I bought one for my horses and they nosed it around for a bit and then never touched it again. My brother's black lab, on the other hand, loved it. She plays with that thing constantly. Oh well, at least something plays with it and it wasn't a waste of money.
Our mares only nose it around a bit, too. They do, however, like it if you go out and play with them by kicking/throwing it around...then they'll run after it/kick it/etc. I guess it's a 'family game' to them.
My grandma's QH had a hard plastic apple shaped ball on a rope that he positively mangled (along with several buckets, a tube steel hayrack, and a few boards in his stall) over a couple of years. My sister's QH has a legit Jolly Ball hanging in his stall, mainly as a marker to keep him from pooping in his water (butt hits ball, doesn't come close enough for precision aim, lol), but he gives it a smack every now and again. My first horse was afraid of one, he just stood in his stall quivering. I might get one for Scout before winter. He's curious, playful, and absolutely fearless, I think he'll enjoy one, especially during the time he's "snowed in."
I got a peppermint flavored one and threw it out in the pasture. Someone must be playing with it because it's in a different spot every time I go out there. I saw Vic playing with it once. lol
Hahaha, I've seen horses who like them, but I've never actually really given any of my horses toys, but I got a jolly ball (dog sized) for my lab golden retriever cross, cause she was forever chewing through and destroying everything else we tried, and she's had it for 4 years now, and absolutely loves it, and its surprisingly survived completely intact.
I'm getting one for my horse they tryed to join in the my dogs game of fetch the stick butthe stick was hard for them to pick up but I know my horse will like it cause the pony club has one of those massive soccar ball and my horses loved that
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