>>> I went up to his stall to say hello and he lifted his front leg holding it there, sometimes pawing the air. He'd put it down, and then do the same with the other. It looked odd. I've seen a horse paw the ground when bored, etc, but never holding a leg up in the air. He didn't look angry, upset or in any pain. Anyone have any idea why he'd do that?
Sort of like he's pawing in slow motion, and his leg would just sort of get hung mid-air? My TWH mare will do that when she's frustrated - she doesn't really have to seem angry or upset - it just seems like a primal reaction. She will do it sometimes when she's eating out of her grain pan. It's almost like she feels obligated to paw up the snow to get some grass, even though the "grass" is her senior pellets - there's no threat in her body language. (And if so, that must be primal, since we rarely get snow...) She's done it all her life, probably more noticeable when she was younger. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/748 - Release Date: 4/5/2007 3:33 PM "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
