Horses pulling faces??

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So since Maisie has been with me (5weeks) she always pulls faces.
Field owner - her son and me have come to the agreement that we don't actully think she knows what shes doing? I know that sounds silly but she will put her ears back at us and then follow us around the field, or she will put her ears back and then decide that she wants cuddles or an itch behind her ear or on her face or something. Its really strange.

She has tried to bite once but that was because she was VERY stressed out with lots of people around her and she didn't know anyone as she was new, but that was it.

Also she is still so baby, no longer need a head collar and lead rope, if you hold her under her cheekbone/neck bit like a foal she follows. She is 5 now raced 2years ago.

She is so funny and loves it, if you run down the field she will run anf follow after you. She is settling in so well, but its just a strange thing she does when she puts her ears back.

She will put her ears back and try and get you to itch her etc. She doesnt bite or kick anything like that.

Anyone had this before? Horses pulling faces but don't actully mean there agressive? Well shes not anyway.

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Mums mare does it. Especially when there is food around! NO legs or actual mean - just pulls faces.

YES they DO know what they are doing - its in-built.

Im sure there is a Natural Horsemanship person / Horsey psycologist who could explain why. I think its insightful to know!
But without more information i wouldnt want to say something for certain.
 
Mine does it when he has food in his stable. If I go in, and his haybar is full, he'll give me a face to warn me to keep out of his haybar. He never does anything at all, he's just telling me that it's his food, and once I'm in there he'll submit to me and allow me to fluff up his hay, etc, and he's fine.

I always know if he's feeling under the weather because he wont pull a face.

Last night he looked a bit colicky, and the first sign was that there was no face pulling when I went into his stable which was full of hay.
 
My boy will walk down the field towards me then about 5 strides away he will stick his nose out and put his ears flat back. It used to worry me, I thought he may charge of take a bite out of me!! He never attempted to bite etc so now I grab his nose and kiss it or blow a raspberry on it and the look on his face is priceless!!
 
We've come to the conclusion that my mare was simply born with her ears on the wrong way round!! Her ears only go forward for food or jumps. She looks awful, but isn't really. If she's not hurting anyone, don't worry about it...x
 
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