trundle
Well-Known Member
She changes her personality totally according to what she is being asked to do, and according to who is on her back !
This afternoon, I took my daughter up to see the Moose, as she'd just had a riding lesson and was fired up for all things horsy ! Caught B, and brought her in fine, tied her up and gave her a good groom, and gave daughter a chance to use her new pink body bush with a horse on
At this point, the Moose went to sleep....
Daughter went off to the car to find her riding hat, and B took fright at something, freaked out,. pulled back and broke her headcollar ! I've no idea what scared her, but i calmed her down, tacked her up (with all the usual face-pulling on her part) and took her in the school to be lunged, SHe was completely daft on the lunge, hooleyed around a bit and at one point rodeoed around like a bronco! After a while she settled right down and worked nicely, though.
My daughter loves sitting on B, and was badgering me for a ride at that point. i was a bit reluctant given the hooleying and bucking, but thought at least i'll be right there and can catch her if she comes off. Well. From being a silly hooleying idiot, Brook went straight to being a donkey on a rope, and plodded around the school with P on her back like an absolute angel.
She drives me up the wall sometimes, and she can be the most aggravating horse to ride as she can be silly and jumpy and she's quite sharp...but put a little five year old on her back and she's a dobbin. I think its wonderful how she can tell the difference and how careful she is around children.
This afternoon, I took my daughter up to see the Moose, as she'd just had a riding lesson and was fired up for all things horsy ! Caught B, and brought her in fine, tied her up and gave her a good groom, and gave daughter a chance to use her new pink body bush with a horse on
Daughter went off to the car to find her riding hat, and B took fright at something, freaked out,. pulled back and broke her headcollar ! I've no idea what scared her, but i calmed her down, tacked her up (with all the usual face-pulling on her part) and took her in the school to be lunged, SHe was completely daft on the lunge, hooleyed around a bit and at one point rodeoed around like a bronco! After a while she settled right down and worked nicely, though.
My daughter loves sitting on B, and was badgering me for a ride at that point. i was a bit reluctant given the hooleying and bucking, but thought at least i'll be right there and can catch her if she comes off. Well. From being a silly hooleying idiot, Brook went straight to being a donkey on a rope, and plodded around the school with P on her back like an absolute angel.
She drives me up the wall sometimes, and she can be the most aggravating horse to ride as she can be silly and jumpy and she's quite sharp...but put a little five year old on her back and she's a dobbin. I think its wonderful how she can tell the difference and how careful she is around children.
