Wild Horses
Usually, my horses have their halters on when they are out in the field. The halters are leather so that if they get caught on anything, they will break easily. Our theory is that if they get loose, it would be easier for someone to catch them and get them safe if they are already wearing a halter. John plays an interesting game over the fence with Tim's gelding Daybreak. It usually results in Daybreak tugging at John's halter. I noticed last week that this game has caused a couple of white hairs to appear on the bridge of John's nose. Obviously, Daybreak is pulling a bit harder than he should be. John goes out without his halter now. His behavior has completely changed. Usually, John wanders across the field in the morning, picks a hay pile and starts eating. Without his halter on, he lets out some rodeo size bucks, canters around for a few minutes and then goes to eat. At night, when its his turn to come to the gate, he lets out several more rodeo size bucks (this