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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
