Are your horses affectionate?

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I've only had my little man for just under a month but he is very affectionate :-) he loves kisses. I've never known a horse/pony quite as kissy as he is!

He's just about to snog me in this one........

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Mine has her days..typical mare where shes affronted if you try and give her a hug, then other days shes practically sitting on your knee:D

Ps yours is super cute, hope you have lots of fun with him!:)
 
Sometimes mine is, sometimes he's not.

This morning he kept following me around the stable, headbutting my atm until I scratched/cuddled him. Other days he pulls away lol.

He does like kisses too though :)

Yours looks like a lovely chap!

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Aww what a cute furry bear!!

I was thinking about this before. 'My' horse is rarely affectionate to me, despite owning her for 2 years.

However the basically unhandled 3 year old that I've been caring for since Saturday is extremely affectionate with me already. Whinneys whenever she sees me, nuzzles me, strokes my face with her top lip and is just generally a very touchy feely creature. Although she is nervous to be handled, if that makes sense?
 
Mines more protective!! He wont let anything else near me in the field but if i try to hug and kiss him he gives me the face of death!! If he approaches me for a snuggle then that fine!! I hug and kiss on purpose thou he will be smothered whether he likes it or not (he likes it really!!!)
 
They are. They follow me around whenever I'm in the field and may their heads on my shoulder or nuzzle me. Chester in particular is very affectionate. He licks me like a giant dog. He take cuddles all day if he can get them.
 
One of the horses I share will tolerate cuddling, she likes a good groom, and can be affectionate to you if you make it fairly quick, but as she's still a bit immature she can be a bit nibbly. However, a couple of months ago my granddad became very ill and passed away. I went to ride because he wouldn't have wanted me to sit at home moping over him, but as you can imagine, I was in a bit of a state when I got to the farm. Lady was talking to her friends in the corner, but as soon as she saw me she gave me a very hard stare, and then marched over, stuck her nose right down the neck of my coat and just stood there blowing into my neck (and not nipping me!) while I cried on her face. She's never done anything like it to me before or since, but just on that day, when I felt like my world was falling to bits, she was there and she knew just what to do.

This is her showing off her rosettes following two clear rounds at an amazing 50cm - Badminton here we come!

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Edited to add: That photo is WAY bigger than I expected! I have no idea how to make it smaller, sorry!
 
Some are, some are not. I used to be really worried by our big mare, who is very aloof. Then I realised that she did display signs of her attachment to us, and her pleasure at seeing us, she just isn't in to smoochy cuddles. The one I'm saddest about is my big ISH though, He'd like to cuddle but has obviously had it beaten out of him. I've had him a couple of ears now and he is finally letting me find his scratchy spots. When I first got him he'd go rigid if you tried scratching him and when he started to nuzzle and be affectionate he'd suddenly pull back as if he was about to be hit :(
 
Mine isn't really, she never really has been tbh. But sometimes she does nuzzle me or lean on me or something like that and I feel like the queen of the world or something ridiculous!!
I do think a lot of what we call "affectionate" is actually more "inquisitive" or "nosy" though!
 
My new Connemara is very affectionate, he loves fuss and cuddles and gives kisses (once he learnt how much attention he got for them!). He Is always nuzzling you and just likes to stand by you for company. My ISH likes fuss but isn't affectionate as such, he's just very gentle and loving- he likes to stand with my grandma in her wheelchair for ages :), I have one that just pulls a mardy face and turns her bum to you if you try to fuss her :p or moves away and looks miserable at you !
 
My TB puts up with cuddles, my WB mare won't entertain a cuddle, but will call to me on sight, my gorgeous trotter x demands attention and chases the others off, the young cob, is very much a people pony and is always the first to reach the gate, it's quite funny watching him get quicker and quicker, till he ends up cantering to be first
 
Mine is very touchy feely, not sure it's affection though! He rubbed his nose all over my face this afternoon, I'd like to say it was kisses but I think he wanted to eat my hair..

He does quite often lip you, lick you, although sometimes it becomes a nibble. He loves scratches on the front of his face and generally likes being made a fuss off.

He's very inquisitive in general and likes to explore everything around. He likes to get in peoples faces when they're trying to do something. Aka the farrier or physio!
 
My boy is 16 and SO affectionate, with human and horses...he loves a groom (from humans and horses!!) any fuss suits and he's happy.

Although as he's always mutual grooming with horses, when I give him a good scratch he attempts to mutual groom me, which makes me nervous as I see the way horses groom eachother, and think I will probably end up hurt lol. Shame, cos it's nice to think he is happy around me
 
Yes, my girl is very affectionate. She sometimes comes over to me and snuggles in :) also puts hr nose between my knees and I cuddle into her neck which I find particularly sweet :)
 
Yes mine is very affectionate. However, I am under no illusions that it's because he loves me. He is like it with everyone, apart from the physio, vet and dentist. Bar those guys, he adores everyone and will spend all day being cuddled and fussed if you let him. He doesn't care who fussss him, as long as you find his ticklish spots and scratch them. He wouldn't care if I never went to the yard again, so long as *someone* cuddled him every day!
 
My mare isn't 'cuddly', but she will groom you back if you give her a good scratch. She is quite vocal - neighs when I arrive, neighs when I go in the stable, neighs when I give her a carrot. She doesn't appreciate having arms wrapped around her neck, but she is generally social and likes people (especially people with food).
 
My young mare isn't at all and we're only just getting the better of her nibbling. But she is very happy in my company, will follow me round the field and isn't necessarily happy if one of the others gets attention. My old girl will take fuss all day if you offer it - she loves a groom or a cuddle and my little foster mare is very happy to get some attention.
 
My husband's gelding is so soppy and will cuddle you all day, he should have been a pyjama case! My mare is extremely aloof and has the cuddle tolerance of a teenage boy!
 
Mine is not allowed to nuzzle or give kisses, or to follow me about. If I want his company then I invite him to walk alongside me in the field whilst I check the fencing etc, or else I give him a scratch. Sometimes we have a bit of a mutual fuss, wherein I rub his head and he carefully unties the belt on my coat. It is strict, but as a result he is very nice to work around and careful of where he steps around humans.
 
I would say mine is relatively affectionate in that he will let you fuss and cuddle him all day if you wanted to, he loves a kiss as well, but he mostly loves being itched in various spots. I've also had him sleeping, resting on my shoulder before during a cuddle. You're can throw your arms around his neck, lean on him etc etc whatever you want (which is why I'm not too concerned when small children want to fuss over 'the pretty white horse')

However, he doesn't demand cuddles and fuss from people and he's quite happy to let you get on with whatever else you're doing that doesn't involve him. The only thing I've got to get him to stop doing is itching his hand on you when he's sweaty after work!
 
Not in the least unless I had pocketfuls of treats (which I never do) then, no doubt, she would be all over me like a rash!
 
Arizahn said:
Mine is not allowed to nuzzle or give kisses, or to follow me about. If I want his company then I invite him to walk alongside me in the field whilst I check the fencing etc, or else I give him a scratch. Sometimes we have a bit of a mutual fuss, wherein I rub his head and he carefully unties the belt on my coat. It is strict, but as a result he is very nice to work around and careful of where he steps around humans.
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Mine would never follow you around in the field... you might try to catch him and *gasp* shock horror, *ride* him!!! :-0 ;)
 
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