Nice to see you feeding carrots in a longer video and your feet crunching when you walk on snow. Take us for a walk in your enchanted forest as long as the snow lasts ?
Our horses were pasture-kept, except for the two stallions my grandfather had. They had the same earthen dams and stock tanks to drink from, and we had lots of crows, coyotes, bears, dogs, cats, buzzards, hawks, owls, etc. Our horses drank from whatever water source they reached. I also didn't notice them avoiding anywhere there were tracks from other animals going into the water either. The only thing that affected d their willingness to drink, in my experience, was if they could smell/see/otherwise sense a predator nearby. Then, there was no drinking or much shorter drinks, so they could have their heads up to survey their surroundings. Our stallions, who were kept in smaller paddocks, only had one water source, and they never refused to drink it.
My son is a wildlife veterinarian. No, neither bird is "dirty" and trace necrotic tissue does not contaminate water troughs enough to harm much of anything, much less a horse. Now, Avian Influenza (virus) is a different story; like chronic wasting disease (faulty prions) it will eventually make it's way to more and more species including humans, so that's something to be worried about.
Everything looks so beautiful with the dusting of fluffy snow. The crunch, crunch sound of the horses enjoying their carrots is so relaxing. I don't have any knowledge about the raven/water contamination issue.
Horsey check...I love it 😊. It's sooo nice to see you Graeme, and all your beautiful horses. Hope you and your family are all doing well. Love and God Bless you all 💜 ✝️ Jennifer P.S. Wow, the tack room looks nice, can't wait to hear what your plans are with it 😊 Wishing you all well ❤
I have been watering horses for 40 years and I do always keep 2 water sources for the horses - one time there was a chicken that fell into a very large stock tank and died - that had to be tipped over and scrubbed with bleach because of the potential for botulism contamination from what it released when it died - also the dead chicken itself (it was not my property and the tank, again, was not the only water source). I really do not think a crow/raven would have enough necrotic tissue on it's beak to make any difference in a 50gal stock tank (I think that's what you have, idk).
This has been a crazy winter. The southern USA got a crazy amount of snow all the way down to central Florida last month and it was colder in North Florida than it was in the Northern States and you’re just now getting your first snow!
So lovely to see all the horses😊 and enjoying their carrots🥕🥕🥕 They look so pretty in the snow!😊 The upgraded tack room looks great! How do you get the hay down from the second floor now that the hatch is covered up🤔
In my limited experience, the only time I have seen a horse (or any other animal) refuse to drink from a water source is if there is a carcass actually in the water. Then that tank would be thoroughly cleaned and left in the sun for a few days to finish the sterilization process. The minute amount of contamination would have no affect on a healthy animal, however a sick or poorly animal may be susceptible to a possible GI issue (some bloating and loose stools). Your property looks like a winter wonderland with that soft blanket of snow and your tack room looks fantastic!
Lovely to hear the crunching of carrots and I can't believe this is your first snow. We've had snow twice this winter so far and we don't usually get any! Looking forward to see what your tack room is going to be used for. When I was around horses a lot they would drink the water after the crows had been drinking. Your property looks beautiful in the snow, thankyou for sharing it
Nice to see you Graeme! Happy to hear you'll be making more videos - no pressure! Interesting theory about the smell of carrion in water buckets - I hope someone has some experience to let us know. Thank you for the lovely scenery and horsey check - it's been a while since we were treated to one.
Hi Graeme, thanks for making a video on this subject that we've talked about in the comments of a previous video. I can hardly wait for others' opinions too. Maybe if there are cases in which other horses don't touch their water, now people might investigate this lead. Also this video will create a greater awareness on this phenomenon. And btw I am a guy, not a lady, but it's ok, I am not gender offended😂
My horse doesn't have a water choice as the barn provides water troughs that fill themselves (with a ball cock mechanism). I clean the trough regularly as we have many crows, rooks, pheasants and magpies that not only drink the horses' water but poo in it, yuk. However it doesn't seem to put the horses off as the water in the field troughs appears to be much tastier than the buckets in the stable, mostly 😂
7:59 I knew a mare that would always stick her nose out just like that to smell my pockets. When I’d reach out to pet her, she’d look at my empty hand then go back to smelling my pockets again.
So beautiful❄️ the horses are so healthy too ! Thank you for sharing this late Xmas scene !! I'm quite sceptical about the crow vs water theory. I think it needs a scientific result. It may be possible for a predator which sense of smell is far more developed than a prey's sense of smell and the water would have a very rotten smell in that case to repel a horse. All sorts of smelly organic materials pollute water.
I love self-seeded trees (and other plants) and will always do everything I can to let them stay where they are growing. They always grow into strong plants! But my question to you, Graeme, is, when are you getting another BC Wildie?!! ☺
It’s great to see your lovely horses in the snow! Regarding the water question, I saw at our local vet, that his horses don’t have a trough, but a “self-drinker”. The birds need to drink elsewhere…
I don't think horses won't drink from the water. What happend if in free nature a crow drinks from a water hole? No other animal would ever drink again from that hole? And do crows only go to a water hole directly after eating? Aren't there other animals that eat carcasses, too? And don't horses drink after them either? Sounds strange.... I know that horses only drink from clean and good water. But acording to their criteria, which not always are the same as ours ...
How many of the horses at your facility are yours, and how many are you training or boarding? We see some horses come and go, and it's not always clear why. Love watching them, especially when they are all in the open pen at the same time!0
So beautiful❄️ the horses are so healthy too ! Thank you for sharing this late Xmas scene !! I'm quite sceptical about the crow vs water theory. I think it needs a scientific confirmation. It may be possible for a predator which sense of smell is far more developed than a prey's sense of smell and the water would have a very rotten smell in that case to repel a horse. All sorts of smelly organic materials pollute water.
Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing morning carrots with your herd.
I can't wait for your next videos
Nice to see you feeding carrots in a longer video and your feet crunching when you walk on snow. Take us for a walk in your enchanted forest as long as the snow lasts ?
It surprises me how gentle Gracie was when she took the carrots. Like a real lady😌
I just love the sound of horses munching on carrots! The crunch of the snow is good too and so pretty.
Our horses were pasture-kept, except for the two stallions my grandfather had. They had the same earthen dams and stock tanks to drink from, and we had lots of crows, coyotes, bears, dogs, cats, buzzards, hawks, owls, etc. Our horses drank from whatever water source they reached. I also didn't notice them avoiding anywhere there were tracks from other animals going into the water either. The only thing that affected d their willingness to drink, in my experience, was if they could smell/see/otherwise sense a predator nearby. Then, there was no drinking or much shorter drinks, so they could have their heads up to survey their surroundings. Our stallions, who were kept in smaller paddocks, only had one water source, and they never refused to drink it.
My son is a wildlife veterinarian. No, neither bird is "dirty" and trace necrotic tissue does not contaminate water troughs enough to harm much of anything, much less a horse. Now, Avian Influenza (virus) is a different story; like chronic wasting disease (faulty prions) it will eventually make it's way to more and more species including humans, so that's something to be worried about.
Everything looks so beautiful with the dusting of fluffy snow. The crunch, crunch sound of the horses enjoying their carrots is so relaxing. I don't have any knowledge about the raven/water contamination issue.
Horsey check...I love it 😊. It's sooo nice to see you Graeme, and all your beautiful horses. Hope you and your family are all doing well. Love and God Bless you all 💜 ✝️ Jennifer
P.S. Wow, the tack room looks nice, can't wait to hear what your plans are with it 😊 Wishing you all well ❤
I have been watering horses for 40 years and I do always keep 2 water sources for the horses - one time there was a chicken that fell into a very large stock tank and died - that had to be tipped over and scrubbed with bleach because of the potential for botulism contamination from what it released when it died - also the dead chicken itself (it was not my property and the tank, again, was not the only water source). I really do not think a crow/raven would have enough necrotic tissue on it's beak to make any difference in a 50gal stock tank (I think that's what you have, idk).
Hi there, nice to see the snow and everybody so happy to have carrots 🙂 We in the UK will get your snow weather in a few days, forecast to be Sunday 😂
Just love you
You are wonderful and love your babies
You make my day when I start my day with you !
Keep them coming ❤
This has been a crazy winter. The southern USA got a crazy amount of snow all the way down to central Florida last month and it was colder in North Florida than it was in the Northern States and you’re just now getting your first snow!
So lovely to see all the horses😊 and enjoying their carrots🥕🥕🥕 They look so pretty in the snow!😊 The upgraded tack room looks great! How do you get the hay down from the second floor now that the hatch is covered up🤔
In my limited experience, the only time I have seen a horse (or any other animal) refuse to drink from a water source is if there is a carcass actually in the water. Then that tank would be thoroughly cleaned and left in the sun for a few days to finish the sterilization process. The minute amount of contamination would have no affect on a healthy animal, however a sick or poorly animal may be susceptible to a possible GI issue (some bloating and loose stools). Your property looks like a winter wonderland with that soft blanket of snow and your tack room looks fantastic!
Very lovely & scenic video. Thanks for the reminders / history of each horse.
Lovely to hear the crunching of carrots and I can't believe this is your first snow. We've had snow twice this winter so far and we don't usually get any! Looking forward to see what your tack room is going to be used for. When I was around horses a lot they would drink the water after the crows had been drinking. Your property looks beautiful in the snow, thankyou for sharing it
Nice to see you Graeme! Happy to hear you'll be making more videos - no pressure! Interesting theory about the smell of carrion in water buckets - I hope someone has some experience to let us know. Thank you for the lovely scenery and horsey check - it's been a while since we were treated to one.
Hi Graeme, thanks for making a video on this subject that we've talked about in the comments of a previous video. I can hardly wait for others' opinions too. Maybe if there are cases in which other horses don't touch their water, now people might investigate this lead. Also this video will create a greater awareness on this phenomenon. And btw I am a guy, not a lady, but it's ok, I am not gender offended😂
My horse doesn't have a water choice as the barn provides water troughs that fill themselves (with a ball cock mechanism). I clean the trough regularly as we have many crows, rooks, pheasants and magpies that not only drink the horses' water but poo in it, yuk. However it doesn't seem to put the horses off as the water in the field troughs appears to be much tastier than the buckets in the stable, mostly 😂
7:59 I knew a mare that would always stick her nose out just like that to smell my pockets. When I’d reach out to pet her, she’d look at my empty hand then go back to smelling my pockets again.
So beautiful❄️ the horses are so healthy too ! Thank you for sharing this late Xmas scene !! I'm quite sceptical about the crow vs water theory. I think it needs a scientific result. It may be possible for a predator which sense of smell is far more developed than a prey's sense of smell and the water would have a very rotten smell in that case to repel a horse. All sorts of smelly organic materials pollute water.
I love self-seeded trees (and other plants) and will always do everything I can to let them stay where they are growing. They always grow into strong plants!
But my question to you, Graeme, is, when are you getting another BC Wildie?!! ☺
Our snow, a few miles South, lasted for just a short time. But it got cold.
It’s great to see your lovely horses in the snow! Regarding the water question, I saw at our local vet, that his horses don’t have a trough, but a “self-drinker”. The birds need to drink elsewhere…
I've never seen that happen with any animals I've had.
I don't think horses won't drink from the water. What happend if in free nature a crow drinks from a water hole? No other animal would ever drink again from that hole? And do crows only go to a water hole directly after eating?
Aren't there other animals that eat carcasses, too? And don't horses drink after them either?
Sounds strange....
I know that horses only drink from clean and good water. But acording to their criteria, which not always are the same as ours ...
is it just me or is Annie an extra whiskery horse?
How many of the horses at your facility are yours, and how many are you training or boarding? We see some horses come and go, and it's not always clear why. Love watching them, especially when they are all in the open pen at the same time!0
All the horses here are mine. There will no longer be other horses coming in for the foreseeable future.
So beautiful❄️ the horses are so healthy too ! Thank you for sharing this late Xmas scene !! I'm quite sceptical about the crow vs water theory. I think it needs a scientific confirmation. It may be possible for a predator which sense of smell is far more developed than a prey's sense of smell and the water would have a very rotten smell in that case to repel a horse. All sorts of smelly organic materials pollute water.