Posted 2013-07-21 7:54 PM (#153476) Subject: How to train a horse to poop in the barn....
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Location: Fort Madison, Iowa
Last summer we built a new barn and for the longest time the horses never pooped in the barn and I was a happy girl.
Then we had a winter storm and the horses stayed in more and started pooping in the barn. I don't have anything to haul manure in but a wheel barrel and we had 6 inches of snow so I ended up piling the manure in one area of the barn. Then the horse started pooping in that area.
I have one mare I have to shake my head at because I just seen her do it again so needless to say it's a habit for her. She can be standing outside of the barn and then she'll go in the barn just to poop in the area I piled the manure in and then go back outside. `Figures, too bad I couldn't figure out how to train one to go outside.
I trained a cat to scratch on the couch too. I had one that I'd tell him he was a bad cat if he scratched on the couch and then I'd put him outside. One day I noticed he scratched on the couch and then ran to the door. After that, when he wanted outside, he scratch on the couch and run to the door.
Posted 2013-07-22 12:20 PM (#153479 - in reply to #153476) Subject: RE: How to train a horse to poop in the barn....
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Location: high desert, CA.
Horsin;If you figure out HOW to get them to NOT poop in the barn/stalls, I want you to train mine. BOTH my gelding, and my mare will come in from the turnout, and poop, or worse, pee in the stalls, then go back out!
Posted 2013-07-23 11:42 AM (#153498 - in reply to #153476) Subject: RE: How to train a horse to poop in the barn....
Location: KY
Careful what you wish for. I have a 20 yr old gelding who will not pee in a trailer, in a stall or on a high line. If he is at camp or a show, I have to saddle him and take him riding around until he finds the spot where he is willing to pee. During bad weather, this can be a real problem.
Posted 2013-07-28 6:07 PM (#153627 - in reply to #153476) Subject: RE: How to train a horse to poop in the barn....
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I got a stud and pastured him with my mare, she quit pooping in the shed because he went outside to one of his piles, I sold him but she still goes outside to poo. Not to make you jealous but, I put her in a stall during the hot buggy days 6:30am and she will wait for me to get home 3:10pm and let her out to pee. I like to think I taught her that; one day couple years ago I came from work opened the outside run door and went pee she saw me pee outside so she came out and went pee too, so now while I pick her stall I open the run door she goes out and pees 95% of the time (she rarely ever steps in a pile of poop in her stall either) She waits till 9:00pm to go out to pasture then she will pee again outside.
Posted 2013-08-20 1:19 AM (#154134 - in reply to #153476) Subject: RE: How to train a horse to poop in the barn....
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{{{{{{{ This post is so great and nice }}}}}}}}I have one mare I have to shake my head at because I just seen her do it again so needless to say it's a habit for her. She can be standing outside of the barn and then she'll go in the barn just to poop in the area I piled the manure in and then go back outside. `Figures, too bad I couldn't figure out how to train one to go outside.