notpoodle
1st Jul 2004, 08:06 PM
seing i couldnt go to the yard yesterday cos of the tubestrike, i saw her today and had to bring her up from the field for rug/feet/hoof/etc. checking.
when i got to the field it was pelting down with rain, and most horse were hiding under the trees. angel wasn't though, she was just standing there, facing the rain and wind, eating ... not a care in the world it seemed.
put her headcollar on (she's a doddle to catch. in fact no 'catching' as such has ever been involved, she usually trudges up to me when i call her) and off we went towards the gate. or so i thought. all of a sudden she decided the rain was a BIG issue and she urgently required shelter under the trees.
but seeing we had to get up to the yard and i was already soaked, this was not an option and i made her walk on .... she then decided that if we were NOT heading for the trees, she was not going ANYWHERE at all :rolleyes: and planted her feet in the ground, ears pinned back, head up high (typical 'stroppy pony' stance ...), face saying (i presume) something along the lines 'look at me! do you see me move? i dont think so! now, what youre gonna do?'
well, after my snarling (and, i have to admit, yelling ... i was soaked, couldnt see cos my glasses were wet and i REALLY wanted to get her up to the yard) was greeted with an angry sounding snorting noise, i ended up shaking the end of the leadrope behind her bum making shooeing noises - and hey presto, she began to shuffle towards the gate. she looked VERY ****ed off though :rolleyes:
was that the right thing to do? should i have given up and left her in the field? what's the best thing to do in a situation like that?
i'm now worried she'll associate me with dragging her places she doesnt feel like going ... hopefully she doesnt decide that being caught is a bad thing .... :rolleyes:
julia
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when i got to the field it was pelting down with rain, and most horse were hiding under the trees. angel wasn't though, she was just standing there, facing the rain and wind, eating ... not a care in the world it seemed.
put her headcollar on (she's a doddle to catch. in fact no 'catching' as such has ever been involved, she usually trudges up to me when i call her) and off we went towards the gate. or so i thought. all of a sudden she decided the rain was a BIG issue and she urgently required shelter under the trees.
but seeing we had to get up to the yard and i was already soaked, this was not an option and i made her walk on .... she then decided that if we were NOT heading for the trees, she was not going ANYWHERE at all :rolleyes: and planted her feet in the ground, ears pinned back, head up high (typical 'stroppy pony' stance ...), face saying (i presume) something along the lines 'look at me! do you see me move? i dont think so! now, what youre gonna do?'
well, after my snarling (and, i have to admit, yelling ... i was soaked, couldnt see cos my glasses were wet and i REALLY wanted to get her up to the yard) was greeted with an angry sounding snorting noise, i ended up shaking the end of the leadrope behind her bum making shooeing noises - and hey presto, she began to shuffle towards the gate. she looked VERY ****ed off though :rolleyes:
was that the right thing to do? should i have given up and left her in the field? what's the best thing to do in a situation like that?
i'm now worried she'll associate me with dragging her places she doesnt feel like going ... hopefully she doesnt decide that being caught is a bad thing .... :rolleyes:
julia
x