mares & poop

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

--->Horses, mares especially do not enjoy peeing on hard ground - their
urine
>splashes on their legs, which some horses dislike with a *passion*.  The
>hay on the ground provides a perfect pee spot as far as they are
>concerned.  I keep my guys either in pasture where there is enough grass,
>or in pens with enough bedding that they have pee spots, eating spots,
>poop spots, and sleep spots.  Often, some horses are simply a lot less
>finiky than others.  My mare would only pee on her food when I led her
>bedding get too low in her stall.>


Welcome to Ridecamp, Leah.

I also wanted to add that I agree on this point.  I usually make "rolling
places" in my paddocks - old bedding, composted manure, old hay, where they
will roll after a ride.  They like to pee there, too.


It also helps to pick droppings up on a daily basis, as there are then other
places where they can "go".


Tracey
>Leah
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