MagicMelon
Well-Known Member
My Welsh has learnt to open my top door of the feed room (its a stable-type door). So 2 nights this week he's managed to lean through and grab whatever he can - luckily its just been empty bags (which he's then strewn around the yard in disgust). So I began tying the doors with baler twine to try and stop him.
Well, went over to give them breakfast this morning to find 2 of them up to their knees in feed standing outside the feed room door, doors wide open! You should have seen the guilty looks on their faces. Feed bins were strewn everywhere - 5 of them with now-bent metal lids.... supplement containers everywhere etc. etc. You can imagine the scene, total devastation! So worked out they'd eaten 1/2 a bin of DRY SUGAR BEET (OMG), an entire bag of Safe & Sound, about 2/3 bin of oats and 1/4 bag of alfalfa. This is between 2 horses, luckily my lami pony I dont think came near as he'd get told to bugger off.
So the vets been warned we may be calling them today, Ive given them epsom salts and had to take away their water (vet said, due to the dry beet). Had a lesson today which I had to cancel for the 2nd time as obviously cant ride them. So am spending the day rushing back and forth checking on them. Why are horses do damn stupid?! Do they not know this is very dangerous?! The feed room door has just had a very large bolt put on it as well as another hook closure....... I honestly dont know how he undid the doors though, the bottom door has a huge bolt on it - it was still in the lock position but open, HTF does that happen?!
Well, went over to give them breakfast this morning to find 2 of them up to their knees in feed standing outside the feed room door, doors wide open! You should have seen the guilty looks on their faces. Feed bins were strewn everywhere - 5 of them with now-bent metal lids.... supplement containers everywhere etc. etc. You can imagine the scene, total devastation! So worked out they'd eaten 1/2 a bin of DRY SUGAR BEET (OMG), an entire bag of Safe & Sound, about 2/3 bin of oats and 1/4 bag of alfalfa. This is between 2 horses, luckily my lami pony I dont think came near as he'd get told to bugger off.
So the vets been warned we may be calling them today, Ive given them epsom salts and had to take away their water (vet said, due to the dry beet). Had a lesson today which I had to cancel for the 2nd time as obviously cant ride them. So am spending the day rushing back and forth checking on them. Why are horses do damn stupid?! Do they not know this is very dangerous?! The feed room door has just had a very large bolt put on it as well as another hook closure....... I honestly dont know how he undid the doors though, the bottom door has a huge bolt on it - it was still in the lock position but open, HTF does that happen?!
