This message is from: "Mary Sergeant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It is a relief to hear that my girls aren't the only ones up to tricks.
One of the mares loves to play in the water....sticks her whole head in. The heaters aren't hooked up yet; I'm hoping she will leave them alone. We keep gold fish in the water tank and we thought maybe she was trying to catch the fish. Maybe she's just being a Fjord, though. Mary in Colorado -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bonnie Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:06 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: fjord eating wood This message is from: Bonnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a 5 year old gelding that is always getting into something. He chews wooden fence posts at ground level until they are compromised and I have to replace them. I have given him various branches, old fence posts and hang plastic containers for him to play with. He ignores them all. I bought him a ball and when he wouldn't play with it I put it in his water trough. He loves water but wouldn't touch the ball in there. We had to put the water trough in the barn now because he destroyed 3 tank heaters last year. We had the kind that sat at the bottom of the tank and he would dunk his head all the way to the bottom and pull it out! We are lucky he didn't get hurt. If the tank (and it's a big one) is only half full he will drag it around and isn't happy unless its dumped. Or, he stands in it. We thought we fixed him this summer - we put the tank inside the barn with an opening for them to put their heads in to drink. He must be getting bored with the pasture because yesterday he reached in and managed the dump the tank again! I don't know how to keep this guy busy. I like the idea of putting a large chunk of wood out there and putting molasses on it. That might at least get him interested in bothering that kind of wood. Or, maybe a water slide. . . bonnie in WI Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
