Horses, like people, have different personalities and habits. Some habits are considered strange, and even annoying. Each of our horses has some odd behavior, or habit, that make me wonder "where did they learn that from, and why do they do that"?
Tequila, sticks her nose out and makes a funny sound from her mouth. It almost sounds like she is sucking on a bottle. She also paws the ground, and tries to toss her grain bucket while she is eating. I've had to screw her bucket to the wall in her stall. Eva bangs the wall with her hoof while she eats grain, and almost always has her ears back. She never bites or kicks, but is very mean looking. Trick will always urinate near his hay pile. He looks like a dog marking its territory. Devine makes the same sucking sound as Tequila, but is very quiet. She also threatens all the other horses, by putting her ears back, and sometimes lounging at them, though I've never actually seen her bite. Alcott, when he is upset,takes ahold of his stall walls with his teeth and pulls in a downward direction. I suppose its a form of cribbing. He also won't stay tied. We tried lots of different tying techniques, but have had no luck. Its a good thing he ground-ties! Sage always urinates as soon as she is put in her stall at night. She also gets hysterical when she is left alone, and has broken through many gates and barriers, so that she can be near another horse. I find this odd, because none of the other horses like her, and are always chasing her away. I wonder if I have any habits or behaviors that annoy the horses? They probably watch me, and think "why is she always bothering us with pats, brushing-and we wish she would stop talking!"
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