Storms Spooking Horses

Shush · 06-03-08, 06:41 PM

How do your horses react to thunder storms? Do they get hugely spooked, or are they ok if you stable them during the storm?

alexis · 06-04-08, 03:06 AM

I can not vouch for all, but I end up getting spooked by storms and so does my aunt/uncles mini horse. Just for the most part the sounds, not so much the rain or lightening.

SaddleSore · 06-05-08, 01:03 AM

Again, same here. The noise really bothers her, she paces a lot. If I am there she is a lot calmer, but I have walked into the stable in the middle of a storm to see her pacing like she was trying to wear the floor out, whinnying and so on.

eeyore · 06-05-08, 03:44 PM

Most horses seem concerned about storms of some magnitude. Usually some hay will quiet them down but they still seem to grow wide eyed at large thunderclaps. I have heard stories about them being able to "taste" the electricity in the air during some lightening heavy storms.

highstepper · 06-06-08, 07:34 AM

My guy would get a little antsy but not overly spooked. He didn't like thunder though. I think it depends on the horse. Some are great and others are spooky.

Shush · 06-07-08, 01:28 AM

I have never heard that they can taste the electricity, but certainly I could believe that they could taste the ozone smell in the air-even I can smell that as a storm is some distance off.

Mick · 06-08-08, 09:02 PM

When storms can even spook people on occasion, you can definitely expect horses to be a bit antsy about them as well!

While storms can be beautiful, they can also be rather loud and frightening as well!

No wonder our horse friends get bothered by it!

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06-04-08, 03:06 AM	Storms Spooking Horses Post #2 (permalink)
alexis Member Join Date: 08-10-07 Posts: 329 Images: 2	I can not vouch for all, but I end up getting spooked by storms and so does my aunt/uncles mini horse. Just for the most part the sounds, not so much the rain or lightening.

06-05-08, 01:03 AM	Storms Spooking Horses Post #3 (permalink)
SaddleSore Member Join Date: 10-12-07 Posts: 233	Again, same here. The noise really bothers her, she paces a lot. If I am there she is a lot calmer, but I have walked into the stable in the middle of a storm to see her pacing like she was trying to wear the floor out, whinnying and so on.

06-05-08, 03:44 PM	Storms Spooking Horses Post #4 (permalink)
eeyore Member Join Date: 06-01-08 Posts: 25	Most horses seem concerned about storms of some magnitude. Usually some hay will quiet them down but they still seem to grow wide eyed at large thunderclaps. I have heard stories about them being able to "taste" the electricity in the air during some lightening heavy storms.

06-06-08, 07:34 AM	Storms Spooking Horses Post #5 (permalink)
highstepper Member Join Date: 06-02-08 Posts: 26	My guy would get a little antsy but not overly spooked. He didn't like thunder though. I think it depends on the horse. Some are great and others are spooky.

06-07-08, 01:28 AM	Storms Spooking Horses Post #6 (permalink)
Shush Member Join Date: 06-01-08 Posts: 25	I have never heard that they can taste the electricity, but certainly I could believe that they could taste the ozone smell in the air-even I can smell that as a storm is some distance off.

06-08-08, 09:02 PM	Storms Spooking Horses Post #7 (permalink)
Mick Member Join Date: 06-02-08 Posts: 25	When storms can even spook people on occasion, you can definitely expect horses to be a bit antsy about them as well! While storms can be beautiful, they can also be rather loud and frightening as well! No wonder our horse friends get bothered by it!

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