My horse was naked last night!

[sandi_84]

Over the last few weeks he's resumed his career in escapology either barging through my electric fencing or somehow limboing under it so I took off his rug and left him naked for the night ... I don't feel the least bit guilty about it either
He stayed in the field! YES! It snowed a little overnight but when I got there this morning his feet had not swelled, he had not shrunk "in the wash" and he had not melted into a big Loki puddle on the ground He was in fact toasty warm, dry and covered in dried mud
Gave him a groom and popped his rugs back on so...

Bets are on as to whether he stays in there for the rest of the day and tonight or not, any takers?

 

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love your post, can't wait for next instalment!

 

[sandi_84]

love your post, can't wait for next instalment!

Ha ha thanks So I assume you'd not care to have a flutter?
He's a total menace! Poor Pippa isn't as brave/clever as he is and would be left looking a bit confused and lonely as he happily munched away over the fence
The ratbag was notorious for doing this at my last yard, there were three fields one after the other and he'd figured out that in the middle field there was a bit of dry stone dyke that had crumbled down the long side of the field.
He would climb it like a mountain goat, then balance his way tightrope walker style till he was on the other side of the fence and then hop down and mooch about in the top field. Best bit is he would then stand at the gate looking awfully sad that he was out till some poor unsuspecting soullet him back in... the moment their back was turned he'd climb back out!
I got told that on one of my days off he'd been put back into the field by one person 7 times! Luckily he didn't tend to wander far because at one point there was no fence at the top of the first field... mind you he would only have got as far as the haylage or big bucket of yard sugarbeet anyway

 

[Dipsy83]

The ratbag was notorious for doing this at my last yard, there were three fields one after the other and he'd figured out that in the middle field there was a bit of dry stone dyke that had crumbled down the long side of the field.
He would climb it like a mountain goat, then balance his way tightrope walker style till he was on the other side of the fence and then hop down and mooch about in the top field. [/QUOTE]

Sorry this just had me laughing out loud at work, would of loved to seen this

 

[sandi_84]

The ratbag was notorious for doing this at my last yard, there were three fields one after the other and he'd figured out that in the middle field there was a bit of dry stone dyke that had crumbled down the long side of the field.
He would climb it like a mountain goat, then balance his way tightrope walker style till he was on the other side of the fence and then hop down and mooch about in the top field.

Sorry this just had me laughing out loud at work, would of loved to seen this [/QUOTE]

Ha ha! Honestly he would look so forlorn "Oh I seem to have inadvertantly found myself on the wrong side of the fence and I can't get at the haylage...HELP?" and then (at least in my head) the butter wouldn't melt look would be gone, a mischievious glint would twinkle in his eye and he would snigger as he clambered back out thinking "Ha ha! stupid humans! Wonder how many times I can do this before they catch on"
I do think that he is part cob part mountain goat and that he is somehow related in some way to Harry Houdini

 

[Dipsy83]

Still chuckling ..

in the field next to ours at the livery yard, there was a 18mth appy and if the bottom part of the fence was missing he'd crawl under! this was last summer and he has now grown to around 14h. Found him in our field the other week and he's now taken to jumping the fence and munching on the haylage i put out for our 2, thankfully they like him and you can find them grooming each other

 

[sandi_84]

Still chuckling ..

in the field next to ours at the livery yard, there was a 18mth appy and if the bottom part of the fence was missing he'd crawl under! this was last summer and he has now grown to around 14h. Found him in our field the other week and he's now taken to jumping the fence and munching on the haylage i put out for our 2, thankfully they like him and you can find them grooming each other

Ha ha! Limboing ponies Britain's epidemic!
They do seem to find an added streak of evil genius when food is involved don't they!
Is it awful that the thought of him jumping into your field and having a mutual groom made me smile in a that's "cute and cuddly" kind of way? Ah dear today is not my day for HHO, I've gone right soft!

 

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There is never a dull moment is there!!

My two have been out naked all winter and have lovely glossy coats and have kept their weight stable all winter so I am really pleased. They do get into mischief and have decimated my rugosa rose hedge, peeled the bark from my lilac and regularly find things my OH forgets to put away and move them. They seem to like pulling logs into the middle of the field at the moment, quite large ones as well.

 

[sandi_84]

There is never a dull moment is there!!

My two have been out naked all winter and have lovely glossy coats and have kept their weight stable all winter so I am really pleased. They do get into mischief and have decimated my rugosa rose hedge, peeled the bark from my lilac and regularly find things my OH forgets to put away and move them. They seem to like pulling logs into the middle of the field at the moment, quite large ones as well.

Ha ha! Naughty ponies! Oh god I'd better not let my OH see this, he's always wanted a logging pony!
Wish I could get my boy naked over winter, I'm trying to toughen him up slowly. Last year he was rugged to the hilt in a heavyweight coz he was a chilly boy, this year he was in a mediumweight over the worst weather but the heavyweight didn't even come out

 

[Orchardbeck]

Ha, I love it that my old mare is just not clever in any way, i've had no battery on the electric fence all winter and she still hasn't noticed!!

The two 4 yo's I had were far too clever for their own good, once I found a heap of droppings on the patio where one had escaped, climbed some steps and peered through the kitchen window on the terrace... She left her calling card!

 

[poiuytrewq]

Haha that's great. Mine used to do this constantly, don't think he's bothered this winter so much as I have no grass anywhere so no point!
The annoying thing is he's a big 16.2 lump who lives with a Shetland pony... Guess which one is the problem?

 

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Orchardbeck, love your calling card - still laughing. They do like to keep us thinking so we are one step ahead - hopefully.

When I was young, we 'lost' a yearling, found her in the dinning room looking at the pictures!