Naughty clever pony

[Landcruiser]

Honestly, my youngster certainly keeps me on my toes. If there's trouble to get up to, she's there. I spotted her from the window first thing, up to her knees in grass, in the section of track I have separated off for my old toothless guy who is on ad lib everything. Electric fence down.

Grrrrr.
Off I went, in my Oodie and wellies, to retrieve her. I managed to worm the halter under her muzzle as her face seemed to be embedded in the grass and she wasn't taking it out, thanks. Got her head up. "Nah. Not coming". So we did the "unbalancing" dance and zigzagged down the track, swishy swoshy swishy swoshy.

Down she went with no warning - "I'm having a roll, thanks. Actually, while I'm down here, I may as well carry on filling my face. Scoff scoff"
"You bloody well will not!!" (Waves rope around, looks menacing).
"Sigh..." and up she got, fair cop.

Now she's back on the yard, and while the others are eating their morning hay, she's eying up the repaired fence and planning her next move....while trying to reach under and pull my oldie's water trug out from his side into the main yard (again), just for a laugh.
The other day she nosedived and rolled in the school whilst trotting up for the vet, leaving us both in stitches....vet had never ever seen a horse do that before.

My two friends that own two of her half sisters have been through all sorts of similar high jinks with them. I believe it's known as "The criollo brain..."

 

[Parrotperson]

my sympathies. I once went to my field to find my 6 month old foal running around with the water bucket on his head. His mother was grazing completely unconcerned at this turn of events.

Lord knows how he did it. (and it was quite funny). And no harm done. Bl**dy horses!

 

[HeresHoping]

In the days before mobile phone cameras were invented, mine was that pony stuck in the gate, happily munching what she could reach. Fortunately, she was only 11.2 and could be wrestled out sideways.

 

[Widgeon]

I believe it's known as "The criollo brain..."

A Criollo - how lovely! Where is she from? I only know one Criollo and he's an excellent little horse (Although he wasn't always - his owner bought him from a family who were totally overhorsed and living under his...hoof. Extensive attitude readjustment was required before he became what he is now!)

 

[Gloi]

My naughty clever pony has learnt to use his fuzzy mane to test the fence. He knows if it's off he can reach further under for the long grass.

 

[Landcruiser]

A Criollo - how lovely! Where is she from? I only know one Criollo and he's an excellent little horse (Although he wasn't always - his owner bought him from a family who were totally overhorsed and living under his...hoof. Extensive attitude readjustment was required before he became what he is now!)

She was bred at Peregrina Stud, Chipping Norton. Her sire is now owned by another forum member (he's called Arrayan Numa) and her dam was an American Paint. I have two full criollos too, from Uraguy. I have my work cut out keeping one step ahead of them all, believe me!

 

[smolmaus]

Not my naughty pony but one of the new liveries was observed lifting the briefly turned off electrical tape with his TEETH and limbo-ing under it yesterday. I hope he tested it first!

My naughty pony also knows when it's turned off but she just barrels through it

 

[paddy555]

. I believe it's known as "The criollo brain..."

Ombu (criollo) had this problem as a youngster. Having dealt with lots of youngsters who stood up, refused to go, refused to stop, walked over you, laid down, bit, kicked and did lots of other things I thought I was experienced enough to deal with most things. He did none of those, totally perfect little chap.

I wasn't experienced enough however to deal with a horse who constantly pulled ball valves off field water baths, run off round the field playing with them and flooded the field. Each time OH repaired it he was back again. We got rid of the self filling ball valve and just had an inlet almost flush with the bath side. No problem for his teeth. He removed that as well.

A Criollo - how lovely! Where is she from? I only know one Criollo and he's an excellent little horse (Although he wasn't always - his owner bought him from a family who were totally overhorsed and living under his...hoof. Extensive attitude readjustment was required before he became what he is now!)

is this one of the Chamfron criollos.


I have Arrayan and he is terribly boring and does nothing that is amusing or even slightly naughty. Obviously he leaves that to his kids .

 

[Landcruiser]

Not my naughty pony but one of the new liveries was observed lifting the briefly turned off electrical tape with his TEETH and limbo-ing under it yesterday. I hope he tested it first!

My naughty pony also knows when it's turned off but she just barrels through it

Bird's sister Elsie, also an Arryan child, used to pull out all the electric fence posts of her corral when she over-nighted at Trec comps and then wander round chatting to the other corralled horses. My friend eventually foiled her by wrapping bare wire around each post, right up to the top.

 

[greasedweasel]

Arrayan’s youngsters were the first horses I’d ever seen use tools to help their amusing plans. Literally lean over stable door, pick up yard brush, use it to knock kick bolt over, teeth to pull back bolt. “Helloooooo I’m freeeeee”

I can also remember a Chamfron owner saying her lad would neatly unhook electric gates (the springy ones) and the yard owner standing there saying to his owner “this has to stop” . Err yes, what’s the cunning plan?

They are not for everyone

 

[Errin Paddywack]

My Poncho, by Tibertich Chaco, once watched my husband climbing over a gate then tried to copy him by climbing up it. I never did any jumping with him as I suspected he would then start jumping out. He was special.