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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Pellet guns don't make a "big" gun noise, so that wouldn't have an adverse 
effect.  Generally speaking, the horse won't know what hit him and wouldn't 
relate it to the sound.

Banging pans together works pretty well also.  They aren't terribly fond of 
loud noises.

Of course, if one is good at it, a sling shot works pretty good.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <paxamicus AT earthlink.net>


> I have zero experience with shooting a horse with a pellet gun. I'm
> sure it would work. It might make him gun-shy, though. Does she ride
> him or handle him at all, or is he just a lawn ornament? Making him
> gun shy is fine for your garlic but if it gets her killed out on a
> trail ride it might bum you out. If he's habitually getting out and
> eating away from home he just doesn't have enough to eat at home. Poor
> boy.