Re: Foxes

" Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> composed these thoughts and posted
them news:447a1d36$0$10760$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Since he's a Houdini
pony, we've fixed the man door with a latch that he can't reach. And
yeah, I did have concerns that a pony could get near such a thing.
Have you ever had horses?

Yes -- up to 35 at one time that I worked with -- from foals to
stallions, native breeds to thoroughbreds
They came up with all manner of curiosities and problems
But a situation like that was never allowed to happen 'constantly'

If so, did you ever expect them to open a man-door with a round
doorknob?

Yes -- they did it once and it was sorted
I also have had dogs that can do it - and goats
:~))
I have had my share of animals trying to get one up on me and expect
to have a lot more before my alloted span on this earth

When I boarded, there was a horse that could lick the sliding
latch open & escape. It happens & you have to fix it. Which I did.
Does that satisfy?

I have a 42 year old mare, which we contain with two sliding locks (one
at floor level where she cant reach it. until we put the second lock on,
a padlock secured her in
.

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