Does your horse come to you?

[Cocorules]

Only if they want food or are being nosy.

 

[milesjess]

Yeah! Like a lost puppy

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Mostly, always in winter.

 

[Shantara]

Yup, most of the time! He follows my mother like a lost pup though, haha!

 

[muddygreymare]

Yes she does, most of the time. She usually follows me around like a little lost puppy too, she's dead cute

 

[mulledwhine]

My old boy never did,unless he thought something was in it for him

New Boy always comes when his name is shouted , bless

 

[caramel]

yep! most of the time.

 

[Clofox]

Well my bubbys been on the yard so many years shes used to many diffrent voices!
she pricks her ears at me...and the turns the other way!
However her late owner was a true horseman and EVERY horse on the yard responded to his voice just like that. Truly amazing!
My non horsey nanny came down the yard the other month, and i called my bubby and she didnt turn around and my nans goes "oh, she dont bother listening to you then!"
LOL
However if i call and have food..well its a diffrent story!

 

[miss_c]

Only in the depths of winter when they're the only two left out, it's dark, it's late, it's cold, and they want in. Otherwise it's a case of go and find them!

 

[spotty_pony]

Yes, they usually come cantering

 

[olop]

My boy comes to me, he also knows the sound of my car pulling up too

 

[dollymix]

Luna comes galloping over like a scene out of Black Beauty - usually screaming her head off at the same time!

Dulcie comes over in her own time...she sometimes has a chunner as she walks over and will come to the gate so i don't have to wade through the mud!

 

[ATrueClassAct]

Welshie will always come when she wants to come in but other than that she will walk off。Arab is probably too thick to know either way. Gelding runs the other way, sometimes with leadrope with him .
They hate me.

 

[samlf]

yes she follows me around like a dog

 

[babymare]

lol she will be stood at gate in winter shrilling at me to get her in but in summer forget it - wont run off but basically turns her bum so she cant see me and carries on eating - defo cupboard love lol

 

[wtdnh131]

Nope - he stands there on the other side of the field from the gate, watching me clamber through the mud, looking smug xx

this! she is waiting for me to fall over a second time

 

[xRobyn]

In winter he's begging to come in! If he's muzzled in summer he comes over looking sweet in the hope I'll remove it. If he's un muzzled, no hope, in fact he will occasionally walk away in disgust at being made to leave his field

 

[Ibblebibble]

always if i'm pushing a wheelbarrow or carrying a bucket as they think it's food daughters pony who we'd had since a foal always comes to say hello regardless, he's a real sweetie, my ginger boy will come over 90% of the time, the other 10% is ruled by his belly and grass is always nicer than me

 

[cob&onion]

Yep, i whistle and all 3 come cantering over

 

[black_horse]

She will follow me anywhere and never leave my side

If i turn, she turns. If i stop, she stops. If i reverse at high speed, she follows and if i sit down she lays next to me. I love my bonding sessions with dee, we play together and its a fab time to interact with her.

 

[HashRouge]

I'm going to have to tell my horse she's a disappointment
In the winter she's usually waiting at the gate and in summer she'll come trotting or cantering if she's cold or hungry. Normally she just plods over though, and sometimes I have to go and fetch her. Sometimes she makes her way over so slowly that I go and meet her half way. She's a babe though, wouldn't swap her for the world

 

[VioletStripe]

Haha glad I'm not the only one with a very smug ned He honestly looks like he's smiling as he watches me hop about in the mud.. xx

 

[kajabe]

In the winter...definately. but this is just because of the lack of grazing and she wants her feed. Whereas in summer its a completely different story! It once took me and my dad 45 mins to try ans catch her and ended up giving up. She's getting better at being caught in nice weather...very very slowly though!! Lol

 

[superted1989]

Every gelding I've had has come to call but every mare has stood and watched whilst I have struggled through mud, slogged up a hill or been mugged by their fieldmates!
Markie plodded over during th summer, but, now it's winter, if he's not stood at the gate already, he charges down flat out. Quite a daunting, but impressive sight, lots of flying fur and feather...................and mud!

 

[9tails]

I open the gate and stand there while she dawdles... stops... stares... dawdle... stop... stare... Then she gets to me and does a pocket frisk.

 

[JFTDWS]

I've considered taking out a restraining order just to get things done

 

[Chestnut mare]

Usually go to get she stands right at the top of the hill, calls to me but won't move lol! Her field mate comes straight over . In the evenings they are usually waiting at the gate!

 

[Puppy]

Yes, my two, and the sweet little mare staying at mine at the mo (who belongs to another HHOer) all come over to the edge of the fence when they hear/see my car and then mob me when I get into the field. However although my old girl was not always so keen about being caught (she was always troubled after excessive stabling with her old owner ) I felt we still had just as much of a bond when I rode and handled her, so I don't read too much into it.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Every gelding I've had has come to call but every mare has stood and watched whilst I have struggled through mud, slogged up a hill or been mugged by their fieldmates!
Markie plodded over during th summer, but, now it's winter, if he's not stood at the gate already, he charges down flat out. Quite a daunting, but impressive sight, lots of flying fur and feather...................and mud!

Every mare we've had has always come to call, or just when they've heard the gate/seen us. The only gelding we've had, we had to go and get even at feed time. He had a sense of humour and would sneak around his field looking like a bush in the dark, until we eventually found him in the place we had first looked.

The mares have always had to be trained that there are occasions when we don't want them. They are at home and in summer we go out last thing to check on them, they have to learn to stand and wait for us to go to them, having 4 mares converge on you at speed in the dark is no joke.
We often say 'Join up isn't the problem, it's getting rid of them that takes skill'.

 

[FanyDuChamp]

Captain usually ambles down and puts his head down for his head collar. But every now and then he gallops down and skids to a halt in front of you, it is damned hard not to run away when 17-3 of WB is coming at you down hill!

Fany comes to call and wanders over in her own ssweet time, she never hurries!
FDC