Smitty
Well-Known Member
Got my chap in from his very sparse paddock this morning. Being a hungry, bad mannered little toad he managed to escape my clutches as usual and we did our usual routine to the stables, him trotting off a couple of strides and stuffing as much grass in his gob as possible, allowing me to catch him and then doing same again.
As I towed the thing into the stable block, YO and one of her sidekicks decided it was time to dispense advice. Apparently a good yank in the gob with a chiffney would solve all my problems, it had theirs and YO was able to lead her horse around all over the place without it escaping as it was now the epitome of good behaviour. Apparently it had worked for loading as well, not just with her horse but another livery's.
I went off on my ride, pondering on just when these remarkable changes had taken place, and not unconcerned that I may turn up one day and find my chap with a broken jaw. To avoid further conflict I rode him back to his bare patch and struggled up to the stables carrying his tack, just in time to see YO loading hers (who is on a bare patch next to mine) in a headcollar.
Clearly the horse had not thought to listen to our earlier conversation and shoving YO out of the way, disappeared at a smart canter into the distance, stopping in a field of crops some way off. It took 3 people to catch/corner her as I suspect she knew a wallop was on its way.
YO, if you read this, please be aware that you have my every sympathy. I suspect you now feel like a right prat and would have given anything in the world for it to have been anyone but me walking into the barn and witnessing at first hand the disobedience of your horse!
Disclaimer!: These are probably the only 2 nags on the yard that behave themselves in all other respects, are used for a variety of things and give their owners immense pleasure.
As I towed the thing into the stable block, YO and one of her sidekicks decided it was time to dispense advice. Apparently a good yank in the gob with a chiffney would solve all my problems, it had theirs and YO was able to lead her horse around all over the place without it escaping as it was now the epitome of good behaviour. Apparently it had worked for loading as well, not just with her horse but another livery's.
I went off on my ride, pondering on just when these remarkable changes had taken place, and not unconcerned that I may turn up one day and find my chap with a broken jaw. To avoid further conflict I rode him back to his bare patch and struggled up to the stables carrying his tack, just in time to see YO loading hers (who is on a bare patch next to mine) in a headcollar.
Clearly the horse had not thought to listen to our earlier conversation and shoving YO out of the way, disappeared at a smart canter into the distance, stopping in a field of crops some way off. It took 3 people to catch/corner her as I suspect she knew a wallop was on its way.
YO, if you read this, please be aware that you have my every sympathy. I suspect you now feel like a right prat and would have given anything in the world for it to have been anyone but me walking into the barn and witnessing at first hand the disobedience of your horse!
Disclaimer!: These are probably the only 2 nags on the yard that behave themselves in all other respects, are used for a variety of things and give their owners immense pleasure.
