skye123
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for example if you have smacked them or whatever?
just wondered
just wondered
how quickly/easily do horses forgive you?
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bex1984
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Murphy seemed to have forgiven me 5 minutes after our little "incident" last night - despite his initial protest!!!
jumpthemoon
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I think if you are generally nice to them they will 'forgive' a single incident and forget about it. They remember repeated behaviour, so if you constantly hit them, shout at them, beat them, they will remember that and become wary.
I think everyone gets cross with their horse sometimes, or over-reacts slightly, but problems begin when the over-reactions or bad tempers become routine and 'acceptable'.
I think everyone gets cross with their horse sometimes, or over-reacts slightly, but problems begin when the over-reactions or bad tempers become routine and 'acceptable'.
cellie
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Thats the good thing they dont bear a grudge even if they remember the incident
Theresa_F
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10 seconds if that with Chancer. I can give Chancer a tap with a whip when he is destroying something and he is instantly back next to me asking for a rub. He never sulks and when told off springs back instantly - he is the equine equivalent of a springer spaniel
My old Miss Delia would carry a grudge. If told off, she would turn her backside on you and sulk and would not even take a polo. After a lot of grovelling and offering treats she would reluctantly accept and forgive.
If you tell Cairo off, you get the blind side turned at you, then his bum and a huge fart to make sure you got the message.
My old Miss Delia would carry a grudge. If told off, she would turn her backside on you and sulk and would not even take a polo. After a lot of grovelling and offering treats she would reluctantly accept and forgive.
If you tell Cairo off, you get the blind side turned at you, then his bum and a huge fart to make sure you got the message.
Loupride
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as soon as I produce a carrot!!!
If he was bold and got a smack he sometimes sulks but he can knows the difference, its actually quite funny to watch
If he was bold and got a smack he sometimes sulks but he can knows the difference, its actually quite funny to watch
Shilasdair
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for example if you have smacked them or whatever?
just wondered
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With my herd, I've found consistence to be the key - there are strict behavioural rules which I always, consistently enforce, so they know the boundaries and seldom break them except experimentally.
But equally, I am very quick to praise and reward them (even with treats) for even the little things like volunteering feet, moving over when asked etc...this keeps them keen to work for/with me.
I did some in hand training with my two youngsters in the autumn...and they were so keen to do it that they'd queue up at the gate although I'd just have hayed them.
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for example if you have smacked them or whatever?
just wondered
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With my herd, I've found consistence to be the key - there are strict behavioural rules which I always, consistently enforce, so they know the boundaries and seldom break them except experimentally.
But equally, I am very quick to praise and reward them (even with treats) for even the little things like volunteering feet, moving over when asked etc...this keeps them keen to work for/with me.
I did some in hand training with my two youngsters in the autumn...and they were so keen to do it that they'd queue up at the gate although I'd just have hayed them.
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StaceyTanglewood
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hopefully quite quickly as i lost my temper with my mare last night !!!
Mid
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Ozzers sulks (just ignores me and pouts
) for about 15 mins if i shout at him ect, but then he forgets