On 6/18/07, Raven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Huginn does the very same thing! I don't know why. But, sometimes, he > will even eat big chunks of mud. I was looking online and found an article about 'pica' where horses eat wood, dirt, manure, etc., and it could be from a deficiency in the diet or lack of pasture or even stress. Orri has a mineral block available to him, but not a salt block--maybe I should get him one of those too. Orri and Gat are the only horses with blocks and there aren't any blocks in the pasture--I don't know why no one else provides them for their horses. As for the lack of pasture or stress--Orri was kept inside for about a week while the BO was stringing extra electric to keep him from getting out and wandering around, so that could be contributing. He's able to go out now though. V
