MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
Horse was playing with a dead rabbit. anyone else have any horse-carrion related stories? weirdo.
Went to catch horse
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PorkChop
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Yikes!
Try giving him a cuddly toy in his stable
Try giving him a cuddly toy in his stable
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
he has a Exmoor in his stable already! what more can he want! maybe he's lacking minerals.
Cortez
Tough but Fair
Ha ha! I had a horse once who killed and played with: crows (several), rats, and a coyote. He used to race around the paddock chucking them about: weirdo!
Also had a stallion who used to stamp on bullfrogs and turtles.
This was in Amerca, BTW, in case you're wondering at all the non-UK-native species....
Also had a stallion who used to stamp on bullfrogs and turtles.
This was in Amerca, BTW, in case you're wondering at all the non-UK-native species....
Pinkvboots
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strange never seen that before!
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
wasn't Iberian was he? cos he's a lusitano and I've never trusted either of my lusos around dogs/ducks/chickens and the last one was seen chasing a fox in his field.
Cortez
Tough but Fair
No, Trakhener. My PRE's are all super good with the dogs, cat, etc. in the fields and the stable.
PorkChop
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MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
I always got the feeling from one that they wanted to find out how they all worked..
tbf the last one was excellent with dogs for years but too many badly behaved dogs on livery yards made him very intolerant. This one does like to chase the ducks.
starryeyed
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Eek!! We used to have a rabbit-killer... he was a welsh mountain pony so during summer went in a smaller paddock on his own which was adjacent to the other horses in their big field, and we kept finding dead rabbits in there with him when we went to bring him in at night. We thought the neighbours terriers must have somehow been getting in and doing it, so blamed them entirely - until we caught him in the act!! Poor things - at least it kept him entertained...
Fraggle2
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I shared a lusitano x exmoor that used to kill pigeon and then throw them around.
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
How weird starryeyed! this hadn't been dead that long but I've no idea what killed it. I don't think he was eating it, just shaking it about like an eejit.
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
together we could do a pie.
There used to be a posted on here that had PREs. Am sure she said she'd lost chickens to one mare.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
my friend had an arab that killed rabbits but he didnt play with them afterwards....she never had to worry about rabbit holes in his field!!!
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
there are a lot of rabbits at this farm, maybe he's just become irritated with the constant nose twitching.
Auslander
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I have one here (Bernsters mare, actually!) who chases the geese that land in her field. SHe's never caught one, but not for want of trying! I fear it would not end well for the goose if she succeeded -she's very angry about them being in her territory!
jumping.jack_flash
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Really unusual. . .but just inquisitive . . I don't think anything intended by it . . Thank for sharing.
Cortez
Tough but Fair
I used to have a stallion who would toss sheep back over the fence if they came into his paddock. Never killed any though...
Gift Horse
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My horse tb/wb won't tolerate cats or foxes in his field; he chases them out with pinned back ears. There is a regular stand-off between him and next door's cat. The cat stalks up and down on one side of the strip-grazing fence, while the hoss patrols the other side with a 'thou shall not pass' frown on his face.
Good picture btw. I never manage to capture my animals doing special stuff
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
I've not tried him with sheep yet but not keen on the idea! he loves cattle though.
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
new iPhone, the old one wouldn't have been quick enough in that light
thanks. well, at least mine aren't the only ones who act weird!
dibbin
Well-Known Member
What a weirdo
Jazz likes to chase birds. Especially crows and seagulls, and he once almost frightened the life out of one of my neighbour's hens - I hadn't realised she was in the field when I turned out and the horses charged at her!
His favourite thing to chase, though, is sheep. Our neighbouring farmer lent us some to keep the grass down, and the horses took to chasing them when they came into their half of the field. Horses worrying livestock is a new one on me ...
Jazz likes to chase birds. Especially crows and seagulls, and he once almost frightened the life out of one of my neighbour's hens - I hadn't realised she was in the field when I turned out and the horses charged at her!
His favourite thing to chase, though, is sheep. Our neighbouring farmer lent us some to keep the grass down, and the horses took to chasing them when they came into their half of the field. Horses worrying livestock is a new one on me ...
throughtheforest
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My sec A has been caught chasing just about anything small and furry/ feathered in his field! The once he was chasing 3 moles, very strange day that was.
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
Jay likes to chase birds. In fact, we had to stop feeding him in the field as the lovely Moorhens would hang round for a feed, and he stomped them!
He also once had a bird of prey, a pigeon, and more happily a couple of rats on his arena in winter!
Not ever had a rabbit though, that is very special.
He also once had a bird of prey, a pigeon, and more happily a couple of rats on his arena in winter!
Not ever had a rabbit though, that is very special.
YorksG
Over the hill and far awa
Our first horse used to kill rats if they went in his stable (he was kept on an old dairy farm, so there were a few). The odd thing about that though was that they were all flat, no obvious shoe marks, just pressed rats!
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
where was your camera!!
that must have been a strange one. we have plenty of moles too-maybe I should set up some webcams!
MotherOfChickens
MotherDucker
PeachesD113
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Nothing useful to add but this picture actually made me lol.
Horses are funny beasts
Horses are funny beasts
Exploding Chestnuts
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Nope: he needs his teeth checked
YorksG
Over the hill and far awa
did he lie on them or use his forehead do you think?
We never worked it out, but it must have been the fastest he moved in the years we had him