How does your horse react when a stranger is in the field?

[petite-girle]

No-one ever goes in my horses' field without me there, apart from on these 2 occasions (that I know of anyway!)

My gelding is somewhat a sensitive horse. A friend entered my field one afternoon when I was at work to let one of the naughty fillys out from the wrong side of the electric fencing. She said my gelding got really funny when she was in the field, running round and snorting, steering very clear of her.
Whereas the two fillies went straight over to say hi.

Yesterday my partner who hasn't been to the horses in quite a while now went to pooh pick when I was at work. He said my gelding seemed to get really upset, running round snorting and then running fairly close to him and swinging his hind quarters (he's never ever kicked anyone in his life so wondered if this was a threat?)

Just wondered if anyone else's horses react like this? Because my two fillies are the complete opposite!!

 

[Snowysadude]

My gelding will only let people he knows get near him in the field. So other liverys in the same field can get near him or the people who do him when I cant get down for whatever reason can but when its a stranger they have no chance. He jumped out the field once and was on the yard and only the builder (horsey) and the YO (non horsey) were around. It took them almost two hours to corral him back into the field (wide open gate and he just took the mick out of them). This included barricading him into a section in front of the open gate with wheelbarrows and pallets which he quite simply jumed over and got out again!! I get down and hes as quite as a mouse grazing the whole time I'm there! Horses eh? hehe

 

[LauraWheeler]

Merryn is lovely he is such a sweet heart and anyone can go in his field. He will come over say hello and demand cuddles.

Horrid Herbie on the other hand lives upto his name. He gets quite cross when people go in his field. He's fine with me and will tolorate others if i'm there but I don't let anyone in his field if i'm not there. His water and feed buckets are right by the fence so if someone else needs to do him they can just throw it over and they don't need to go in with him. He is very quick with his back legs and if you try to stand up to him he will become very agressive. He has excepted i'm boss but he wants to be second in comand. He doesn't even like the dogs in with him. We have had to stock fence his field as if they go in there he will try to stamp on them. But if i'm in there he just follows me round and askes for cuddles. ( He's such a mummys boy )

 

[Walrus]

Bobby would just eat; then again armageddon could be arriving, the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse galloping over the horizon and the world ending in general and Bobby would still be eating - he's the pony version of Pacman!

 

[HappyHorses:)]

My colt will usally gallop up to someone he doesn't know and give them a glance over.
If he likes you them he will try and herd you towards the others. If he doesn't like you them he will push you away or knock you over.

I've only seen him do this with people he doesn't know. When I'm there he is fine.

 

[Hovis_and_SidsMum]

Hovis would be in your face, slobbering down your neck and generally wanting attention. If you tell him to go away though he does - just not very far in case he misses something!!

Sid is exactly the same but far more bullish with it. He also will not tolerate any other horses coming near me or hubby and is very very dominant. He demands attention rather than ask for it if that makes sense which might scare people not used to 17.2HH of attitude! He's just a big kid and wants to be the centre of attention.

Neither would bat an eyelid at a stranger walking into their fields - just someone else to make friends with / mug for treats

 

[sassybebe]

My 4 year old i think would probably walk straight up to them as he loves human attention. My pony who thinks he's a stallion will trot very purposefully towards people with his head in the air and a wild look in his eyes, stop a way out and assess the situation then carry on trotting and will decide whether to stop at the person or attack the person when he gets closer. The other gelding will just stay behind the brave one until he decides if it's safe or not

 

[Thistle]

Most of mine are friendly. Floss is wary, if a stranger approached her she threatens with ears back and snaking head.

 

[xRobyn]

Phil ignores most people and is more likely to walk up a stranger/my mum than me

 

[Cedars]

Think my yearling would let you get close but the others wouldnt and she would run with them.

 

[Dubsie]

Bobby would just eat; then again armageddon could be arriving, the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse galloping over the horizon and the world ending in general and Bobby would still be eating - he's the pony version of Pacman!

We have one of those!