IH questionnaire - separation anxiety

[amelia]

Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: ARAB X WELSH

b. Age: 20

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: SHOW JUMPING

d. Work: light/moderate/hard - LIGHT - MODERATE

e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: FORAGE AND SMALL AMOUNT OF HARD FEED

f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe - DAYTIME

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 2 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 - YES (7)

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 (4)

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 (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: to me separation anxiety is anything where a horse shows some level of stress caused by being separated from other horses, regardless of how slight that stress may be. For example when hacking my mare alone she will not be bothered about being taked out but she will be much more forward going on the way home than when she is out in company.

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[penny70]

This is done for Mouse

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony:

Highland Pony

b. Age:

11 years

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe:

Hacking, also learning Western riding so can hack even more comfortably, also bit of school work (particularly for my 7 year old to learn to ride)

d. Work: light/moderate/hard

Very light at the moment

e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe:

Forage with balancer -
Winter: 2 large scoops HiFi Unmolassed, 1/3 scoop Allen and Page Fast Fibre, 1 cup Baileys Lo-Cal Balancer, 1 scoop magnesium once daily, also 2 slices hay
Summer: 1 double handful HiFi, 1 cup Baileys, 1 scoop magnesium, 1 scoop Equine America Lamigard once daily

f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe

Mainly out, comes in for about 3 hours daily for feed and hay

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

Winter: Out with 6 others
Summer: Out with 1 other, but 8 others in adjacent fields

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

2 - calls once or twice then settles to graze

b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc

1

c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone

1

d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone

1

e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone

1

f. Will your horse/pony travel alone

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:

A horse or pony who struggles to cope with daily routines, whatever they may be, without the presence of another horse, particularly a field mate.

[penny70]

This is done for Penny

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony:

TBxID

b. Age:

24 years

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe:

Field ornament/companion

d. Work: light/moderate/hard

Non-existent

e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe:

Winter: Hay
Summer: nothing

f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe

24/7

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 3 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

5 - only if she can directly see other horses in adjacent fields

b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc

8 - she'll stand in by herself for about 5 minutes before starting to stamp, turn circles, call, sweat up

c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone

10 no

d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone

10 no - she'll scream, nap, turn circles, buck, sweat up...

e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone

8 - only if in direct sight of other horses

f. Will your horse/pony travel alone

8 She will but very unhappy - calls, sweats, stamps, tosses her head about and went down in the trailer last time she had to do so.

g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:

As with Mouse. I got Penny as a 16 year old brood mare who had lived all her life with other horses. Is an angel with other horses around, and terrified without them...

[lc]

Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Traditional cob

b. Age: rising 5

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: hacking, light schooling.

d. Work: light/moderate/hard: At present on winter break, will start light work Feb

e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: Mainly forage with some Lo Cal balancer

f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe Summer 24/7 winter 10-12 hours turn out

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 on own at present for a few hours before until others join later, 1 goes in same field and 1 in adjacent field, can see others too.

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 - 2

b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc Yes 1-2

c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone Yes 1

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 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:

Separation anxiety I believe is stressful, resulting in horses calling, pacing stable, pouring ground, running about, being badly behaved when lead/ridden etc when taken away form a herd situation or company of any animal it is used to being with.
My mare will happily carry on grazing while others are taken away, or stand quietly by gate, she doesn’t rush to come in either. It’s not my choice, and for the first week she was a little upset and anxious, she would run around for about 10 mins and call occasionally but seems to have adapted well to the situation, which out of my control at present. Her field mate isn’t so calm and calls and calls to her until she comes in or he goes out, even though he has other horses he can see when he comes in or stays in. It’s definitely being separated from my mare that causes his anxiety. He also calls (well more like screams) should I turn her out in the field behind his stable while mucking out. My mare takes no notice of him though and seems totally unbothered by his stress. She has been a bit slow to walk down to the field the last few days but this morning went out had a roll and started grazing so didn't look too bothered about being the only horse out. She's gets turned out at 7am and the others start going out at 8:30. this situation will change in the next few weeks though, which is good as I don't like it really.

[medicinepony]

Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Spanish Mustang
b. Age: 8

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: mostly breeding, natural horsemanship, liberty etc

d. Work: light/moderate/hard light

e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: forage/grass mostly

f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe in 6 hours out 18 hours

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. mostly with 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. 5

a. Will your horse/pony turn out alone. yes but will shout for the others

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 but will shout for the others

d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone. yes

e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone. yes

f. Will your horse/pony travel alone.maybe

g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject: a heightened level of anxiety caused by not being with a herd or substitute herd. being alone with no one to watch your back when you relax. going from moderate, just slightly anxcius to severe and can't seem to function on own

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[Yann]

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Welsh x cob

b. Age: 17

c. Main discipline: hacking

d. Work: light

e. Feed: other-please describe: fibre / oil feeds rather than hard feed all year round

f. Turnout: other-please describe A mix of out 24/7, in during the day and in at night depending on the grazing

g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually:with 2 others stabled / with 4+ others turned out

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 Doesn't arise 6

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 1

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 6

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Tb

b. Age: 18

c. Main discipline: hacking / endurance / schooling

d. Work: light / moderate

e. Feed: other-please describe: fibre / oil feeds rather than hard feed all year round

f. Turnout: other-please describe A mix of out 24/7, in during the day and in at night depending on the grazing

g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually:with 2 others stabled / with 4+ others turned out

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 Doesn't arise 7

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 1

d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone Yes 4

e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone Yes 1

f. Will your horse/pony travel alone Yes 3


g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:

Instincitve fear of separation from other herd members. My two live in a large herd (20+) and interestingly separation anxiety and obsessive pair bonding seems to be a rarity.

[lauranash]

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Gypsy cob

b. Age: 9-10

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: hacking and schooling

d. Work: light/moderate/hard. Usually light to moderate, currently almost none.

e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: forage only (and supplements in unmollassed chaff).

f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe. 5-6hrs during day in winter, stabled 5-6 hrs during day in summer, autumn / spring varies depending on weather prob usually 50/50.

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. Turn out is individual, in close proximity to 4+ others. Stabled close to others but not in sight of them, often has free access to small yard outside stable giving access to one other who has similar arrangement.

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, scale depends on available food and weather, usually 3 but up to 7 if nothing to eat and windy.

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, scale depends on food and circumstances, if full haynet in own stable (with good views and mirror) then 1, otherwise up to 6.

d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone. Yes, 5 but improving with practice.

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:

He will turn out and stable on his own okay, but can get stressed if turned out with others and they are bought in without him or if left in and the others are all turned out. The level of food and the weather plays a big role, if left out and the others bought in he can get up to 8-9 but will calm down quickly if given some haylage.

[laurac]

Equine Separation Anxiety Questionnaire

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Dutch warmblood

b. Age: 8

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling/show jumping/dressage/endurance/cross country/other-please describe: Non ridden at present due to physical issues, ground work only

d. Work: light/moderate/hard - ground work & light longlining

e. Feed: forage only/forage & hard feed year round/hard feed given seasonally/other-please describe: Forage & 2 hard feeds a day of 1 scoup winergy equilibrium low, unmollassed sugar beet, magnesium, selenivite e, glucosamine supplements

f. Turnout: 24/7/daytime/nighttime/seasonal/none/other-please describe turnout 24/7 summer months, winter months stabled but out 11 hours every day no matter what weather

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 5

b. Will your horse/pony be brought in alone e.g. for the vet/farrier/grooming etc Yes will lead in on own but not able to stay in on own for longer than 10 mins without high stress for companion then stress levels 8

c. Will your horse/pony be stabled alone No 10

d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone No 10

e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone Yes 3 (ground work in arena ok - other horses in sight)

f. Will your horse/pony travel alone Yes 3 (used to rear and wouldnt load and used to kick trailer and panic when leaving companion and shut in trailer, training has helped, will be calmer once trailer moving)

g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:

The fear of being away from the herd, maybe brought on by traumatic or early weaning possibly, or of having bonded equine friends taken away. causing severe anxiety and stress


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[jes]

Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Kassie - Cob cross

b. Age: 9

c. Main discipline: hacking

d. Work: light

e. Feed: forage & hard feed year round

f. Turnout: daytime

g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: with 1 other when turned out
with 4+ others when 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 5

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 4

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 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:
Will go anywhere on her own willingly, but doesn't like being left in the field or stables on her own, however not dangerous, just calls and may fencewalk a little, but doesn't panic and will settle after a while, especially if she has hay or good grass to eat.
Very good to hack out alone, but will often call on the way out and the way back although never changes her pace or tries to stop. I think she's just telling her friends where she is.


Section 1

a. Breed of horse/pony: Phoenix, Welsh Section D

b. Age: 16

c. Main discipline: hacking/schooling

d. Work: light

e. Feed: forage & hard feed year round

f. Turnout: daytime

g. When your horse/pony is at rest e.g. turned out or stabled, is it usually: Turned out with 1 other
Stabled 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: Yes 2

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: Yes 3

d. Will your horse/pony hack out alone: Yes (but not easily) 7

e. Will your horse/pony be schooled alone: Yes 1

f. Will your horse/pony travel alone: don't know, doesn't travel

g. Finally, please give a brief description of what you think separation anxiety is and any other comments you may have on this subject:
Happy to be turned out on his own, will just get on with grazing, not as happy if his fieldmate is taken out of the field and he is left on his own but just calls a lot, doesn't run about. If he is brought into the stables on his own he is not too bothered as long as he has hay, but if he is left in on his own, i.e. the other horses taken out, he will call and boxwalk a bit.
Whilst difficult to hack out alone, this is due to nappiness ratherthan anything else, if we are on a route that he is confident with he shows no separation anxiety at all.
I think it's about not being confident on their own and needing the security of the herd, even if that is only one other horse.