Horse Behavior – Page 31 – Virtual Brush Box

New Horse, New Rules

At what point will I get it through my head that Rodney is not Previous Horse? Previous Horse was grouchy old coot who had moments of supreme ill-temper. On the night before he died, one of his last acts on earth was to kick me. Therefore, it had always been made extremely clear to himContinue reading “New Horse, New Rules”

Blustery Day

Speaking of mare attitude [HHPR#5], I have a question for mare owners. Big storm yesterday morning. When we went out to check, Mathilda was frantic. Either she wanted to be let out of the barn or to be with Rodney. Since the former wasn’t going to happen, we caught him & brought him into herContinue reading “Blustery Day”

Booking the Games

What Olympic-related books do you like? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Back on the Homefront You’ve heard of a runaway? Earlier this week, I had a walk-away. Mathilda has three water buckets in her pen, cleaned & filled daily. Unfortunately, Giraffe-neck can reach across the barrier to the buckets. He dearly loves carried water. It is the exact sameContinue reading “Booking the Games”

Training Types

Enjoy The Rest Previous Horse was best on the first day back. I often gave him the day off before a show. Steady Worker Mathilda improved as the week went along. We only showed once [see comments] but I always arranged dressage lessons so that we worked for several days beforehand. Seesaw Horse If RodneyContinue reading “Training Types”

Happy Horse

Freshly washed and having a snack. Is there any happier sound than a horse tearing up grass?

Foto Friday: Younger Days

Change, if not Progress

Day Two of our mysterious activities. Rodney reacted to the previous lesson enough to form an opinion. This time, he was more suspicious beforehand but less jumpy after. He’s learning something. Whether what he is hearing is related to what I am saying remains to be seen. To calmly note how he choses to respond,Continue reading “Change, if not Progress”