| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
| Total number of notes: | 22383 |
With all of the recent storms in the New England area,
how does your horse react to all the noise and lightning?
I remember when I owned my own horse in Arizona as a kid (I was just
14), I had an Arab mare that would simply continue to graze in
the paddock during a thunderstorm - is this typical ? She was able
to go into and out of her stall as she pleased but chose to stay
outside, where it was pouring! Is this normal, or did I just happen
to own a horse that thought she was a duck ?
I'd be interested in hearing from you noters out there whether or
not your horse(s) gets frightened during this type of weather...
Thanks in advance,
Sue Prestidge
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 629.1 | MINE ARE also like DUCKS: | SEQUEL::GREGG | Thu Jun 23 1988 15:28 | 10 | |
Hi Sue,
My horses also like to stand out in the rain but only when it is
warm out. The only time that they have ever wanted to go in was
when they were younger and frightened by the noise of there first
storm. After that was over it was like just another day of rain
to them. "It's the dogs that like to shake, hide or stayed glued
at my side:"
-D-
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| 629.2 | MEIS::SCRAGGS | Thu Jun 23 1988 15:30 | 8 | ||
The gelding that I currently own has free choice as to going in
the stall or staying outside, he chooses the stall. In a normal
rainstorm he'll stay out, but when thunder and lightning hit, he
feels more secure inside. My older gelding chose to stay out rain,
sleet snow ice, you name it.
-Marianne-
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| 629.3 | Capt. Fearless | MARKER::REED | Thu Jun 23 1988 22:44 | 28 | |
Cheyenne seems to not care one way or the other. He and his ex-
"roomie" used to share a three sided shed and both of them tended
to stay outside through snow, sleet, hail, not to mention torrential
rainstorms. They'd give you that "Poor me, I'm standing out here
getting soaking wet" look but didn't stay inside the shed unless
you tied them there.
Once when we were camping with a bunch of friends, an unexpected
thunder and lightning "show" started. At first I wasn't too worried
however, the winds picked up, the temperature dropped 30 degrees
within an hour and a hard driving rain started. It wasn't until
a tree in the woods got hit by lightning that I lost my nerve. I
ran to the car & turned on the headlights so I could see Cheyenne
and Floyd. I figured that they had broken off their ties and were
headed for safety.
But NOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Floyd was lying down and
Cheyenne was standing over him, sound ASLEEP! I walked up to them
to see if they were okay and they looked at me as if *I* was daft.
I gave them each a treat and waded back to the tent for a good stiff
one!
I guess I lucked out having a horse that isn't bothered by Mother
Nature. **But watch out for them plastic snow sleds, they're gonna
getcha if'n ya don't climb the nearest tree!!**
Roslyn
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| 629.4 | Mine wasn't bothered either | CHALK::MURPHY | Is it Friday yet? | Tue Jul 19 1988 19:14 | 10 |
My mare doesn't mind thunderstorms at all. I remember when she
was only 4 yrs. old (now 13) and was out in a pasture with another
horse at night a storm came up and she and the other horse refused
to come in when called. They stood quietly in the middle of the
pasture/storm while it poured buckets of rain on them. They seemed
to enjoy the rain. I remember the woman I boarded with at the time
got soaking wet just trying to get them in; she was just afraid
of their shoes attracting the lightning. Horses survived fine but
she caught cold. ;-)
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