What new thing(s) have your horses taught you this week?

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My two year old has taught me two new things this week about horses which I didn't know!

1. That it is possible for horses to destroy a five bar gate without getting a mark on them
2. when horses get stung by nettles, they buck and kick a lot for at least half an hour

What have other folks been taught this week?
 
1. The mare prefers to be chauffered in a lorry rather than a trailer, but will get in one if she absolutely has to...

2. To take a minute out of your day to stop and admire the scenery. My gelding stopped part way on our hack to take in the amazing view we had over the valley. It was just one of 'those' moments :)
 
That he can indeed jump scary planks, fillers, upturned buckets, water trays etc etc if mummy just sits there and kicks on to tell him it's ok........in fact he can even give show jumping mare a lead over the scary water tray so she doesn't get her toes wet.......
 
That it is impossible to fit a 14hh highland and tall rider under the resting arm of a digger :eek: :D

But despite that, he's reminded me that he's flippin' awesome, whether you ask him to jump off a metre high flatbed trailer, pop round a course of jumps, do stunningly respectable simple changes or just prat around bareback in the dark :D
 
1. That cars are not at all frightening :cool:(this is a dramatic u-turn because just last week he was adamant that they were terrifying)

2. That squirrels ARE terrifying (yesterday one fell out of a tree and narrowly missed the end of his nose - what kind of squirrel falls out of a tree? :rolleyes:)

3. That the sound of metal on concrete is an excellent noise (very impressed with his first ever set of shoes and had to try them out right away :rolleyes:)
 
To remember not to click when I am on Ella because she goes from 0-60 in a second, click means go faster, kiss is the cue to move on.

Also that she only stops if you 'Hmmmmmmmmmm' not 'Ho!' like the others, good job she came with an instruction manual ;)
 
That although he's fine with me he doesn't suffer novices trying to push him around and will punt them half way across the yard!
 
1. Appreciate the small things. Something I knew but I think had lost sight of. My hopes and dreams for J were shattered when he damaged his knee but now just seeing him mooching about the field sound and happy means more than anything to me.

2. 3year olds are excellent fly mask escape artists!

3. Suncream is pony poison, or at least thats what the 5year old thinks!
 
That I can sit rather large spooks in gallop. And that changes in the colour of said gallop track are in fact leg eating monsters that must be dramatically avoided.
 
And just to add to that, that there is no shame in holding the mane! (Or saddle...or martingale strap...or anything that happens to be grabable in an 'oh *****' moment.)
 
That the hosepipe can't reach by her ears if she puts her head high enough.

Top of the tail massages are awesome.

Rolling in the dust patch after a bath is always fun.

That her reflection is enchanting that stopping and staring at herself for the umpteenth time is necessary to continue strutting her stuff.
 
That my youngster has shot up again...says she who got a little stuck last night when carelessly assuming we could make it under a low branch from a fallen tree.

all I can say is I was very grateful for the lengthy time spent desentivising him last year as he had to reverse slowly with me crouching over his neck.
 
That my horse is better at yoga than me! he does some fabulous stretches on his way to the field in the morning whilst making cute groaning noises.
That breakfast will always be shared preferably with my hair.
And any time I maybe bent over grooming him is prime opportunity to pinch my bum and pretend he never!
 
That just carrying a stick when leading out in hand results in an amazing change of behaviour! Didn't have to use it, but P walked beautifully around the fields without snatching grass at every available opportunity or barging across me! Lovely walk in beautiful sunshine with stops for grass when I said!
 
That he may knock poles when I jump him but when being loose schooled he doesn't touch a single pole. Ah we'll, at least one of us can see a stride!

(What's the BS rules about the rider being ON the horse? Why cant it be like dog agility where I run along side and point at them?!)
 
That my gelding is a softie about foals.

The mare in the stable that backs on to his gave birth the other night and since then, when walking past the back of her stable into his, he's stopped and pointed at her stable with his nose as if to say "something unsual is in there....".
 
That I do know how to leg yield properly - the horse I've just started riding understands - it's just that my own doesn't (or maybe I need to get better at teaching mine new things). So I've probably actually learnt two things.
 
nix123 said:
He's really a lazy fat cob in a nurotic warmblood body!
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:D:D:D I've got one of those....same bloodlines perhaps?

This week he has taught me that he will only do a half pass across the lane to get to the lush grass verge......not sure how to make that work in a dressage test...carrots on side markers?
 
That riding bareback is GREAT fun!!!

I never want to use a saddle again haha!

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That she can trot over a pole! Almost fell off when she did that as I'd expected the normal 3ft jump. Now we need to crack cantering over them...
 
That my 4yo has a very low pain threshold and a very extreme way of telling me his saddle is not comfortable! (thankfully I was not on board!)
 
Pus is neverending when a wimpy TB is producing it from his leg :D

Also, if you're 5'2 then riding a 18.3hh hunter is difficult and wearing jeans is a bad idea because when you get on you'll rip them as it's such a stretch up!
 
Had a lovely lesson this morning and he was so good, it reminded me that life with horses is priceless and thank you for what i have.
 
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