Huey Likes his Din-Dins...

....and also likes his attitude!

At the moment, the Hu-Meister is being fed a bran mash with a scoop of Equilibrium Blue mineral supplements. I have also made him a batch of boiled linseed/rice porridge, which I am going to add to his bran mash over the next 4 days ... Coupled with that, he's getting 2 big biscuits of oaten hay. I've about half a bale left of that, and then he'll move onto the 2nd grade lucerne I have... I have 3 bales of that leftover, which have his name written all over it ...

I added the first batch of linseed/rice to his mash last night, and he loved it ... Maybe too much. I was running my hands over his neck, shoulders, hip etc, and he decided it would be amusing to pin his ears back and lift his leg as if to kick me ... I issued him a rather dismal slap on the shoulder (can't be mad at him for being hungry and enjoying his dinner, can I?!) and set about rubbing the other side in the same fashion. Again, he pinned his ears and snaked his neck towards me, but a sharp 'AH' and he knew better ....

I wonder if he realizes he just gave me his first training mission, haha. I doubt it ... At dinnertime (and not every dinner will be a 'lesson'), I think I'll put a halter on him and have him tied so that he can still eat without issue, but wont be able to snake his head around or move off if he decides to be huffy ... I think I'll also take the opportunity to brush him down all over so that a) he stops being a twit at dinnertime and b) he realizes that each meal wont be his last and he doesn't have to feel threatened and protective over food..... Silly pony. He'll soon work out that will always be dinner, and snacks, and treats, hehe.

On the subject of treats - he, like Red, doesn't eat carrots. I haven't tried him with apples yet (Red doesn't eat apples either) , so I think it's about time I made of batch of rolled oat/apple/carrot pony cookies! The recipe was given to me by a friend, and they are what I used to teach my old Standardbred that it was okay to eat treats. (he had no clue either!). Poor racehorses. I think they miss out on so much in life - yet are expected to give so much.

I'm also contemplating getting them a round bale of oaten hay for when he and Red go into their 2 horse paddock in the next week or so ... It's recently been harrowed, so is resting for a short while before they go in... They're apparently going for $90 locally, so I can't argue with that. The only thing I would be concerned about, is Red gorging himself into oblivion. He's already a land-whale! hehe ...

Well see how it goes :o) ... Another day, another horsey story!