Watermellon for Horses

Last night while grocery shopping we picked up a watermelon to give to Nate's horse Buck.  Buck and his buddy Budger (Nate's fathers horse) love watermelon and we wanted to give them a little treat.

Nathan cut it in half so each horse could have their own piece. 

They were very excited and vocal when the smelled him walk up with the fruit.

Just because we brought two pieces doesn't mean that they didn't try to both eat off the same half for a while.

Buck finally was able to brake a small piece off for himself and it was funny to watch him try to break it into smaller bits he could swallow.

Budger was a pro.  He figured out how to use his lower teeth to scrap the red center off the rind. 

Buck eventually got tired of fighting Budger for the small pieces and went over to his own feed trough, only to find to his surprise there was a whole other half waiting there just for him.
The watermelon ended up all the way at the bottom of the hay as Buck tried to eat it so Nate was a nice guy and fished it out for him so he could reach again.

 Nathan hand feeding Buck a piece of fruit.  Buck is a very shy horse and doesn't like to be around many people.  He only comes willingly close to Nathan and our 5 year old niece Katie.

While they were eating we noticed that Buck had thrown one of his shoes earlier that day.  So Nate and his dad trimmed up the hoof so it wouldn't get damaged.

 Finally after the watermelon was completely eaten and the hoof trimming was done, Nate did Bucks very favorite thing.  Nate turned on the hose and sprayed Buck down with water.  We always tease that Buck is half-moose because he loves water.  He is constantly splashing the water out of the trough making a puddle that he can play in. 

Buck spins around and around as you spray him. He loves being wet all over.
As you can see Budger wants no part of the water action and he stays well away from the reach of the hose.