Maybe I'm just an odd horse owner, but I believe that I am responsible for much of my horses' behavior.
With horses, dogs and even to some degree cats, I believe this to be true. *firm nod* As with children, actually, until they are grown.
I do not believe it is my Farrier's responsibility to make my horse stand still when being trimmed or shod. It isn't his responsibility to make sure my horse stands tied, nor is it his duty to catch a difficult horse.WTF farrier would do that, anyways?! I had a wonderful farrier (had to, Casey's feet were crap) but when he arrived he expected you to have your horse at the ready, and you had to hold your horse still as much as possible. (Admittedly I liked showing off a bit...some of the people at the barn were less than kind to me, and their horses were bad for their feet...and it always felt like some kind of sweet revenge to be able to loop Casey's lead rope over one of his ears and walk away from him, knowing he'd stand perfectly still for the farrier. XD The only complaint my farrier ever gave
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I do admit I don't always have my horses haltered and ready to go for the farrier, but that's due to school dragging me away. However, none of ours are difficult to catch or handle and they get left in their stalls to make it all the easier
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The term that comes to mind is "casual horse owner." Casual in the sense of how she is about them. She comes out, rides a bit, but leaves all the other responsibilities to someone else.
...this reminds me of most of the Equestrian team I was on in HS. Their parents did all the work...most of the grooming, all of the trailering and setting up for show, and often mucked stalls for their kids, too...and then their kid would pop onto the horse's back and sashay into a showring. e.e Their parents would come out to handle the horse(s) durring the week, too.
It always seemed so phony.
And I hate seeing horses go to waste and seeing problems that could be nipped in the bud grow out of control.
That drives me nuts. If someone wants to slack off, whatever. No harm, no foul. When they slack off AND A HORSE SUFFERS FROM IT, then it's not okay. And yes, fostering or prolonging behaviour problems can cause suffering! Fighting a colt to affix a flymask isn't fun for you or for him, to him it is scary and stressful and unpleasant!
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Ah yes, Mom's thought was that, since both her mares are 15/16, by the time Rayo was broke to ride (in another two years or so), her horses would be in their late teens and he'd be at a good age to replace them once they retired. Of course, in order for a young horse to become a good, reliable older horse, it needs milesWe didn't necessarily "work" with Cinnamon every day, but she did get handled daily and the actual work she got was consistent. She longes well (both free and on the line), ground drives a little (I've been a bit slack on that), loads in a trailer, ties, and doesn't think much about having a saddle or rider on her back. Imagine if we had waited until she was a two year old at 15.2hh to teach her all this! Especially as she has a slightly challenging personality
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I feel really bad myself for not taking better care of my horse. I feel its hard having him so far away and not to mention my laziness does not help either. On the other side of things though I feel like I'm a "great" horse owner because I never see the other 5 horses taken care of besides the guy that feeds them. I finally saw the owners of my boy's pasture pal the other day. I saw the lady that owns the 4 other horses once and that was only because the horses ran out of grain
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I think if that type of behavior drives you nuts you're probably not very guilty of it. (Granted if you're feeling terribly guilty it might be a spot for improvement
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With horses, dogs and even to some degree cats, I believe this to be true. *firm nod* As with children, actually, until they are grown.
I do not believe it is my Farrier's responsibility to make my horse stand still when being trimmed or shod. It isn't his responsibility to make sure my horse stands tied, nor is it his duty to catch a difficult horse.WTF farrier would do that, anyways?! I had a wonderful farrier (had to, Casey's feet were crap) but when he arrived he expected you to have your horse at the ready, and you had to hold your horse still as much as possible. (Admittedly I liked showing off a bit...some of the people at the barn were less than kind to me, and their horses were bad for their feet...and it always felt like some kind of sweet revenge to be able to loop Casey's lead rope over one of his ears and walk away from him, knowing he'd stand perfectly still for the farrier. XD The only complaint my farrier ever gave ( ... )
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The term that comes to mind is "casual horse owner." Casual in the sense of how she is about them. She comes out, rides a bit, but leaves all the other responsibilities to someone else.
...this reminds me of most of the Equestrian team I was on in HS. Their parents did all the work...most of the grooming, all of the trailering and setting up for show, and often mucked stalls for their kids, too...and then their kid would pop onto the horse's back and sashay into a showring. e.e Their parents would come out to handle the horse(s) durring the week, too.
It always seemed so phony.
And I hate seeing horses go to waste and seeing problems that could be nipped in the bud grow out of control.
That drives me nuts. If someone wants to slack off, whatever. No harm, no foul. When they slack off AND A HORSE SUFFERS FROM IT, then it's not okay. And yes, fostering or prolonging behaviour problems can cause suffering! Fighting a colt to affix a flymask isn't fun for you or for him, to him it is scary and stressful and unpleasant! ( ... )
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