Why does my horse wee everytime I muck out!?

[ejmassive]

Very strange question....

Everytime I'm mucking out my horse's stable, he takes a wee. I'm beginning to think its a sign of something! He is in good health and on a shavings bed.

I thought I would throw it out to the panel to see if anybody has some inspiration for me!

Thanks

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

cos he can!

 

[Echo Bravo]

Do you whistle or sing while you are mucking out as in times gone by you could make a horse wee by doing that or that he's reclaiming his territory when you've put a clean bed in.

 

[Horseyscot]

To annoy you!

Mine isn't that keen on peeing in the stable and usually pees as soon as I turn him out in the morning. With this spell of minus temps, and lots of ice he has been in for over a week with no turnout. He now pees when I have just finished cleaning him out

Its as if he realises he isn't going out and therefore can't hold on any longer and has to go in the stable.

 

[DuckToller]

One of mine waits until I put a load of clean shavings in, then he pees into the clean woodchips with a blissful look on his face! Think he just likes peeing into a deep pile of woodchips so he doesn't splash his legs. He even waits to go in his bed despite being in the field all day.

 

[Osiris]

Was he gelded late?

I seem to remember from college that Stallions often did this to reclaim their territory so to speak, and it is a fact that is often used by studs prior to collecting/covering, to make sure that no urine contaminates (sp) the ejaculate. Maybe this is just a boy thing in general?

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong

 

[miss_bird]

My very dirty mucky mare will wait until the clean bed is down then will pee and poo as soon as she gets in the bed

 

[MrsMozart]

All mine wait 'till there's a clean bed, then wees

. Dizz will often wait 'till the last wheelbarrow load has gone, then do a poo as well, just to make it really smell like home

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[charliesarmy]

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Very strange question....

Everytime I'm mucking out my horse's stable, he takes a wee. I'm beginning to think its a sign of something! He is in good health and on a shavings bed.

I thought I would throw it out to the panel to see if anybody has some inspiration for me!

Thanks

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Yep I think its a sign...a sign of appreciation...and since your there he can keep a eye on you so he can make sure you clear the offensive P quickly and efficiently LOL cheecky ponio

 

[Storminateacup]

Just like anybody else - he likes a clean toilet!!

 

[1036Jones]

My mare does it too - so now I catch it in a bucket and I never have a wet stable!!! Infact I just say 'wee wee' to her and she will do it to order!!!

 

[Rudey]

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My mare does it too - so now I catch it in a bucket and I never have a wet stable!!! Infact I just say 'wee wee' to her and she will do it to order!!!

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Sammi my bay does it straight away on a clean bed! I was telling my yard mates the other day about a post I read on here about teaching horses to peeee in buckets - initially they thought I was making it up lmaoooooo!!! I told them that when I get on my feet, I aim to teach mine to do it - they looked at me as if I was crazy ALOL!! xx

 

[FestiveBoomBoom]

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My mare does it too - so now I catch it in a bucket and I never have a wet stable!!! Infact I just say 'wee wee' to her and she will do it to order!!!

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LUCKY! Mine was diagnosed with cystitis a couple of weeks ago and the vet wanted a urine sample - I hung around for 2 hours waiting and only managed to get a pathetic amount. Think he got wee shy!

 

[MochaDun]

Mine watches me arrive at the yard gate of a morning, I see his head over the door and by the time I've parked up and walked to his stable he's having a wee at the back....does that nearly every day. I hate to think he's been hanging on til I've arrived to go!

 

[Stateside]

my two go every time I give them a haynet. I leave them out to roam around the yard this time of year in the day time and in at night and give them a haynet morning and afternoon they both go on the concrete while I am hanging up the haynets ?

 

[MagicMelon]

Probably same reason my horse will always do a poo as soon as he goes in the trailer! Who knows. Maybe it makes it "theirs".

 

[Brummyrat]

mine goes if i ridden him in the evening then mucked out, he'll wee into a bucket as soon as i put him in and he is another that will go when he hears my car arrive first thing at the weekend, i think with him its more to do with routine than a territory thing, although as far as th OP's ned goes, i think thats an appreciation of lovely clean bed