EquestrianFairy
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Is it windsucking?!
What IS this horse doing?
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Is it windsucking?!
EquestrianFairy
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JustKickOn
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http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/gypsycob_2006/d05ac188.mp4
Click link, it shows video.
Doesn't look like windsucking to me, they usually hook their teeth onto something and then suck in and grunt. Looks as though he is licking the door with the bottom of his tongue which can be a sign of a vit/mineral deficiency. Also looks like he is biting his tongue a little?
No idea, would be interesting to see what others think.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/gypsycob_2006/d05ac188.mp4
Click link, it shows video.
Doesn't look like windsucking to me, they usually hook their teeth onto something and then suck in and grunt. Looks as though he is licking the door with the bottom of his tongue which can be a sign of a vit/mineral deficiency. Also looks like he is biting his tongue a little?
No idea, would be interesting to see what others think.
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LaurenB
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can't see anything
quirky
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Difficult to say but I would say no.
I believe they normally hold onto something and windsuck and although he kind of messes with the door, he doesn't actually grab it.
Of course, I am probably completely wrong
I believe they normally hold onto something and windsuck and although he kind of messes with the door, he doesn't actually grab it.
Of course, I am probably completely wrong
Jesstickle
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I don't have sound but I would say no from that. Looks more like it is just a funny weird little quirk like some of them have!
Echo Bravo
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Nothing there.
Jesstickle
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Meowy Catkin
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Difficult to say but I would say no.
I believe they normally hold onto something and windsuck and although he kind of messes with the door, he doesn't actually grab it.
Of course, I am probably completely wrong
If they hold onto something then they are cribbing. Windsucking is when they gulp in air without holding onto anything.
I don't think that this horse is windsucking as he isn't making 'gulping' noises. Very odd.
SuperCoblet
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I wouldn't say he was windsucking. Has the horse just eaten something? I doubt it is, but coblet does similar when he eats something yummy 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld5HSONylSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld5HSONylSEsmellsofhorse
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Looks to me like he has something on it'ds tounge that he wants off!
So is scraping the tounge on the top teeth.
So is scraping the tounge on the top teeth.
EquestrianFairy
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This horse does this a lot- he is gulping in air (I know it doesn't sound like it on the video)
He sucks his tongue then gulps in air- I've never seen it before- ever! He does this spontaneously every few hours and when he does this because he is grabbing his tongue it causes lots of froth.
Really odd!
(thanks to those that sorted out my link!)
He sucks his tongue then gulps in air- I've never seen it before- ever! He does this spontaneously every few hours and when he does this because he is grabbing his tongue it causes lots of froth.
Really odd!
(thanks to those that sorted out my link!)
Meowy Catkin
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Well then, it's possibly his own special version of windsucking. 
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Unique! I See Clover
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Have no idea what he's doing, but put a wee smile on my face
Brightbay
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If it's something the horse does a lot, it's most likely an oral sterotypy. Sme horses windsuck, some crib bite, some twirl their tongue, some suck their tongue, some run their teeth along weaving grills... there are lots of oral sterotypies, just that the ones most people recognize are windsucking and cribbing.
At some point the horse has felt stressed, most likely due to feeding practices, and this behaviour has relieved the stress. Eventually it happens much more frequently and for no apparent reason.
At some point the horse has felt stressed, most likely due to feeding practices, and this behaviour has relieved the stress. Eventually it happens much more frequently and for no apparent reason.