including galloping horses free in fields by the tracks.
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