This message is from: Linda Lottie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jeanne......I too watch my horses to help me keep an eye on things. Mine love to stand by the barn, facing south & west to watch for deer. Often there are deer in the pasture grazing or sneaking under the fence.
My property butts up to two other pastures of neighboring horses. Often, the horses from each farm meet in the "three corners" area and either take a nap or just hang out. ( 11-15 head). My neighbor and I laugh and say they are having coffee time :) In three years there has never been an "incident" in that corner.....just hangin' out. Such good ponies:) LJLB in WI......snowing and it is beautiful ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: East facing Fjords... > Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 09:58:45 -0500 > > This message is from: "Jeanne Zuker" > > I have watched Monty the past few days, here are my observations: > He faces east to 'watch for me' since I come out that way to feed him, etc., > also my drive is to the east so I come home that way. > That said he also watches to the north if the deer, wild turkeys or geese are > out in the fields, or if my neighbors are out. He faces the south again if the > deer are passing that way or again any neighbors are out...he think of all > humans as thinking he needs food! He faces the west to watch the woods and > for shade or wind break, so what I have observed from him is he doesn't have > any favorite direction unless food is involved! :>)) He is very observant and > watches for the school bus, trash pick up, cars, mail carrier, propane > delivery, cars passing on the road, dogs running outside, any wildlife. > > One interesting thing I remember from last summer. We had a pallet place > burning. It started in the early afternoon, it is approx. 13 miles from us, I > watched him that particular afternoon, way before the fire was on the news, I > noticed he kept watching to the north, he would raise his head and smell and > jog around the pasture, but would always return to the same place. I got > concerned and went out, at the time I could neither see or smell the fire, but > later as it got dark, OMG, the entire sky was bright with the orange glow and > you could see the flames! The smell was not something I detected easily, but > I know he could detect the fire from that far away hours before I could see > it...as it burned, we could see the smoke. > > I now watch him for any changes in his behavior, he is my barometer, and I > have found if I look closely at the direction he is looking, I can ususally > find whatever it is he is looking at. > > Jeanne and Monty who is enjoying the 33 degrees today. Sunday the high is > supposed to be 5 degrees with wind gusts of 50 mph. > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
