Horse Jumping Fence

Question
QUESTION: Hi,
I recently got a 5 year old morgan gelding (about 2 weeks ago).  He has lately been jumping his fence and we've found him about a mile away from home. This is a BIG problem! We tried locking him up in his stall but he jumped that too. I really do NOT know what to do with this horse. He cut his leg and skinned part of his back. It's turned into an emergency and I am clueless of what to do. Please help me. I would be so greatful! I would hate to get rid of him because he is the sweetest thing! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Christina

ANSWER: I need more info please.  Read my instructions for what I need to answer, like you age and experience, how how is fences, what type of fence, is this only horse?

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QUESTION: Hi,
I am 14 but I'm sharing the horse with my mom who has been very stressed out about this whole thing.  I'm not a beginner horse owner.
The fence that he has been jumping is weaved wire.  We're going to put some electric tape up but we don't know what to do with him meanwhile.  The horse is kept in a small pen with no other horses. We can't even keep him in the stall because he busts through that too. I need something to keep him contained today.
I hope that was enough info.
Thanks so much,
Christina Fox

Answer
OK, in order to give the best answer I would have to see the horse and see what causes this, how he handles pressure and is he doing this from fear or something else.  If you have a round pen, I would work him in there and get him to work our his stress.  He is in a new place and is not feeling secure.  The more you work him, walk him, move his feet around his new place the more comfortable he will feel and the less he will want to leave.  He feels trapped in a stall and is unsafe so he goes back to his instincts, which is to run when scared.  A horse has to be out in the open with other horses to feel safe.  If you there is a pasture available, I would walk him around the fence line, work him, lunge him in the pasture, move his feet so he is paying more attention to you than his surroundings.  

This is about the horse not feeling safe and comfortable.  If you are with him he will not jump the fence, so it sounds like he does it when left alone, when alone he is insecure and scared, so when scared, he can't be trapped.  If you have some pole panels you could put them up around his stall for a temp fix.

The more you work this horse, the more you show him that this place will not hurt him, the less he want to leave.  

You can try to visit him several times a day, 6 or 8 times and bring him a carrot.  He will soon start looking for you to come and will learn that when you leave, you will come back.  It sound like this guy may have been abused and left to fend for himself, so when left alone, he does what he has always done, because that has kept him alive and that is all he knows.  

Without seeing this for myself, I can't tell if I am right or other things are going on, so that is my guest.

Spending time with him is best, since he dose not do this when you are there, you may have to slowly be away for short periods until he learns to relax when you leave and learns you will come back and not abandon him.

hope this helps,

Rick