Re: [IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-18 Thread gemstonerotts
In a message dated 6/18/2008 11:21:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: They are truly characters these horses. My pony Segull/Willie is now in a funk. We have two rescue horses here and they are HUGE. Since he is a scrapper so I put him up top behind the barn in a 24' s

Re: [IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-18 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aren't you enjoying getting to see all these little character details right > in your own yard? :) > I am. I hope that eventually I'll understand more of what their behavior means. V

Re: [IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-18 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>He was probably just feeling good, happy to have his > pasture, and not ready to give up the grass to come in. I've been giving the horses 2 to 3 hours of late afternoon grazing time daily--I don't know, maybe it's not en

Re: [IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-18 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Orri is like Teev, he is outspoken. I adore Teev, but he definitely has his opinions. When he first arrived here the first time, two years ago, I didn't really care for him, because he was so grumpy. But, looking back, that's part of what I love about him. It would not have been as

Re: [IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-17 Thread Janice McDonald
Orri is like Teev, he is outspoken. My Jas, and now Trausti are the opposite. and when Jas acts bad its very very subtle. but I know him so well I see it and most of the time it actually tickles me cause he thinks he is acting s bad and its so nothing compared to most horses. But one thing

Re: [IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-17 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> So--they've been home a few weeks now and I'm wondering if Orri is now >>> ready to test the waters. Horses will always fascinate me, no matter how many I meet and how long I have them in my life. Every time you change their surroundings, they seem to change a bit. He was probably just

Re: [IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-17 Thread Janice McDonald
i think Orri is feeling good, fresh and froggie from all that nice sweet grass! Also he was telling you no, I want to stay out and play in the grass :) Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

[IceHorses] Interesting change of behavior

2008-06-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
At the boarding barn Gat would never let me 'catch' her in the pasture, here at home she's fine...I can tell she'd rather not stop grazing but she calmly allows me to halter her. Orri always comes over and sticks his big head in the halter, occasionally may take a few steps away but then turns aro