This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The mare I bought last summer is a grown up (7yr) orphan foal. She has one odd habit that must stem from her having been an orphan foal; she tries to nurse herself after she gets a treat. It would be comical if it weren't so sad. She reaches back for her flank and cocks her hind leg and sucks on her tongue. She seems to go into a trance and stands there noisily sucking on her tongue. I leave her alone and see no harm to it. If she is given a treat when she loads into the trailer or is tied, she does not try to nurse, but I think that it is her preferred behavior. Other than being aggressive towards her pasturemates and a bit jealous, she seems otherwise pretty normal. Valerie Columbia, CT