Why you should NEVER allow your horse to bring himself in from the field.

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No matter how carefully you introduce the concept, and how calmly and quietly you get him walking in sans headcollar - there is always the risk that he will end up looking a bit of a muppet.

Today, in that respect, was a fail...

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This is not an optical illusion - the stable door really does only come up to just above his knees...because it is not his stable.

He's not much brighter when it comes to his own stable. I've told him time and time again there is a clear and obvious route into his bedroom...and this is not it

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The really sad thing is that his girlfriend, who was also on her first solo run, managed to beat him in (by going cross country - up the bank, and through the manege) AND put herself to bed in the correct stable.
 
Love it!

But before you call him a muppet I have to ask, did he get an extra dinner by going in the wrong stable?
 
How funny. One of mine is fine if you let her go at barn door, she goes straight to her own box. The other can be trusted to always go to her box, no matter where you release her. One night when daughter at a friends, I brought both in, saw them in through the barn door & then stopped to chat or similar. Unfortunately, I hadn't bothered to open both doors. Found both sharing the smaller ones box & hay happily. Quite how a very full up 14.2 & 11.1 had managed to co-ordinate turning round in a 12x10 box with big bankings to eat the hay at the back is beyond me. Especially as when they first went in they would have had to turn to the door again to eat the feed, then back for the hay. (disclaimer for h&s followers, the two function much like a mare & foal so no worries about scrapping)
 
jeeve said:
he would not survive in the wild would he, :)
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Not a chance. He is actually brighter than I give him credit for here - but I am not one to allow the truth to get in the way of a good story. He is rather fond of his creature comforts though (or someone elses creature comforts in this case!)
 
When I worked on a yard in Italy we used to put all the feeds in at lunchtime and open the field gate. They would always wander to their own stables, apart from one little Haffy who was lazy as can be in general, but she would go flat out, rush in other stables and eat as much as she could before the "resident" arrived, then nip out and go to her own food.
 
teasle said:
And is there now some poor little mini trying vainly on tip toe to peek over the stable door?
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Funny you should say that! I posted a pic on another thread, of the little madam herself, trying to eyeball us into giving her something to eat. She's not a mini, but the aging remains of a little show pony. The feedroom door is the same height as the stable doors, so you can see why surgery had to be performed on hers!

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