Baggybreeches
Well-Known Member
I just thought I would share my experiences of our bonfire/fireworks. I keep my horses at home in stables we have a 1 acre grass paddock and a sand menage. I have Touchy 11yr old chestnut IDx mare and Sov 8yr old dark bay ex racehorse. So last night the OH had built a bonfire at the top end of our property so as to not scare the horses it was about 75 yards away from the stables. We lit the bonfire and had our tea (chilli con carne) al fresco by the fire, the OH remembered he had been given some fireworks, so he set up a launcher and set one off. Touchy stopped eating her haynet and stood head over the stable door to have a look, Sov carried on eating, next one goes up Touchy watches it go up and has no reaction (not even ears twitch) when it bangs, Sov carries on eating! Anyway the carried on for the 6 rockets we had and then we watched the fire burn down and went back through the stables and gave them leftover bread and spuds. Now I am not saying that horses don't get stressed by fireworks because I have had horses that do, but do you think some people over react to stuff that horses aren't that bothered about?