Naughty horses

FreddiesGal

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Bit of a nosey..what do you class as a 'naughty' horse? :P

I don't think i could ever call a horse naughty, just cheeky!
 
Difficult one! I have a lovely Irish cob who is sweetness and light 90% of the time, but has a huge sense of humour and will throw in an occasional wicked buck - however I see this as 'self expression' as is never aimed at getting me off!

I think there are more 'nasty' horses out there than naughty, in terms of being aggressive, rearing and pushing their owners around etc.
 
Naughty - that's when my grey comes up for a hug, sees that I have a headcollar with me and sods off up to the top of the hill with her tail in the air! If I catch a different horse (particually the gelding) she comes galloping back down again and wants to come in too.
 
hmmm mostly i would call it cheekiness or character but we did have a naughty greedy pony who would do his utmost to escape from any diet paddock you put him in:rolleyes: no amount of electric tape would stop him, he would pace up and down the fence assessing it and then walk away, turn and charge at it like a goat with his head down! he learnt that if he ran fast enough at the gate hooks the spring would stretch and he could get through:rolleyes: it was a good job my daughter loved him as he was threatened with the glue factory many a time as i retrieved him from various parts of the farm;)
 
I always call our two naughty, even though mines anything but & daughters is cheeky more than anything, eg naughty pony tipping the wheelbarrow. So more a term of endearment!
For a badly behaved one I'd be more likely to describe it as bad mannered, badly schooled, needs work etc. Being a bit too cheeky I'd just say pushing its luck or stroppy mare, whatever seemed most accurate.
 
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