Fizzy the trickster

I was just going through all of the hundreds of photos I have taken of Fizzy over the years (to put them on my new site- Liz Austin Dressage, which I will post about later) and thought you all might appreciate seeing some of the many, many tricks he does! He is always into something, and of course, always hungry.

**Sorry the formatting is screwy, I can't figure out how to post multiple pictures well. :-)

Photo Descriptions:

As you can see to the left Fizzy has one of those round balls he can spin and depending on which side he stops the ball on, eat a different flavored treat. Problem: He's learned how to grab the plastic treat-insert, pull it out, and push it against the wall to eat it. "Your horse will enjoy hours and days of fun with this innovative toy." Fizzy's enjoyment time: 5 minutes. :-)

Fizzy drinks everything. He's not a fan of milk products, but anything else he'll try. My favorite is after we've worked if I go and grab a water or gatorade, he'll just stand in the washrack looking at me licking his lips because he knows I'll give it to him. Spoiled!

Do the dew!

Sometimes he'll yawn on command!

I originally hung his Lick-It here, unfortunately he can get his entire mouth around it in one chomp and eat the entire thing in about a minute. To the right you see his collection of empty cocosoya bottles- well abused! When he's mad and wants attention, these are usually his go-to. Either these or his squeaky frog which "ribbits." How many stallions do you know that squeak a toy for attention? "Ribbit-Ribbit!" If this fails, he will either find something naughty to eat (see picture to left- the wood doesn't come two colors...) or bang his door.

My solution to him eating his whole Lick-It in one bite- I hang it outside the bars and every so often open his feed door and give him a little. Notice the outstretched upper lip. He does NOT enjoy this arrangement.

Linedancing with his best friend, Kimmy. His newest trick is that if I kick a soccer ball to me, he kicks it back. This developed into him kicking his polos down the aisle, bellboots, anything I would put in reach he would hit down the aisle. This was very cute and funny until he thought he might punt the jack russell terrier down the aisle. He didn't, but I could see his face and the front foot start to rise. Fizzy: 0 Jack Russell: 1.

Giving his other best friend, Sal, a kiss.