tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post8723717228678370511..comments2024-01-06T11:22:03.305-08:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Horse Personalities--Part 2Jami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-50174653928196531062009-09-02T10:55:04.385-07:002009-09-02T10:55:04.385-07:00Oh yes, we plod along.
I have had close to three ...Oh yes, we plod along. <br />I have had close to three week's riding without saddle now, including moose encounters in the dark, lol!<br />Always nice to have some extra entertainment, don't you think? <br />Yesterday I had to get my reflectors out, hate it. It is so sad when the summer is over. Now we have a long dark period ahead, and the worst part is before the snow comes.HorseOfCoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907659164579327290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-53512795872878965532009-09-01T07:42:53.414-07:002009-09-01T07:42:53.414-07:00Horse Of Course--I think you and I are alike in th...Horse Of Course--I think you and I are alike in that we think a lot about exactly why certain horses appeal to us. I think for myself, in my younger years I was more interested in a horse's ability to perform, and am now more interested in feeling safe (!)However, that said, it sure is an interesting things--why do we click with some horses more than others? Lester, a horse I passed on, is his current owner's favorite all-time mount, both on the trail and in the arena. Sunny, the horse I now ride, was sold to me by a woman who had four horses and needed to sell one. Looking at the three she kept, I was amazed she chose to sell Sunny, as the others were not nearly as reliable on the trail (and this gal mostly trail rode with friends and family). For me, Sunny is a keeper. <br /><br />How are things going with Fame? Are you trail riding much? I find I can't get my computer to go to your blog these days.Laura Crumhttp://www.lauracrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-87904231003201543052009-08-31T11:19:05.187-07:002009-08-31T11:19:05.187-07:00You know, I have been thinking a bit about the opp...You know, I have been thinking a bit about the opposite. <br />How come that the horses that have meant most to me have had some traits in common?<br />Has it been a subconscious decision that I have made when choosing the horse? <br />Or is it my personality and habits that also affects my horses?<br />And the horses have been of different breed and sex too.HorseOfCoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907659164579327290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-8790694918038081462009-08-27T15:20:36.255-07:002009-08-27T15:20:36.255-07:00Funder--I have always been a "gelding person&...Funder--I have always been a "gelding person". Partly I think because I was raised (in the horse world, anyway) by my team roper uncle who preferred geldings. I have ridden good mares, though, so I'm not saying geldings are really better.Laura Crumhttp://www.lauracrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-36404021030863928922009-08-27T14:21:34.046-07:002009-08-27T14:21:34.046-07:00It's interesting that you've only had geld...It's interesting that you've only had geldings for your lifetime horses! Any particular reason? I loved my two geldings, and my old mare, but I am really enjoying my very marish young mare. I think I'm hooked on her evil ways. :)<br /><br />My old gelding was opinionated too, but in a different way. It'd take a whole post of my own to compare them.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-83617273877013201342009-08-27T08:10:34.291-07:002009-08-27T08:10:34.291-07:00Gayle--Horses are so interesting, with all their i...Gayle--Horses are so interesting, with all their individual quirks. It helped me a great deal as a horseman to realize that I wasn't going to train certain behaviors out of my horses--not completely. Some things are just part of a horse's personality, and you either get along with that personality or you don't. I got rid of the ones I didn't get along with (some were given to good homes and I check on them) and kept the ones I did.Laura Crumhttp://www.lauracrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-60194042092738806942009-08-26T18:53:58.272-07:002009-08-26T18:53:58.272-07:00I have 2 horses of my own, mother and son, and the...I have 2 horses of my own, mother and son, and they are completely different personalities. My mare is spooky, given to jumping and snorting whenever anything is out of place on the ranch. We tease that "she sees dead people." But she is also cuddly, nickers to me and likes to put her nose up for me to kiss. Snoopy, her son, is not afraid of a darn thing. He's great to ride, does his job, but his ground manners are atrocious. He wants his face in mine, wants to chew on my clothes, shove into me, etc. Smacking him around makes him behave - for 30 seconds. Saddling him is like putting clothes on an octopus - there's just SO much wiggling and writhing, like a dog excited to go for a walk. I love to ride him, tho, and will again, once he rehabs from a broken sesamoid.<br /><br />Gayle<br />http://thatsmysnoopy.blogspot.comGayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.com