Morganna
6th Sep 2009, 09:48 PM
It was hilarious - anyone had seen me they would have thought I was stark raving mad but Im so proud of my boy and that dog got more than he bargained for today
We went for a hack today around our local country park, just me and my boy. My dad passed away last week so I was looking forward to some alone time on horseback and some peace and quiet. So we were walking along the pathway when I was aware of a noise behind my boy, I glance around and there was a rottweiler cross charging up behind me barking and growling and snapping at Arion's heels. I prepared myself for a spooking, or possible bolting episode as this has never happened to me before but he didnt bother his backside with the dog and just kept walking:eek: He did lift a leg and kick out at it twice but it more of a "you are annoying me now bugger off" kinda way and he wasnt worried in the slightest.
Anyway, once I realised he was calm, I started swinging my whip at the dog and screaming at it to go away, it would go back a few steps and then charge at him again barking and growling. When we got to a corner where we normally turn left for a canter, it ran on ahead of us and went to run back towards us so I asked Arion to canter on, which he did without hesitation and this resulted in the dog turning heel and running away and my boy just jumped into a flat out gallop and chased the dog the whole length of the pathway with me swinging my whip over my head and screaming at the dog to "**** off" and "how do you like being chased you mutt" o:o
Honestly, I think I just got some therapy at the expense of that dog, and when it vanished across the golf course, we came back to walk and I laughed my head off at how utterly ridiculous we must have looked. I didnt want to hurt the dog, but I didnt want my horse to get hurt either and I just flipped - probably the result of having had a really tough week.
That dog will hopefully think twice next time it wants to chase a horse though, and my dad would have got such a kick out of the image of me doing my cowboy act through the park:o My horse is truly amazing.
We went for a hack today around our local country park, just me and my boy. My dad passed away last week so I was looking forward to some alone time on horseback and some peace and quiet. So we were walking along the pathway when I was aware of a noise behind my boy, I glance around and there was a rottweiler cross charging up behind me barking and growling and snapping at Arion's heels. I prepared myself for a spooking, or possible bolting episode as this has never happened to me before but he didnt bother his backside with the dog and just kept walking:eek: He did lift a leg and kick out at it twice but it more of a "you are annoying me now bugger off" kinda way and he wasnt worried in the slightest.
Anyway, once I realised he was calm, I started swinging my whip at the dog and screaming at it to go away, it would go back a few steps and then charge at him again barking and growling. When we got to a corner where we normally turn left for a canter, it ran on ahead of us and went to run back towards us so I asked Arion to canter on, which he did without hesitation and this resulted in the dog turning heel and running away and my boy just jumped into a flat out gallop and chased the dog the whole length of the pathway with me swinging my whip over my head and screaming at the dog to "**** off" and "how do you like being chased you mutt" o:o
Honestly, I think I just got some therapy at the expense of that dog, and when it vanished across the golf course, we came back to walk and I laughed my head off at how utterly ridiculous we must have looked. I didnt want to hurt the dog, but I didnt want my horse to get hurt either and I just flipped - probably the result of having had a really tough week.
That dog will hopefully think twice next time it wants to chase a horse though, and my dad would have got such a kick out of the image of me doing my cowboy act through the park:o My horse is truly amazing.