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   Heck ,you could hobble train him at the same time!!  Just think. You 
could leave soft lead ropes, sans the clips lying around for him to  tie his 
own legs up with and untie. . .
  For more entertainment you could tie a rope to a nondustructable  bucket 
and let him learn how centrifical force works!!
  If tired of that you could get him a truckload of sand  and some rubber 
childrens sand toys and shovels and he could build castles.
  Then there is Revere ware. You could get him copper bottom pots , put 
them in a wooden 'toy box' and let him make percusssion instruments!!!
  How about Cardboard boxes?They are cheap, and make wonder 'tosssing' 
objects.
  Can you tell I had 4 kids and am a Nursery Supervisor at church)
   Boy this horse will be bombproof ! !!
(   so if I ever bred my mare who opens stalls and  gates, unless they are 
'hot' we could have the baby  become a 'trick horse"
for Hollywood movies :}
   Gosh, my horses have been deprived, they only get to play with sticks,  
door latches, a ball and occasional feedbag or bucket. . . . (sshhhssshhh, 
don't tell them, they thinik taraining is fun).
Lawuire /Rascal the stick carrier/Honye  the door opener,Scout who plays 
with sticks and doors(had 2 great teachers!)

> From: "Kristene Smuts" <Ksmuts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Break-out colt - More ideas on obstacles?
> Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 11:09:11 +0200
>
> Right, it's been almost a week since I hot-wired the paddock and so far so 
> good.  Even when the battery ran down and there was no juice for a few 
> hours.
>
> So I masticated on all the wonderful ideas about keeping that brain active, 
> and here's what I came up with.  I need some input from those of you with 
> better imagination than I, but you'll get a pretty good idea of what I'm 
> trying to do.  I won't put all this stuff in his paddock at once, so that 
> the environment changes constantly.  I'll also make the stuff so that I can 
> "upgrade" everything as he becomes more adept at solving the problems.
>
> Obstacles
>
> 1.  Flat wooden board with drawers containing food that can only be opened 
> by latches or undoing a rope knot.  5 drawers to start with.  The drawers 
> must go in either right way up or upside-down - the configuration to change 
> on a random basis.
>
> 2.  Maze with food at the center.  Must be able to change configuration of 
> aisles.  Start off with fairly easy maze and only one way "in" - so must 
> back out if wanting to come out.
>
> 3.  Pressure plate / platform with bulls-eye to stand on for food reward 
> from a hatch on the platform.
>
> 4.  "No go" storage area with door to open by latches or rope - food at 
> center of area.  Must open door again to come out.
>
> 5.  (More advanced stage)  A "match the shape" puzzle with loose pieces of 
> wood that can only fit into the same shape hole on a board.  Food reward 
> when it fits.
>
> That's as far I've been able to come up with puzzles.  I'll also have to do 
> one thing at a time because of budget constraints, but will try and find 
> "stuff" around the place to use.
>
> I'd appreciate any more suggestions or elaborations on the above.
>
> Thanks
> "Not so end of her tether anymore" Kristene
>
>
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