So I'm moving my mare home, and she will be an only child..

[candyappy]

@JLeighSchell

Thank you all for the information - of course I would LOVE to get another horse in general, but right now it isn’t an option. I just want her happy and healthy! In the future I certainly plan to have more, as we plan to relocate in 2018 which will bring us more opportunities. This is just temporary

Do you have an alternate plan for her if she can’t handle being alone?

At least good solid fencing or a place that is safe if she were to come unglued at the start?

[Sweetness]

There is just no way I would even consider doing this. The cheapest easiest companion would be a mini or pony. A goat is fun but very hard to fence - mini is much easier to fence. She needs a buddy. Books on natural horsemanship state that alone=dead in horse brain. An isolated wild horse will be eaten, and she just won’t be happy or at peace without constant company.