Horses & their funny ways

Roxy's Mum

Roxy's Mum

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Roxy made me laugh last night - sometimes a horse's quirkiness will take me by surprise!

I was leading her back to her field down a track which, due to some recent rain, has some big puddles & lumps of mud. Unfortunately my boots have cracked & they let water in (but they're so comfy I'm loathed to let them go!) so I walked up along the narrow verge, squished up against the fence line balancing one foot in front of the other.

I let the length of the rope out so I was holding the end, meaning Roxy could stomp her way through the mud & puddles while I teetered on the verge. Bearing in mind she's a decent sized Gypsy Cob type breed - heavy & hairy as you like.....

Part way along I hear no splashing so I turn around, only to see her right behind me, teetering herself on the narrow grass embankment, her own dinner plate sized hooves carefully placed one behind the other!

Honestly, I laughed my head off! The look on her face was "well you don't want to get your feet wet - neither do I!" :bounce:
 
Awwwwhh, thats so cute!!!:giggle:

Not really comparable, but the boys were getting all excited last night as I was moving the electric fence about and they thought they were going to get somemore grass out of it (yeah right). Flip didn't realise it was switched off and he was getting close but still managing not to touch it, until I lifted the post, the wire snapped back and hit him on his head. He jumped back and then stood snorting for about five minutes, shaking his head. I was like 'its not on you tube'.
Glad I don't even have to have the fence on for him to respect it.
 
Do all cobs not like puddles then? My friends Section D always makes a great fuss about puddles but will go through the river no problem at all????:frown:
 
sjp1 said:
Do all cobs not like puddles then? My friends Section D always makes a great fuss about puddles but will go through the river no problem at all????:frown:
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Coby doesn`t either, he will walk through them a bit now (as long as i do too :giggle:) but didn`t like them for a long time, and will still avoid them now if he can. I think they think they`re gonna vanish in them :redcarded:
 
We love puddles here...
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Its safe to say Scarlet doesn't like puddles! One of my only unplanned jumps was over a puddle. she stopped refused to walk forward next thing I knew I was looking at the sky :giggle: friend I was hacking with was laughing so hard and says she cleared it by about 3ft! No wonder I ended up on her neck. .no idea how I still had my stirrups!
 
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We have a horse staying at the minute that needs some work so is getting some of my attention and Freya has a serious case of the green-eyed monster! Pacing the fence while I'm with him and when I go back in the field she leaves her dinner/haylage to come over and stand near me until I leave. Loveable numpty she is!
 
sjp1 said:
Do all cobs not like puddles then? My friends Section D always makes a great fuss about puddles but will go through the river no problem at all????:frown:
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Joys a section d and nothing phases her except imagined monsters when she's bored!

My ex sharer posted something hilarious but true on my facebook yesterday that with Joy you need to wear a hat for when you're on her rather than when you fall off as she'll stomp through anything and is fearless which can be quite daunting if you're nervous!
 
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