tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post5806620539750107201..comments2023-05-27T11:53:06.487-04:00Comments on Memoirs of a Horse Girl: Horses Can Be Naughty...Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-9145026712040132362012-02-10T17:09:57.228-05:002012-02-10T17:09:57.228-05:00Yeah. It is not good for the horse and the person...Yeah. It is not good for the horse and the person who has to handle the horse.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-34608595577446899062012-02-10T17:08:03.799-05:002012-02-10T17:08:03.799-05:00I think that Harley was let loose once, without my...I think that Harley was let loose once, without my permission. I was told that he could not be let lose again, because "he wanders too much." I could have told them that!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-11231407143660124852012-02-10T17:06:38.817-05:002012-02-10T17:06:38.817-05:00Good advice, for sure!Good advice, for sure!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-15061004377605936292012-02-10T17:05:27.324-05:002012-02-10T17:05:27.324-05:00If he could, he would be asking for carrots consta...If he could, he would be asking for carrots constantly. ;)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-25349463121208193522012-02-10T17:03:26.359-05:002012-02-10T17:03:26.359-05:00He is!He is!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-13493941218233390462012-02-10T17:01:38.255-05:002012-02-10T17:01:38.255-05:00Maybe Val finds the second tie annoying. I think ...Maybe Val finds the second tie annoying. I think it is great that he ground ties well.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-3515149298135655162012-02-10T16:51:29.714-05:002012-02-10T16:51:29.714-05:00Harley lives at a farm where ground work and manne...Harley lives at a farm where ground work and manners are highly valued, so I do not understand the disconnect with the running in practice. This horse has busted through the gate while I was closing it on previous occasions. That was totally unacceptable, but not enough to motivate a change in practice.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-7288846854774903822012-02-10T10:24:01.374-05:002012-02-10T10:24:01.374-05:00I'm not a big fan of letting the horses run fr...I'm not a big fan of letting the horses run from pasture to stall either. That's how my mare went five years without being handled much less halter trained!<br /><br />That Harley is on top of it, he knows how to keep those pushy buggers in line!smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-91336048120365036932012-02-10T08:19:42.464-05:002012-02-10T08:19:42.464-05:00Seems Harley was trying to be your assistant and w...Seems Harley was trying to be your assistant and was all for teaching his buddy some manners. I do think they know what's going to happen before it does. I'm not a big fan of letting them loose to find their stalls either.They can get into a lot of trouble when left on their own.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-49299305074560548602012-02-10T06:11:23.344-05:002012-02-10T06:11:23.344-05:00I bought a sign to put on our patio/visitor area (...I bought a sign to put on our patio/visitor area (if we ever finish it) that says, "When in doubt let your horse do the thinking". *giggle* Sounds like Harley had his number, all right.<br /><br />Rina has done that before, when I've chastised another horse she'll lean over and give them a nip. I have a hard time keeping a straight face, as I have <i>"Yeah, what she said."</i> *chomp* running through my head ;o)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608579972739041880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-83206586005693944212012-02-10T02:03:22.520-05:002012-02-10T02:03:22.520-05:00He's brilliant! Now, if only he could talk...;...He's brilliant! Now, if only he could talk...;-)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068684611506771719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-85761076552600377562012-02-09T23:54:12.187-05:002012-02-09T23:54:12.187-05:00Very interesting. Harley is a very smart boy!Very interesting. Harley is a very smart boy!Bakersfield Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571487914424695283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-25394678091335502322012-02-09T21:11:44.687-05:002012-02-09T21:11:44.687-05:00Funny - I just used the cross ties the other day f...Funny - I just used the cross ties the other day for the first time in ages, other than for the farrier. Val is actually <i>much</i> better ground tied, or single line tied, than he is in cross ties. <br /><br />He's not terrible, just fidgety and a little anxious - flipping his head and grabbing the ties in his mouth. According to his previous owners he came to them that way. I wonder if it's left over from track life? <br /><br />Apparently, Harley knows best! ;)Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603946585821420123.post-70481586466342386442012-02-09T20:56:03.788-05:002012-02-09T20:56:03.788-05:00I hate that habit... On the one hand, it's gre...I hate that habit... On the one hand, it's great if they run back to the barn every time (let them run into the stall, shut them in!), but as someone that's been knocked down and dragged by that behavior, I can vouch for how dangerous it gets. <br /><br />Too funny that Harley reprimands the bad behavior... I've had Willie do that to other horses, too, although he's never been the alpha -- just a wise old man that occasionally reminds the whippersnappers of their manners!Now Thats A Trot!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04520915591652905807noreply@blogger.com