Work: as yesterday, with 30-minute lunch break between Rodney’s heating session and Mathilda’s walk. Report: Caught mare. Rodney eating hay. Rodney comes over to survey the carrot situation. As we pass the barn, he saunters in. After our first lap, he emerges, gives an abandoned foal scream, and goes back to the hay. Will continueContinue reading “Hay Is For Horses. But Why?”
Category Archives: Horse Behavior
Order, Order
Work: PM1 heat/PM2 groom. Report: Need to complete experiment before evaluating hypothesis. Ramblings: Tried a new plan. Usually, Rodney gets his heat therapy and walk and then Mathilda and I go for our pasture perambulation. Today, I wanted to try walking Mathilda in between. Rodney could relax over the break and I could prepare withContinue reading “Order, Order”
Tic, Tic, Tic
Work: PM heat therapy/EVE groom Report: same stuff, different day. Ramblings for the Day: The horse may be half full instead of half empty. As I have said before, when I catch the mare for her walk around the pasture, Rodney runs back to the barn. I had wondered if this was security-seeking behavior. TodayContinue reading “Tic, Tic, Tic”
The Weather Outside Is Frightful (for us)
Work: short walk, groom. Report: cold & windy. I was for giving the whole thing a miss, discretion being the better part of valor, but Greg insisted on a company walk. It went as well as could be expected in this weather. Rodney was on his toes but not a turkey about it. Which isContinue reading “The Weather Outside Is Frightful (for us)”
Pffft!
Work: AM heat therapy & walk/PM groom. Probably. Eventually. Maybe. Report: 3 laps similar to yesterday. The middle lap was slightly bigger & therefore closer to the ring. This did not escape his notice. Halfway thru the 3rd – smaller – lap, he squealed and pulled back. Catching me by surprise, he pulled away andContinue reading “Pffft!”
More Equine Tics
Work: AM heat therapy, walk – 3 laps of our current “big” loop/PM long groom. Report: walk – some concern, some yawns. He wasn’t completely over it but he was on a loose rope the entire time & he didn’t escalate, which for him is a biggie. Ramblings for the day: When Rodney is concernedContinue reading “More Equine Tics”
Immersed in the Equine Idiom
Work: PM heat therapy. Discussion: Two microwaved heating pads + sheepskin cover + wool blanket + warmish weather = happy horse. I have no idea why he doesn’t melt. Ramblings for the Day: I can’t swim and count at the same time. In order to keep track of my laps for the Polar Challenge thatContinue reading “Immersed in the Equine Idiom”
Virtual Brush Box 