Last night I was up the field at about 7pm and we had a huge number of local displays going off. I'm not a fan and the sooner they ban them or just limit to silent public displays the better. But it seems that ale is completely nonchalant about them.
Some of the fireworks seemed to be going off from just the other side of his hedges and he barely looked up despite enormous bangs and huge flashes of colour. I wonder why he doesn't worry about them?
He quite often jumps at other noises such as a sudden rattling lorry going past or the first time I used my clicker on him!
I was just wondering if he was perhaps exposed at a young age to them and mum wasn't bothered so he isn't either or if some horses just don't acknowledge fireworks as something to be scared of?
I'm incredibly grateful he wasn't stressed as I know lots of other horses have a terrible time at this time of year with awful consequences. I also got out of work last night to find my bike had be intentionally vandalised and had two deliberate flat tires so knowing Ale was calm and settled helped me feel a little better after that fiasco!
Anyway any thoughts welcome. Do you think fireworks are okay or not and what are you horses reactions. Apologies if there has been a thread already I missed it!
Some of the fireworks seemed to be going off from just the other side of his hedges and he barely looked up despite enormous bangs and huge flashes of colour. I wonder why he doesn't worry about them?
He quite often jumps at other noises such as a sudden rattling lorry going past or the first time I used my clicker on him!
I was just wondering if he was perhaps exposed at a young age to them and mum wasn't bothered so he isn't either or if some horses just don't acknowledge fireworks as something to be scared of?
I'm incredibly grateful he wasn't stressed as I know lots of other horses have a terrible time at this time of year with awful consequences. I also got out of work last night to find my bike had be intentionally vandalised and had two deliberate flat tires so knowing Ale was calm and settled helped me feel a little better after that fiasco!
Anyway any thoughts welcome. Do you think fireworks are okay or not and what are you horses reactions. Apologies if there has been a thread already I missed it!