Hi Nancy - Wanda
I have seen horses break ice in troughs and drinking holes. We have an
automatic waterer that has a ball - it sometimes gets slightly frozen and
the horses knock it with their foot. Some of them take their foot and hold
the ball down and to the side so they don't have to push it
when I saw
> Elska walk up to the frozen tank and pop her leg up and crash her hoof
> down on the ice. ...and then take a nice long drink.
I saw one of ours do that once - I think that shows an amazing intelligence.
Nancy
On 20/01/2008, Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would suggest that you break the ice whenever you see it form. Remember
> it may have been frozen for a while and horses generally like to drink right
> after eating so making them wait until it thaws isn't ideal.
We discovered that one of
Hi Janice
>>i have not busted ice in the water b uckets and maybe i should. It
usually melts before 10 AM?
I would suggest that you break the ice whenever you see it form. Remember
it may have been frozen for a while and horses generally like to drink right
after eating so making them wait unti
>i have not busted ice in the water b uckets and maybe i should.
Our local equine vet told us once he sees an increase of colic cases in very
cold weather because the horses do not drink enough water. The water
troughs at Creekside yesterday were all broken up, but they looked like
slushies
i have not busted ice in the water b uckets and maybe i should. It
usually melts before 10 AM? But I always think of my icelandics as
impervious to cold, in fact they seem to delight in it... today even
the sand on the ground is hard and crunchy. It was a real hard rain
then some ice rain and th
Hi Janice,
Yes maybe the winter hair on the rest of his body is making his flanks look
sucked in. He looks fine in the photo, I always have to feel for the ribs
in the winter rather than just look at the outside. Sometimes the thinner
horses' hair even sticks out further when it is cold - probab
> What does Tivar weigh? Has he gained or lost weight since you got him?
thanks robyn i didnt think to weigh him. He gained a little when I
first got him and has stayed about the same ever since. He does not
seem skinnier, just his flanks are sunken but then yesterday I think
nasi looks that
Hi Janice,
>>do teevs flanks look sunken in??
What does Tivar weigh? Has he gained or lost weight since you got him?
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
