couldnt catch the cow

0ldmare

0ldmare

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We have got a good 7+ inches of snow and today my old girl
decides its the day she doesn't want to be caught
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. This happens
about 3 times per year, when the hunt is around. Today she thinks
the hunt is out. It isn't, its Sunday and there is nearly a foot of snow.
For 45 minutes I trailed after her knee deep in s*dding snow cooing
enticingly to her. Nope, not having it
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. Went and got scoop. Nope not
hungry thank you very much (but it did wind the other one who
was already in his stable, so he was neighing madly). Went and got
Peppermints and rustled them encouragingly. Grabbed one and
legged it so I threw the headcollar at her so she galloped off bucking.
(The ringbone suddenly doesn't hurt that much does it?). Then
after 45 minutes and missing most of Olympia on TV she says
Oh alright I will come now. Cow. Lost one of my new thermal gloves,
Got sopping wet cold feet and am thoroughly fed up of stupid
horses.

There I feel better now
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Unburdoning so helps
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Mine would of been left out to get cold and hungry. But then mine has (as yet) never not come running across the field to come in as soon as she sees me.
 
My horse does this at least once a year. If he does not come to my whistle at the gate he gets left out, I refuse to chase him around, it's his choice. He knows the stable = food and haylage, if he wants to stay in the field that's up to him! Having done it once during torrential rain this year he now starts walking when he sees me and if I move out of his line of sight he pegs it to the gate just in case. I never traipse through mud or indeed across the field for him.
 
My boy did this today too :/ I was taking pictures and the whole time my camera was out he let me go up to him and stroke him and everything .. as soon as the camera went away he legged it
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!! Took me ages to catch him .. in the end I sat on the pile of hay he'd been munching on and waited for him to get hungry enough to come over seeing as the feild was so covered in snow there was not a blade of grass in sight ... didnt take long as he seems to think he'll die if he's not eating when there is food available
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One of the boys on our yard did that yesterday! The owner just gave up after a few hours (wouldnt accept our help or any of the grooms/YO help)! YO not pleased as its a livery yard and they dont live out but he did have a couple of other horses for company Last night! Oh well he learnt his lesson and was desperate to come in this morning!
 
oh dear you just reminded me of why i didnt buy another mare cause if she was going on 1 i had no chance now iv got a big softy that stands at the gate n also want in on the summer
 
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oh dear you just reminded me of why i didnt buy another
mare cause if she was going on 1 i had no chance now iv got a big softy
that stands at the gate n also want in on the summer

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Oh no its usually the gelding who is tricky to catch! (When there is
plenty of grass and the sun is shining!) And he never even gets ridden.

My old girl is usally easy but she just goes into a 'hunting zone' when
she thinks she can hear the hounds. Its like you are not there and she just has to
keep moving, can't stop for a second. She wouldn't care (or even notice)
if you left her out when she is like that, so that wouldn't teach her a lesson.
But the other one likes his stable at this time of year so wouldn't want to
have to put him out again (he would neigh frantically all night if he was in
on his own....)
 
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