--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Robyn Schulze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > HEY JUDY! Can you re-post that photo of the moron w/ the colt, who's > allowing said colt to not only have its front feet on the juy's > shoulders, but is also biting the guy in the neck at the same time? >
I saw that, but my impression was that they guy lifted the colt up in that position and seemed to be holding him there, honestly, I can't blame the colt for biting the guy in the neck for doing that. I have just never had the experience of a colt trying to jump on me of their own accord. I've been through about 6 of my own in the last few years, since 2003?, none of them ever tried anything like that, not even close. They did, however, jump on each other, so the behavior was there, just not directed at people. If anything, 5 out of 6 of them were more on the skittish side when it came to people, at first, we had to make friends with each one. Biting, a few would give a nip at times, even Snorri the Icelandic gave me a good nip once. Snorri is a totally different guy with the other horses than he is with people. He is very quiet, polite with people. With other horses, he's a little terror:) Not really that bad, but he sends the mares off screaming many times. I was just thinking that it's really not my general impression that colts, of any breed, tend to try and jump on people, and that it would be the result of just handling them. I really don't think it's horse nature to want to do that to people, most times I really think they would rather go away. If they are doing that, I would suspect that a person has probably intervened and created that kind of behavior, it's really hard for me to imagine it would be too easy to create though. Kim
