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Bloodily horses, who'd have them!

I've been really I'll all week and baby horse has been taking the P.

Baby horse never got taught to lead as a foal and so now big 3yr old he's good 80% of the time. Thought we cracked it last week, no planting himself, his fave trick. Then the clocks changed and he's not the last horse any more, so when bring him in there is 2-3 horses out all of which have taken to calling to my youngster so the planting has started again.

Well today the vet was coming to do jabs, teeth and general check over. Never been an issue before brining him down in the day as the other horses know it's not feed time.

So went to get him, didn't want to walk on, so flicked the end of the rope at him, ok walked half way down. Then planted himself between two big horses who wanted to play. Great. The track isn't very wide about the width of a car and these horses can get their necks out fairly far. So baby horse decided to join in. Cue planting so tried to get him to walk on, huge rear, pulled backed and pissed off to his field.
Went to get him, and he just planted himself for 10mins, couldn't turn him, he was beening very pig headed.

Now I normally use a lunge line around baby horses bum to encourage him to walk on, but locked my self out of car, great with the lunge line on the back seat. Fab

The vet called wondering where I was, and he came up to follow us down which worked a treat.

Got to the barn and there's a new horse in the stable opposite mine, with big tb on box rest. He then tried to lunge at baby horse, cue him shooting off up the barn with me and the vet hanging on. Got him in the stable, at last!

Vet started to check him over, baby horse didn't like said vet, and pulled us both the stable.

Vet give up and sedated him. No issues, teeth, jabs and check over all done and clear.

Said sorry to the vet. Baby horse all ok now.

Me however, I've been coughing up blood due to bronchitis, went to the doctors just before the vet came and they said I need to go to hospital to be checked over. Couldn't call the vet as to close to the appointment time so thought I'd be ok, obs not.

Vet tried giving me some ventipulmen, as my cough is very horrid, loud and sore, plus the blood thing.

So here I am sat in the hospital, soaking wet due to getting caught when it pissed down bringing in baby horse. I'm covered in mud and sweaty horse. Can't get into my car cause I've locked myself out. And to top it all off I've got the fittest doctor ever who when ever he comes by me scows up his nose cause of the smell. And I've lost my voice!

So baby horse is off to the meat men for being very naughty (just kidding!) and going to hide in shame for the horsey smell I've brought to the ward.

Anyone want to swap days?
 
Oh god! I hope you get better soon, I always leave my boot unlocked as I am forever locking my self out, as for it baby horse have you ever tired a be nice halter, my cob us to stop a lot just added a little pressure to the halter and he would walk on and so pressure would be let of, I found it a great tool also a friend borrowed mine for her naughty pony that dragged and it soon stopped him in his tracks, hope he stops being so cheeky and looks are his poorly mum! Get well soon!! X
 
I've beening trying and to be fair we don't normally have any issues, day however, his dummy was well and truly spat out.

I've only had him 3weeks and at 3Yrs had never had a head collar on let alone any thing else being done to him. So we've come fairly far. But horses are horses and all that:o

Sibbystar, I do use a pressure halter and a 12foot rope. Plus a lunge line wrapped around his bum, to get his back end moving. However it doesn't do much good sat in a locked car!

Only me!
 
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I advertised mine on Facebook the other day stating they were free and that they'd easily feed several families through the winter period..... I had a couple of friends who wanted to add their children into the bargain as well!!

Hope you feel better soon.
 
Oh what a day! Hope you feel better soon.

I have to say though, it sounds like you may be in possession of a knobber horse in training :D Would you like to join the clique? Jesstickle's Brown Horse is the original King of the knobbers, I myself have a ginger knobber, ElleSkywalker has a ginger knobber mare and accessorised her with a foal... there are some lovely knobber horses on here!
 
Laughed out loud at your thread title ! This is my most common saying!!!!! Hope your feeling better soon ( ps I work in the hospital drs see much worse and I think they like horsey women as they're always asking me about horses, well jodphurs mainly..... ) x
 
Cortez said:
Sounds like a prescription for actual TRAINING (with a, shock horror! STICK) is what the doctor should be ordering......
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Tried the stick approach but stupid horse just turns his quarters and doesn't move the front end, till he gets cheesed off and sods off. He was a rescue so don't really know if that affects him. But as soon am better hard mummy will be visiting! :cool:
 
Trish C said:
Oh what a day! Hope you feel better soon.

I have to say though, it sounds like you may be in possession of a knobber horse in training :D Would you like to join the clique? Jesstickle's Brown Horse is the original King of the knobbers, I myself have a ginger knobber, ElleSkywalker has a ginger knobber mare and accessorised her with a foal... there are some lovely knobber horses on here!
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Are thank you, never been asked to joined to a clique before. Defo going to have a knobbed horse! :D mines bay, does that matter?
 
Mucky Shavings said:
Are thank you, never been asked to joined to a clique before. Defo going to have a knobbed horse! :D mines bay, does that matter?
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Not a bit of it, we're all for diversity within knobbers :D

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hope you get better soon. Don't beat yourself up about the horse it just sounds like he knew you werent on the ball so to speak and took advantage. All horses and people have days like that. Chin up hun
 
I used to work with a big hunter mare who would have been the ideal candidate for the knobber clique.. only she wasn't funny, she was a cow. Her name? Catmint!! And didn't I love to call her Catmeat out of sound of her owner!!
 
Mucky Shavings said:
Tried the stick approach but stupid horse just turns his quarters and doesn't move the front end, till he gets cheesed off and sods off. He was a rescue so don't really know if that affects him. But as soon am better hard mummy will be visiting! :cool:
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Use of stick has to be trained, just like all other aids. If you tap a totally unhandled (but calm and not afraid, I hasten to add) horse with a stick it usually doesn't react at all as it doesn't know what is being asked of it. By repeated taps (some may need to be sharp)it will learn to move forwards, then the taps stop and much praise is rendered. Voila! Horse now understands what a stick is for, vital for riding breakers. Horses which are afraid of sticks are very difficult to train, and people who make horses afraid of sticks should be ashamed of themselves. Very useful, sticks.
 
Cortez said:
Use of stick has to be trained, just like all other aids. If you tap a totally unhandled (but calm and not afraid, I hasten to add) horse with a stick it usually doesn't react at all as it doesn't know what is being asked of it. By repeated taps (some may need to be sharp)it will learn to move forwards, then the taps stop and much praise is rendered. Voila! Horse now understands what a stick is for, vital for riding breakers. Horses which are afraid of sticks are very difficult to train, and people who make horses afraid of sticks should be ashamed of themselves. Very useful, sticks.
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Agreed!
 
Cortez said:
Use of stick has to be trained, just like all other aids. If you tap a totally unhandled (but calm and not afraid, I hasten to add) horse with a stick it usually doesn't react at all as it doesn't know what is being asked of it. By repeated taps (some may need to be sharp)it will learn to move forwards, then the taps stop and much praise is rendered. Voila! Horse now understands what a stick is for, vital for riding breakers. Horses which are afraid of sticks are very difficult to train, and people who make horses afraid of sticks should be ashamed of themselves. Very useful, sticks.
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He is a huge tit with sticks tbh, tried a few times and he just doesn't get it. RI is going to help when she gets back from hols, I understand where you are coming from and it's the methods that I generally use. However knobber horse doesn't get it no matter how slowly and repeatly ive shown him, and then shows his weight and sods off.

Defo taking advantage of poorly me ATM.
Like I said before we had cracked him, then the clocks turned and now doesn't want to leave his very vocal field buddies. As they are still out when he comes in. When before the clocks changed he was left till last.
In the morning and around the yard to lead he is still fab, just the bringing in issue.
Also the lunge around the bum works for him and is a mid step till RI gets back from hols.
 
Mucky Shavings and I thought I was having a bad day! I hope you feel better soon! As for your naughty pony, I don't have any suggestions (sounds like you have all bases covered) I used a dooley halter with the younger I had on loan he was 17hh and planted himself all the time it was horrible!
 
what a crappy day!! why is it they always choose to play up when you're on a timetable, one of mine will only play the 'chase me' game when the farrier is due, any other day he is climbing in your pocket to be brought in :rolleyes:

Hope you feel better soon bronchitis just totally wipes you out i find:(
 
Thanks for all the replys, just got out of hospital had a big dose of iv antibiotics, they needed the bed so sent me home. Which I'm glad of, don't think I could of slept there anyways
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