There are horses in the field below my house and I went over to the fence to give one of them some carrot munchies. The horse that came up to me had a muzzle on it's snout. He was acting like he was eating grass, but there's no way he was. What id up with that?
Hi all,
I have been challenged by a horse riding friend. Based in the UK they want to find the best app for them to find good routes to ride from A>B, as they find that Google maps is less than reliable at using bridleways. Anyone here use something they find particularly great - or is there a paid app that is worth the cost?
Many Thanks in advance :)
Vets coming at 2 tomorrow to close it surgically in case he'd pick up infection but he's not too concerned about it because there's no infection. I've 4 men organised to keep his mother and the other mare and foal away while were doing it.
I am renting an Amish farm house where the Amish farmer keeps about 8 horses. He rotates them on and off the farm as they work for him. I am new to horses - I am about 6'7" 320 lbs - would like to make friends with the horses but I am unsure how to approach them. What is the proper way to approach a horse to express friendliness ? I mentioned my size because perhaps I may be imposing as a larger human being - maybe not - but worth noting since I am new. I have had solo horses come to the fence curious about me while I use the well pump very close to the fence. I have noticed that all the horses appear to be perpetually bothered by flies. Especially around their eyes. Is it appropriate to look them in the eye ? wipe the flies from them? what to do to make friends? Oh.. one minor note... last night one of the curious ones jumped a bit as if startled while I was pumping water and made a somewhat quick gesture. He/ she didn't run off, but just appeared to jump when I moved a little to quickly.
Any suggestions appreciated
Do horses go into a kind of half sleep state when eating? They look really relaxed, eyes mostly closed, like a baby nursing.
