Does your horse make noises when nervous/afraid??

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once; when a friend brought her baby along to watch me ride. When the baby started crying the horse started making a whining noise. When the baby stopped the horse stopped!
 

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Known of quite a few hiccuping horses also when anxious about something :)


[ETA...thumps I think it's called? Could be wrong]
 

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Lol Cate growls when shes feel lively lol.. and grunts alot and snorts like a STALLION BABAY.... when a bit scared lol

But then she is a WussyBlood..

Lou x
 

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My mare does a fake burp when she is nervous. She does not wind suck or crib bite, then again she does live out. I only say this because I asked my equine lecturer about the burping as I know horses technically can't burp... But she said it's a little bit like wind sucking and they suck the air in to do a fake burp.
 

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Yes I had a cob that did this - would make very nervous gulping sounds when things went pear shaped!!:D He also used to do it on very windy days when I was leading him in from the field, would stare into the blowing trees and bushes gulping away like the big wuzz he was!:rolleyes:
 

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He dragon snorts when very excited/wound up or very scared.

He makes a strange noise when we approach the cemetery, just sounds like he's breathing really heavily and he'll often nudge my arm. Doesn't do it at any other time.
 

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Yep mine does the snorting thing too. He got very excited/nervous about a herd of Shetland ponies in the field the other week. got some very strange looks of the couple that we overtook :p
 

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Mine does extremely loud snorts - generally causing a great deal of consternation to other riders around who think I am about to go into orbit and then they will have a loose horse to cope with.
 

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ginger boy snorts like a piggy when he's worried, big girl just grows even bigger than her normal 17hh but if she is very worried i can often feel her heart banging against my leg:eek:
 

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My old TB used to blow like an elephant when he was nervous.

When excited or when just doing any upward transitions;-) he used to make a "wheeeeeeeeeeee" noise, when I started competing him in local Dressage compeitions the judges used to refer to him as the "Singing Horse' :)
 
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Yep, one of mine makes a gulping noise if he is nervous/something makes him jump. I have been told it is to do with him having a large tongue and just a noise he is making as he swallows but not sure how true that is as he only does it when nervous/taken by surprise!
 

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My horse snorts like a rhino if he is scared, squeals like a pig is he's being told off by the herd leader and whinnies loudly if hacking on his own every time he sees another horse. HE IS A LOVEABLE WIMP!!!!
 

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My old appy used to snort really loudly. I couldn't believe how loud it was.The first time I heard him do it, I burst out laughing, not expecting the following explosion :eek:
Current tb deafens me whinnying constantly.
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Yes, I've heard it twice. Both times when the horses had got in a predicament and got themselves stuck, a combination of 'help me' and 'thank god you're here'. I was quite touched as it was a very special whinny well out of the range of the useful complaining/indignant ones!
 

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dante just holds his breath and stands with all four feet at each corner, stands for a while and stares..then continues with what ever he was doing.

but he does make grunting noises when he pulls a face if he gets wet. I always know if hes in a mood even if i havent actually looked at him as you can hear him grunting away!
 
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