Horses always have a hierarchy among each other which they follow very strictly; your thoroughbred has a lower rank than the other mare (which isn’t always a problem regarding food but some dominant horses do; my mare was the boss of her herd and reserved a whole corner of the paddock for herself, and she was “just” a pony!) so she’ll back away when the other one comes. The only resolution would be to seperate them when giving them food (it’s enough if you bind her somewhere nearby, wait for your mare to finish eating and then bring her back, but it has to be outside of the paddock/reach of your dominant mare!).
As for muddy paddocks; in my last stable (they had a ridiculously high number of paddocks and fields) they had built two sand paddocks with so called “paddock grids” below the sand -> like these here: http://www.hoofgrid.com/; these grids prevent mud completely. The sand goes on top of the grid et voila, a dry paddock all year long! Of course, that requires a financial investment and you also have to get new sand every few years because the wind will blow it away over time. Other than that, I guess you’ll have to either switch paddocks very often or of course better weather conditions.
Merry Christmas *additionally* and Happy New Year in advance. 
Hey. I have two questions. My first question is: I have two horses, both mares. My thoroughbred is very timid and she's always getting her food stolen by the other mare. Is there any way I can get her to be more aggressive and protect her food, or anyway to stop the other one from pushing her around? Second: My paddocks are very muddy. Is there any way to make them drier and safer?
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