Eating backwards!

Jennie'sPassion · 12-19-2005, 02:02 PM

Recently my mare has started scooting her feed pan backwards while she is eating. She literally walks backwards and eats and shakes her pan the whole time. She has no competition for food and she will stop when I start rubbing her and then she starts it again. She started this after the first snow. It is like she doesn't want to eat in her barn. Does anyone else think this is strange?

Shotgun93 · 12-19-2005, 02:34 PM

Not really, horses do odd things when they eat.

Has she had her teeth done recently? If something is bothering, like her teeth, or if she is bolting her feed, I might be concerned, other wise, I wouldn't worry about it.

i_luv_wildfire · 12-19-2005, 06:58 PM

That's nothing; one of the horses at my barn will PICK UP HIS FEED BIN and chuck it out over the Dutch door once he's finished. He's also been known to pick up the feed bin before eating anything, so the grain ends up on the ground. He's so weird....but we still love him.

starletgirl · 12-20-2005, 03:54 AM

horses sure do alot of strange things while their eating. I dont think its anything to worry about. just make sure shes had her teeth done and is eating all of her food. If you want her to stop moving her feed bucket around, you could get her a feeder that clips onto the fence or place her current feeder in an old tire.

12-19-2005, 02:02 PM	#1
Jennie'sPassion Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,101 Images: 612 Blog Entries: 27	Eating backwards! Recently my mare has started scooting her feed pan backwards while she is eating. She literally walks backwards and eats and shakes her pan the whole time. She has no competition for food and she will stop when I start rubbing her and then she starts it again. She started this after the first snow. It is like she doesn't want to eat in her barn. Does anyone else think this is strange?

12-19-2005, 02:34 PM	#2
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,390 Images: 124	Not really, horses do odd things when they eat. Has she had her teeth done recently? If something is bothering, like her teeth, or if she is bolting her feed, I might be concerned, other wise, I wouldn't worry about it. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

12-19-2005, 06:58 PM	#3
i_luv_wildfire Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: At the barn Posts: 4,191 Images: 214 Blog Entries: 3	That's nothing; one of the horses at my barn will PICK UP HIS FEED BIN and chuck it out over the Dutch door once he's finished. He's also been known to pick up the feed bin before eating anything, so the grain ends up on the ground. He's so weird....but we still love him. __________________ *equestrian sports...* strength \| determination \| energy \| heart eat. sleep. ride.

12-20-2005, 03:54 AM	#4
starletgirl Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 18 Images: 3	horses sure do alot of strange things while their eating. I dont think its anything to worry about. just make sure shes had her teeth done and is eating all of her food. If you want her to stop moving her feed bucket around, you could get her a feeder that clips onto the fence or place her current feeder in an old tire. __________________ Lifes Flat without Bubbles

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