tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post391612592804676407..comments2023-05-21T11:16:01.753-04:00Comments on Chloe, the Pony Who Wouldn't: George is Worried About FoodJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-58232689851383089642010-11-06T14:25:53.221-04:002010-11-06T14:25:53.221-04:00The days are really drawing in now - it must have ...The days are really drawing in now - it must have triggered something for him.<br /><br />It's funny - in the dream, the horse had a shaggy coat, but George doesn't grow much of a coat. When you put your hand next to him, but not touching, you can feel the heat from an inch or two away. I wonder if I should break down and give him a blanket.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-89494194649999749732010-11-06T13:48:35.862-04:002010-11-06T13:48:35.862-04:00If George was starved, then that explains a lot. I...If George was starved, then that explains a lot. I think it is fewer hours of daylight that brings on the need for more food, it is lack of light that signals the onset of winter and that makes their winter coats grow. Poor George, he must have been so young when he was starved. It ties in with your dream though, doesn't it? A little foal that comes to you for protection..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-1878850793006483772010-11-06T11:07:07.628-04:002010-11-06T11:07:07.628-04:00Yes, George is the dominant one, and he can push a...Yes, George is the dominant one, and he can push any of the others; Bridget can push Rose and Chloe; and Rose can push Chloe. But until a few days ago, they all stood placidly at their own buckets, which I put down in order of dominance.<br /><br />I think George must have been starved in the wintertime when he was a youngster. My friend met him in the winter, and he charged at her, teeth bared, when she stood in his pile of hay. By that point in his life, he was well fed enough again (I think - I'll have to check with my friend), but that person had bought him at age 1 1/2, so I assume whatever happened had happened before that age.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-31491060479876822142010-11-06T05:42:23.001-04:002010-11-06T05:42:23.001-04:00Bucket dances are often about dominance. I feed Mi...Bucket dances are often about dominance. I feed Minnie and Cassie their buckets in their stables to give Minnie a chance to eat in peace. When I was giving their buckets out in the field, I had to stand in between them and protect Minnie from Cassie. Otherwise Cassie would chase Minnie away. The same thing happens in the field shelter. I put out several piles of hay, but Cassie won't let Minnie in to eat. So Cassie stands in the shelter to eat, blocking most of the hay and Minnie stands outside, snatching at the pile that is still within her reach. They sort themselves out though. Cassie will leave the shelter when she's had enough and then Minnie will go in and eat. In the end, Minnie actually eats more hay than Cassie.<br /><br />I wonder if it's possible that George was starved during wintertime before you got him. That rescue horse I used to have was very badly starved and they never forget it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com