Pippity
Well-Known Member
They can be endlessly amusing!
My field's water trough is right next to the gate. When I'm bringing Blue in, if there are no horses at the trough, she's happy to come straight in. If there are horses drinking, she has to have a drink first. She doesn't have to do anything to move the others away, not even put her ears back. She just heads to the trough, and everyone scatters.
The only exception is a 2yo filly who Blue has adopted. She's the only one allowed to be at the trough at the same time as Blue, and she likes to flaunt it. She'll come trotting up while Blue is drinking, stick her muzzle in right next to Blue, and then look up to make sure everyone can see that, look, SHE'S allowed and they AREN'T, nyer, nyer!!
(It isn't the case that the 2yo can only get near the trough with Blue's protection, in case anyone is wondering. She's allowed to get away with blue murder in that herd because they all love her.)
My field's water trough is right next to the gate. When I'm bringing Blue in, if there are no horses at the trough, she's happy to come straight in. If there are horses drinking, she has to have a drink first. She doesn't have to do anything to move the others away, not even put her ears back. She just heads to the trough, and everyone scatters.
The only exception is a 2yo filly who Blue has adopted. She's the only one allowed to be at the trough at the same time as Blue, and she likes to flaunt it. She'll come trotting up while Blue is drinking, stick her muzzle in right next to Blue, and then look up to make sure everyone can see that, look, SHE'S allowed and they AREN'T, nyer, nyer!!
(It isn't the case that the 2yo can only get near the trough with Blue's protection, in case anyone is wondering. She's allowed to get away with blue murder in that herd because they all love her.)
