Wednesday, October 1, 2014

ravenous draft

The following photos are very disturbing. . .do not scroll down if you don't think you can handle it. . .

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These are the photos of a draft horse at dinner time. It is just awful. 
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Shyloh looks terrified.




See how she runs the other horses off their food? See how she won't let the other horses eat? No? Me either.

But, I guess because Reba is big, she intimidates people. Especially those who don't know much about herd dynamics or how horses eat. 

All Reba does is simply eat some food, then slowly walk to the next pile of food to see if there is anything better there. She does not eat all the food then go on to the next pile. She does not pin her ears or chase other horses off. The other horses could stay (clearly, they sometimes do) or check out another food pile. 

But apparently, walking around checking out all the food turns feeding time into a "circus." Ugh. Just let horses be horses! And also, I really need my own horse keeping facility.

/end rant.  

19 comments:

  1. Have people never seen horses eat? It's like one giant game of musical chairs. You never know, the next pile might have something yummier, so you HAVE to check it out, duh. The only time I've seen horses NOT move between piles is when there is only one pile of food - even then they don't stand in one place, they circle their food.

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    1. Right! Some people's idea of horse care is a bit. . .different? It is frustrating, but don't blame the big one when your horse is the ear pinner.

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  2. If she vacuums up the food call her Roomba.. you know because she's the opposite ;) yeah doesn't look like much of a circus to me

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    1. It's not at all. It's actually quite calm. People can be so frustrating!

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  3. It seems that drama (and misinformation) increases exponentially as the number of horses (owners) increases. For goodness sake - horses generally sort things out on their own if you just leave them to it. ;D

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    1. The misinformation is staggering. Part of the bigger problem is one owner of one of the horses who insists on inserting herself in the herd. I don't want to get too much into her, but, yes,if the horses were left to be horses they would be fine.

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  4. What? Expect horses to be horses and not be a helicopter mom? What kind of crazy talk is that?

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  5. As long as everyone gets enough to eat and nobody's getting hurt, I don't see where the problem is. I hope you're able to educated people and sort things out!

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    1. I've tried to educate. . . some people are not willing to listen.

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  6. oh my god, these people would die if they saw my guys. Biting and holding on while chasing each other around...nasty mean faces...kicking, squealing. They love it, it's their little horse life and they like to live it!

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    1. Right! They are horses, they are not about to sit with their elbows off the table and use the correct utensils.

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  7. Lol, I shouldn't laugh but, have too. Poor misunderstood Reba.

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  8. I'm so lucky to have never been involved in a boarding situation. Too much drama over nothing. I highly recommend land ownership.

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