The five horses are fed twice a day, morning and night. In summer, they eat a lot of grass because they spend their day outside in a large field. Hampson and Gracie are together in a herd with 6 other horses and ponies. Wildfire and Gazelle have a private field all to themselves because they will not tolerate other horses. Panama is in a herd of broodmares and is also out all day. In winter, the horses have a large paddock where they can run around all day. In the morning, Panama eats Marstall Haferfrei, Wildfire eats Nutristar by St Hyppolyt, and Gazelle and Gracie eat Beste Jahre which is also by St Hyppolyt. Hampson eats Marstall's Robust Light. They also get Marstall liquid multivitamins and garlic. In the evening, they eat the same but also Struktur E by St Hyppolyt, they get 2 tablespoons of Linseed oil and Cider Vinegar, carrots and alfalfa as well. They also get a mash three times a week in winter and once a week in summer. Because Gazelle and Gracie are brood mares, they also get Beta-carotine over their feed. Wildfire gets his daily dose of Lamin, which is also made by St Hyppolyt. And all the horses get Brotrunk by Kanne poured over their feed as well.

They are fed - sie werden gefuettert

twice a day - zweimal am Tag

a lot of - viel (von)

the same - das selbe

as well - auch

The horse-o-english horses are: Gazelle (mare, 10 years old), Gracie (mare, 9 years old), Wildfire (gelding, 15 years old), Hampson (pony gelding, 2.5 years old), Panama (mare, 15 years old). Here are their profiles:

Gazelle

Likes: being out in the field with Wildfire, eating chocolate (which the vet does not allow), carrots, being warm and cosy in winter with her new horse rug

Dislikes: Wildfire looking at other mares, garlic, other horses being in the field with her and wildfire

Gracie

Likes: picking a fight with the other horses, carrots, being outside in her herd of 6 other horses, going for walks with her owners, herbal tea, fresh hay

Dislikes: chocolate, putting her rug on, last year's hay, Wildfire, Hampson

Panama

Likes: being outside in the field with her herd of horses, being patted and making new friends, mash, meeting new horses, carrots, demolishing horse trailers

Dislikes: strangers talking to her, meeting new people, going in a horse trailer and driving around in one

Wildfire

Likes: travelling, being the center of attention, all the mares, mint candy, food of all kinds, eating, gallopping around the ring with Hampson, rolling in the mud, a warm stable with plenty of straw bedding when it is cold outside, jumping

Dislikes: being disturbed around feeding time, horse rugs, being smaller than the other horses, being outside in the rain

Hampson

Likes: being groomed, carrots, mash, attention

Dislikes: giving his feet when being groomed, having his picture taken

Select Vocabulary:

Likes and Dislikes: Vorlieben und Abneigungen

to be warm and cosy - es warm und gemuetlich haben

new - neu

horse rug - Pferdedecke

to demolish - zerstoeren

horse trailer - Pferdeanhaenger

to be the center of attention - im Mittelpunkt stehen

plenty - viel

outside in the rain - draussen im Regen

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An example of some vocabulary definitions and translations:

I want, I wanted - ich will, ich wollte

They want, they wanted - sie wollen, sie wollten

gelding - Wallach

Mare - Stute

in an entertaining manner - auf unterhaltsame Weise

it is suitable for - es eignet sich fuer

research has shown that - die Forschung hat gezeigt dass

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