Horse Talk

[ShrekDawg]

Ohh okay, I wasn't sure if you did or not. My old instructor used to crack the lead rope towards horses too especially when they got some new boarders cause some of them were mean and would come really close and/or try to charge one of the older boys. I think they got jealous he was getting taken out. So she had to shoo them. I did a few times too but was too nervous to go to the pen by myself and one time I let go of him. Actually one of them went to kick him once and I think I let go then lol

 

[abigalerose]

Yeah I ain't about to get ran down by a 1000 pound animal! They were excited because June was walking fast, he was ready to play

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yeah I ain't about to get ran down by a 1000 pound animal! They were excited because June was walking fast, he was ready to play

LOL true!!

And ohhh that makes sense then!

And I'm sure you know this but he's a baby right? Now's probably the time to teach him manners so he doesn't keep doing it in the future. But I'm sure you already know that and work on it and it was probably just one od those days. And of course he's young so those days are probably common lol

I would probably laugh though but then I'd get run over haha

I think I remembered the circumstances. There were some horses that hated Bubba and one baby learning from the others, he was only like 5, and so they would like pick on him even when we went to get him, almost especially so. They'd try to get him when we went in to get him. Which of course scared me lol I think eventually they moved him to a new pen by himself. When I first started going it was fine but then I think they got some new horses and yeah.

Anyway, it can be scary when they charge. Heck, they didn't even really usually charge, just came close THINKING about going after him or actually doing it, both of which she'd get after them with the rope

 

[abigalerose]

Oh I'd be way more scared if they were angry charges! I knew what Indie was doing, and I understand he's got a lot of baby playfulness, when he got close he'd slide to a stop and and do a 180° but I still got after him with the lead rope, he's a pretty spooky horse so it doesn't take much. After I re-caught June and got onto Indie a couple of times he gave up, he's a pretty smart little horse.
It all started off nice though, when I went out to get them they were of course all laying down and sleeping. And Reno surprised me by being the only one to stay down and let me pet him this time, usually he's the one who gets up. But after he did get up he wouldn't let me get close to him

They're so annoying sometimes, like siblings!
Aaaand my body is getting sore now, I'm not sure if it's because I fell from the top of a gate or got angry and rebuilt the round pen by myself! Lol

 

[ShrekDawg]

Ohhhh that makes a lot of sense then! I'm glad it was just playing but I'm glad he gave up haha

And oh wow, that is adorable!

And haha probably both!

 

[abigalerose]

So I had planned on fencing off more at my farm for the horses, but then my grandparents said that I could keep them at their house so I decided to just stick with that because they've got 60 acres and I have less than 7.
But I'm thinking of taking just June to my farm, and leaving the geldings and Jasmine at my grandparents, BECAUSE June is naughty when she has friends.
It's not even that she's buddy sour, I can take her away and she's fine, no neighing or fast walking or anything like that (the geldings don't like it, they run back and forth), but when I try to work or ride her she's super spirited, she doesn't try to get back to them or anything, you wouldn't even think she's thinking about them. But she's just high strung and stubborn and rude.
When she's alone she's awesome, comes to me to be caught, super laid back, responsive.
But I hate having horses alone, I know they're herd animals.
What do you guys think?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Maybe she's just not used to having so many friends? I wonder if with more work she'd get better? If not maybe you could still keep her at their place so she has friends but take her to your place to work her so she behaves? Or maybe get her a goat or mini horse or donkey or something?

 

[abigalerose]

I don't know if that would work or not. I mean I do seperate her when I'm messing with her and it doesn't help. And any sort of friend seems to get her riled up.
She's the opposite of buddy sour.
Alone sour.
I've had my fair share of horses that are good when you have them with their friends, and bad when you seperate them. But never a horse who's bad when they're with friends, and good alone.
But it seems like she needs to be alone at all times in order to be her good self, not just separated briefly, it's sort of like, when a teenager is really nice and sweet, and then they go stay over with a friend and come home with a sassy attitude, the attitude doesn't go away right away, it takes a couple of days of being alone to go back to their nice sweet self.
It's like other livestock are bad influences on her.
But I don't describe her as buddy sour because she doesn't show typical behaviors, I can lead her away from them, put her in a seperate pen, have her stand tied, and she's just like whatever, calm and quiet. It's only when I ask her to do things that she gets sassy.
Now the geldings ARE buddy sour, if they're separated the run back and forth and neigh

 

[ShrekDawg]

I don't know if that would work or not. I mean I do seperate her when I'm messing with her and it doesn't help. And any sort of friend seems to get her riled up.
She's the opposite of buddy sour.
Alone sour.
I've had my fair share of horses that are good when you have them with their friends, and bad when you seperate them. But never a horse who's bad when they're with friends, and good alone.
But it seems like she needs to be alone at all times in order to be her good self, not just separated briefly, it's sort of like, when a teenager is really nice and sweet, and then they go stay over with a friend and come home with a sassy attitude, the attitude doesn't go away right away, it takes a couple of days of being alone to go back to their nice sweet self.
It's like other livestock are bad influences on her.
But I don't describe her as buddy sour because she doesn't show typical behaviors, I can lead her away from them, put her in a seperate pen, have her stand tied, and she's just like whatever, calm and quiet. It's only when I ask her to do things that she gets sassy.
Now the geldings ARE buddy sour, if they're separated the run back and forth and neigh

Wow that's really strange! I've never heard of a horse like that.

So even being on a totally different property wouldn't help? :/

Maybe keep her on your place a few days for her to calm down but she mostly lives there?

 

[GingersHuman]

So I had planned on fencing off more at my farm for the horses, but then my grandparents said that I could keep them at their house so I decided to just stick with that because they've got 60 acres and I have less than 7.
But I'm thinking of taking just June to my farm, and leaving the geldings and Jasmine at my grandparents, BECAUSE June is naughty when she has friends.
It's not even that she's buddy sour, I can take her away and she's fine, no neighing or fast walking or anything like that (the geldings don't like it, they run back and forth), but when I try to work or ride her she's super spirited, she doesn't try to get back to them or anything, you wouldn't even think she's thinking about them. But she's just high strung and stubborn and rude.
When she's alone she's awesome, comes to me to be caught, super laid back, responsive.
But I hate having horses alone, I know they're herd animals.
What do you guys think?

My made used to be like that. Take heart, it only took 18 years for it to start getting better

She's 26 now and is starting to calm down!