[RC] Subject: [RC] Horses and Snow/Blizzards - LisaHi Lynn, Thank you for responding with your situation; gives me some food for thought. We've lived at the same house for almost 9 years, and haven't moved recently (you might be thinking of Marlene Moss?), and this mare has been here for 8 years. I'm thankful the storm is passing as the mare walked in circles and pawed a big hole in the ground during the last several hours. Her symptoms are getting worse with each blizzard-type storm -- She was never like this before. The wind alone is OK, the snow alone is OK; but add the two together and she about loses her mind. Maybe I should trying blinkers and ear plugs? =;) Thanks again, Lisa Douglass Moss Rock Endurance US Distributor, Free 'n' Easy Saddles Dealer, Specialized Saddles www.mossrockendurance.com (719)439-2472 ****************************** From: Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] Horses and Snow/Blizzards Please Reply to: Lynn Salisbury lasah@xxxxxxxxx or= ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hi Lisa, I'm in CO also and I have a WarmbloodX mare who will= not stay in the barn during heavy snows/blizzards. In her case= she doesn't like the sound of snow sliding on the barn roof. = The snow will slide off in large chunks depending on the snow= volume and it scares the you know what out of her. I suspect= that she got clobbered by one of these slides in the past so she= just stays up on the hill away from the barn. She will eat= sparingly between manic episodes if I take food out to her.= Sometimes one of the others will go see what she's doing and= keep her company. Didn't you guys just move to a new place? If= so, could be a combination of not being settled in yet and some= phobia of snow/barn relation. It took my mare a good 6 months= after we brought her here to feel secure then the darn horse= chasing snow had to get her. Good Luck and try not to stress to= much. She'll work it out. Lynn Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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