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Over the hill and far awa
We have two youngish horses, one a cob, one a part-bred Appy. The cob is scared of nothing, very food orientated and would like to be in charge The Appy is quite reactive, not that bothered about food and couldn't be in charge of anything.
We got them both treat balls on Sunday, put some Weisencobs in them and put them in their respective stables. The Cob immediately started shoving the ball about, leaving a trail of feed which she didn't realise was there, trying desperately to empty the ball. The Appy blew down the hole in hers (think child playing a recorder ) tipped it over, ate the couple of treats that fell out and carried on with the process. The second time they had the balls put in, the cob did eat the treats as they fell out, but still used the "bash it about" method of emptying it, the Appy simply rocked it backwards and forwards, eating the treats as she rocked the ball off them
So we appear to have a very strategic thinker of an Appy
We got them both treat balls on Sunday, put some Weisencobs in them and put them in their respective stables. The Cob immediately started shoving the ball about, leaving a trail of feed which she didn't realise was there, trying desperately to empty the ball. The Appy blew down the hole in hers (think child playing a recorder ) tipped it over, ate the couple of treats that fell out and carried on with the process. The second time they had the balls put in, the cob did eat the treats as they fell out, but still used the "bash it about" method of emptying it, the Appy simply rocked it backwards and forwards, eating the treats as she rocked the ball off them
So we appear to have a very strategic thinker of an Appy