tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post220430192909921324..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: CRUNCH!Jami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-16826590597069290002012-07-05T17:02:20.874-07:002012-07-05T17:02:20.874-07:00My aughter was giving my mare a treat the other da...My aughter was giving my mare a treat the other day (a baby carrot) an she accidently got her finger in her mouth. Dakota responded by dropping both her finger and the treat! Of course she then got extra treats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057823297856154950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-49074543268536116982012-07-01T11:17:54.658-07:002012-07-01T11:17:54.658-07:00Wow! What a story--and a photo which tells it all....Wow! What a story--and a photo which tells it all.<br /><br />Yup, around animals we learn lessons EVERY DAY.Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-4711158960453606592012-06-29T15:45:02.056-07:002012-06-29T15:45:02.056-07:00I've worked with a number of stallions. Most o...I've worked with a number of stallions. Most often they are simple "what you see is what you get" characters. maybe big assertive characters, but relatively predictable. In my experience it's most often when another stallion appears on the scene that a normally civilised animal can become really tricky to the point of simply forgetting people. The pent-up aggression released in such circumstances can be alarming. And they do bite when a mare would kick. <br /><br />Still, you got off more lightly than a certain vet tech who was bitten in the private parts by a stallion. That time the stallion was the second one who got gelded.White Horse Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18256903307281225327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-7553513191865293222012-06-29T07:01:28.966-07:002012-06-29T07:01:28.966-07:00Thank goodness it was just your hand. The barn ma...Thank goodness it was just your hand. The barn management needs to discuss the placement of stallions in the paddocks before something worse happens. At the very least, your injury should get their attention. Feel better.<br /><br />I was once bitten by an unruly gelding. He grabbed my wrist in his mouth and held it there for a very long 30 seconds. I was afraid her would break my arm. I have a small scar where he broke the skin. I did groundwork with him for a while after that and he became a reformed pony, but I never forgot the lesson: animals are unpredictable.<br /><br />My horse accidentally put his mouth around the same wrist when I was teaching him a trick with treats. It looked like he went for the treat with his mouth open and his eyes closed. When my arm ended up in his mouth he jumped back in horror. He did not close down on my arm, so I was completely unhurt, but he needed reassurance that he had not hurt me. We were both more careful about how the treats were administered after that!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-44265877753935206312012-06-29T06:44:40.531-07:002012-06-29T06:44:40.531-07:00Thank you, everybody, for reading and leaving comm...Thank you, everybody, for reading and leaving comments. Love the "tell a gelding, ask a stallion and negociate with a mare"! Very true.<br /><br />Laura, the incident with your uncle and the "gentle" stallion must have been horrifying. I really hope Qrac becomes very calm and "gelding-like" once he's been cut. I also hope he doesn't become depressed; I've heard scary stories, usually from people who are dead-against gelding stallions later in life. I know someone who gelded her stallion as a ten or eleven year old and he's been fine.<br /><br />Thanks again for commenting :)Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-67241133977825363172012-06-28T18:56:20.714-07:002012-06-28T18:56:20.714-07:00Ouch!!! Heal soon.Ouch!!! Heal soon.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-27192864951943879382012-06-28T18:25:25.802-07:002012-06-28T18:25:25.802-07:00Good thing your ok! I've had a stud do somethi...Good thing your ok! I've had a stud do something similar to me only he grabbed my sweatshirt. You can bet I put the fear of god into him with the end of the rope I had on him. <br /><br />Arnica is a wonderful thing for bruising and swelling. It's homeopathic and I've used it several times on horses too. You can get it at walgreens, cvs and rite aid. The Borion company who makes arnicare gifted me with some arnica. If you skip on over to my blog there will be a giveaway soon ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-53946084970113436872012-06-28T12:53:20.770-07:002012-06-28T12:53:20.770-07:00Cesca--Well, you already know my take on stallions...Cesca--Well, you already know my take on stallions, but truly, Qrac has seemed like a jewel. The trouble is that many usually gentle stallions will have an outbreak like this when something provokes them. My uncle had his leg broken when his normally very gentle stallion attacked another horse (that was provoking him). My uncle (riding the stallion) was unable to pull him off or distract him at all (just as you describe with Qrac) and his leg was broken in three places where it was caught and twisted between the two horses. And my uncle was/is a pretty tough cowboy. It can happen to any one.<br /><br />I'm so happy that you're OK, and I look forward to you and Qrac having a happy future together. Yes, I would geld him if I didn't intend to breed him--I've just known about too many wrecks involving stallions--though I have also known some stallions who were reliably well-behaved their whole lives. And I have NO experience with Lusitano stallions. On the other hand, gelding a stallion late in life doesn't always produce a lot of behavior change, as CE Wolfe's comment shows. But with Qrac being such a sweetheart overall, it seems like any choice you make should work out well.<br /><br />Many good wishes to you.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-51398164629219136342012-06-28T12:34:33.727-07:002012-06-28T12:34:33.727-07:00Goodness, I'm so glad to hear you're OK! I...Goodness, I'm so glad to hear you're OK! I'm sure that must have been very scary, with him not behaving himself. I'm glad there were people right there who were able to help you out!jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-53259109905492939072012-06-28T12:22:22.994-07:002012-06-28T12:22:22.994-07:00Tell a gelding, ask a stallion and negotiate with ...Tell a gelding, ask a stallion and negotiate with a mare... ;)<br /><br />Glad you're okay - that sounds like it was scary.Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-63036813224256016962012-06-28T12:07:26.364-07:002012-06-28T12:07:26.364-07:00C.E Wolfe: I think many stallions are actually mor...C.E Wolfe: I think many stallions are actually more gentle than a lot of mares. There's a mare at my yard that has knocked her owner over loads of times, she's completely nuts, not to mention dangerous.<br /><br />I hope that when I do geld Qrac he turns into a solid, good natured gelding. I think the people at my yard learnt from their mistake, there are quite a few stallions there, most of whom are only turned out alone once in a blue moon. That doesn't work either, as they freak out about being alone, go completely nuts about finally being let loose, and race around risking injuring themselves.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your stories :)Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-12183498168549915582012-06-28T10:56:39.680-07:002012-06-28T10:56:39.680-07:00One of the first horses I ever sat on was a stalli...One of the first horses I ever sat on was a stallion. My much-older sister would sit me bareback on an old Morgan stallion when I was 3 or 4 and walk around. What a classy gentleman he was. <br /><br />He was always so perfect for the ladies in the barn, and I noticed that whenever a male handled him, they were *expecting* him to be a handful *because* he was a stallion and would yank on the chain, push him around, etc. when he wasn't doing anything at all. <br /><br />A place I worked for a while also had a Morgan stallion, but this one looked like a fire-breathing monster in his stall. His sole activity in life was attacking a hole in the wall, which he did with such vigor he would foam up with lathered sweat. One day I was asked to clean his stall...I was absolutely terrified to open it (I was to remove him to clean it.) The second I opened the door, he stopped attacking the wall, stood at attention and was perfectly mannered and very gentle. <br /><br />A few years ago I was a part time working student at a dressage barn and I had to turn out the horses in the morning. One boarder was a 17 year old warmblood who I was told had been gelded late. I was instructed not to use a chain on him because "it only makes him madder." He looked and acted as if he'd been gelded yesterday, and apparently had never been taught any manners. He tried to bite constantly. He reared, struck out, strutted, whirled, you name it, he did it. I followed instruction and didn't use a chain but I did try carrying a crop and whacked him on the shoulder when he tried to pull stuff and yes, they were right, it only made him madder! I finally resorted to carrying loads of treats to distract him and get him to cooperate. Not that he should have been getting rewarded, but I figured, I'm here one day a week, I didn't create this monster, I'm not responsible for his training, I need to do whatever I need to do to keep myself safe during these two minutes I have to interact with him. And this horse belonged to the barn manager! It made me wonder if he had never been taught any manners *because* he was a stallion... some people seem to just expect unruly behaviour from stallions. Animals (and people) have a tendency to fulfill our expectations of them, whatever they may be.<br /><br />I'm sorry that happened to you. A place that boards stallions should really know better than to put them outside near each other the way they did. Do they understand not to do this in the future? <br /><br />I'm going to have to go read about 'chemical gelding' now, I don't know anything about it!C.E. Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049613316934614455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-31485901681328423772012-06-28T09:01:45.379-07:002012-06-28T09:01:45.379-07:00Horsegenes: thank you. I guess you could say I'...Horsegenes: thank you. I guess you could say I'm pretty mild and gentle-natured. I sometimes wish there was some homeopathic remedy I could take to wake up my dormant psycho bitch (as you put it! Made me giggle!)- in fact my daughter and I often joke about someone needing to produce "b**** drops"!!! We'd definitely buy them!<br /><br />My hand is much better, although there's still a "ping" in my pinch depending on what I do. And my wrist is still a dodgy colour.<br /><br />I'll definitely be writing about how Qracipoo and I do at our first competition. Thanks for reading.Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-29445293310667133132012-06-28T08:54:18.315-07:002012-06-28T08:54:18.315-07:00Francesca,
Sorry to hear about your hand. Good t...Francesca, <br /><br />Sorry to hear about your hand. Good thoughts going to you for a quick recovery and a fabulous performance at your horse show. I know you can do it. <br /><br />From reading your posts you are probably the sweetest person in the world. You probably handled this with grace and dignity. I would have had one of the wild ass, red headed, psycho bitch goes on a rampage moments towards the nut job that put my horse and me in such a dangerous situation. You want to trust the boarding facility to place your and your horses best interest and safety first. They failed miserably. You and Qrac are lucky that you didn't get hurt worse.horsegeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614136458074519322noreply@blogger.com