MissMincePie&Brandy
Well-Known Member
I have myself a new horsey 
He's great, settling really well. We'll take it slowly to start with, and I have plenty of people offering to ride out with us when the weather thaws out. Until then I don't have anywhere safe to ride or do any work, as our sand school is frozen solid, so he's just chilling in the field during the daytime and is in at night.
As soon as he's moving or doing something he's super to handle, but I am discovering that he has no patience for standing still.
He is a fidgit on the ground, and is an attention seeker. He's very friendly though and there isn't a bad bone in his body. He just seems very babyish.
I've banned treating, because he dives into pockets and can be a bit nippy!
The sorts of things he does is kick his stable door if someone fusses another horse in their stable.
When he's being groomed, rugs changed, tacked up, etc he's very nosey and puts his face into everything you're doing and doesn't stand still because he's constantly shuffling round trying to put his nose into it.
He's not very good to tie up, because he shuffles about so much.
I've not had a fidgit as bad as him before, and wondered what tips people can give me. He's 6 and a half years old, but acts much younger.
I've bought him a jolly ball and a treat ball for the stable, as on the first day he arrived, he tipped his water bucket up, and picked it up in his mouth to play with!
He's great, settling really well. We'll take it slowly to start with, and I have plenty of people offering to ride out with us when the weather thaws out. Until then I don't have anywhere safe to ride or do any work, as our sand school is frozen solid, so he's just chilling in the field during the daytime and is in at night.
As soon as he's moving or doing something he's super to handle, but I am discovering that he has no patience for standing still.
He is a fidgit on the ground, and is an attention seeker. He's very friendly though and there isn't a bad bone in his body. He just seems very babyish.
I've banned treating, because he dives into pockets and can be a bit nippy!
The sorts of things he does is kick his stable door if someone fusses another horse in their stable.
When he's being groomed, rugs changed, tacked up, etc he's very nosey and puts his face into everything you're doing and doesn't stand still because he's constantly shuffling round trying to put his nose into it.
He's not very good to tie up, because he shuffles about so much.
I've not had a fidgit as bad as him before, and wondered what tips people can give me. He's 6 and a half years old, but acts much younger.
I've bought him a jolly ball and a treat ball for the stable, as on the first day he arrived, he tipped his water bucket up, and picked it up in his mouth to play with!
