This was not a surprise. She is a picky eater and has rejected numerous kinds of horse cookies and supplements. I never really thought she was going to eat them.
But would other, less finicky horses eat olives? Clearly we had to find out.
Happily, we didn't have to look far for our next victim subject.
When Kat saw what we were doing, she rode over and offered Tulio's services.
Then, also like Olive, he realized the error of his ways.
"Maybe horses just don't eat olives," Ryan said, as we looked at all the partially chewed olives at our feet.
"It's too soon to call it," I told him. "We need to go see JoAnna's big boys."
I was certain Ernie would come through for us, and he did take the olive without question. However, he changed his mind almost immediately and went back to eating his regular food.
Olaf was next.
Now it was all up to Stone. Would he finally be the one?
Five horses is a small sample group, but I feel pretty confident in saying that most horses do not like olives. Has anyone else tried this? What does your horse say?
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I was willing to try the marshmallows AND the peppermints from other blog posts but I hate the food Olives SO much that I can't bring myself to try this one with my mares!
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you. I hate small o olives so much, there is no way I was going to buy them, not even for a fun experiment like this. Fortunately, Ryan had no such qualms. This was really a fun day.
DeleteWe’re they green olives 🫒 or black olives? The green have strong brine (vinegar, salt) on them that the black doesn’t have.
ReplyDeleteI love how good Olive is for your friends and family that come visit and ride no matter their experience.
ReplyDeleteShe expects her riders to know nothing or everything. She's really good with beginners. It's a lot trickier with people who know how to ride, but don't have a lot of miles.
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