Home made horse toys

J.Ems

J.Ems

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Hi guys

So for the first time ever, I own a horse who seems to want to play! I've never had one which seemed interested before... and he does seem to have a cheeky personality and likes tipping things etc. He has a stable ball at the moment and a hanging likit toy but he has worked out how to pin it against a wall of his stable and then crunch through the likit... which is not a good idea for his tummy!!

Anyone make their own stable toys?

All suggestions welcome!! Even if its been a complete fail, we can have a giggle! xxxx
 
A plastic milk jug with stones in it, hanging from the stable roof seems to amuse them, though its noisy!
Apple bobbing in the water bucket used to amuse Bo for ages :D
I got hank a little yoga ball but he got bored of that pretty quickly :rolleyes:

Watch out with the likits, they are pure sugar and can do more than just upset tummies.
 
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I can't remember how long you stable him for, but when my boy was on box rest he loved green branches of any sort tied to the ceiling. They were hard to eat but he managed!
 
I like the stones in a bottle idea @Jessey
Tried apple bobbing with Belle but she just locked onto it, stuck her head straight in, pinned it to the bottom and grabbed it with her teeth! Took her about ten seconds.
I like the branch idea too @Jane&Ziggy
 
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Hey guys great suggestions so far...keep them coming!

@Jessey yeah exactly thats why his likits got confiscated haha.

@Jane&Ziggy he is put away at 3-4ish give or take an hour... and he's turned out at 6.30am (or 7.30am if we hack out first thing which we will do 4-5 times a week) during winter I'm guessing his stabling will be similar. Unfortunately it will all be in the dark :( so won't include an early morning hack!!

I put him away 3-4pm (I had started putting him away around 2pm but I just felt too guilty stabling him for so long) and stop with him until around 4.30pm with a haynet... and then I go back around 8pm to give him a feed and another haynet.

xx
 
I heard that a hanging swede is good as they will try to eat it while is spins around, its a healthier version of a lick it spinner I like to place carrots around the stable as a little treasure hunt, you can also get one of those lick mat that are for dogs and spread it with apple sauce peanut butter and oats then freeze it and stick it to the wall the freezing is optional but will last longer then.
 
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I heard that a hanging swede is good as they will try to eat it while is spins around, its a healthier version of a lick it spinner
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We hung a swede for Maisie in box rest. She never finished it. Her head was always over her door watching the comings and goings on a busy yard.
 
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Monkey made a toy of the keter double wheelie bin store last night, it’s doesn’t live there and he left it on its roof!
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GypsyCobs_13 said:
I heard that a hanging swede is good as they will try to eat it while is spins around, its a healthier version of a lick it spinner I like to place carrots around the stable as a little treasure hunt, you can also get one of those lick mat that are for dogs and spread it with apple sauce peanut butter and oats then freeze it and stick it to the wall the freezing is optional but will last longer then.
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I used to put a swede on a chain for my yearling but she pinned it against the wall and eat it in about 5 minutes and it was a big 1 so now it goes on the floor and lasts alot longer even if she manages to pin it to the wall it still moves
 
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