This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Yesterday I had a Freisian colt here for weaning, it didn't work out as this
> little guy had a real can do attitude and went through two- three board
> fences and three hot wire fence lines in 10 minutes....such a happy forward
> little guy. A
>
> little too forward for my taste and my fences
>
Hi Vivian...
.....had to chuckle over this one...it's true though. We have a friesian
also, a mare...one of those "forward" gals! Lovely to ride though. Hope
to teach her to drive sometime. Interestingly enough, she also has the
flatter, thinner sole, as do my fjords. Every 6 weeks, our farrier needs
a gentle reminder that my horses don't need excessive trimming,
especially the soles. He now calls our farm the "Less is More Farm"! The
first few times he came to do our animals, I felt badly for them, he was
a bit over zealous...they were "ouchy". It's OK now though. He is used
to doing Quarters and TB's at the track and does restoration work also.
.....Oh, and on the subject of scratching their "behinds" as
foals...it's cute, butt ;o) (excuse the pun) don't over do it. After
acquiring our friesian, I didn't know she was used to being scratched
that way for years, ever since she was a little filly. Wish her owner
had told me that, as I was taken off guard by a huge friesian rear end
coming my way for a good scratch! Knocked me over...she was so quick to
swing around! Fences can take a beating too, when people who don't know
of her habit, come up to pet her and she swings their way.
Along those lines, had a friend who thought it would be cute to
teach her horse to "shake hands"...somehow he's translated this into
striking out, all the while looking for a treat while doing so. All
these innocent, well meaning tricks can end up being problems, taught by
accident. I'm sure others have come across things like this?
Enjoying the cooler, less buggy weather here...Ingrid in Ohio :o)
