Play, play, play

I could watch the horses play all day.  It is an essential part of their life in the herd.  This how horses and ponies learn to be just that, horses and ponies.

They don’t learn this from living on their own or with a sheep for company or being visited once a day by a person.  That teaches nothing useful.  The ability to play is the foundation for everything else in my opinion.  It is very important and very natural and very necessary.

AND NO THEY ARE NOT FIGHTING AND NO I AM NOT GOING TO SEPARATE THEM!

(just don’t start me on telling the difference – I can tell the difference.  Can’t you hear them giggling from here?)

Even the older big boys play – in the foreground is Haakon face-biting with Taktur.  Haakon is the herd leader and he loves playing still aged 20.  He will instigate this game too.

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Waffle was not in the mood for games and I like the way no one hassles him.

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But these two little people were determined to chase each other, trying to bite bottoms.

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Practising their show-jumping.

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The unexpected Jungle Book Elephant March pile-up!

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Don’t think little Storm is being victimised.

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He gives as good as he gets,

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and some!

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And then it is his turn to torment his friend.

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They never stop and they are very happy.

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2 thoughts on “Play, play, play

  1. roberta earley

    Agreed whole heartedly, mind you the 9 month cob was removed from the wee ones after playing for a while with the big yins,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,clydies…………Frazer nearly got donked. My pair of Shetlands spend half their time doing as the minions are doing and its so much fun to watch. Run, bite, pull tail or mane, pigroot, then change whose the leader, then who says we try and pull each other down………………..My sister Jane and I often say the best thing we ever bought Fergus was Frazer…………………….

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  2. Sam

    Love to watch the Minions play! Nothing more entertaining then critters entertaining themselves.
    I have 2 Maine Coon cats who play “Tag” almost daily. While amusing to watch them bolt around the house, a bare foot in the way will get bloody!

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