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Location: Bandera, TX | I rode at the public arena here in town yesterday, and this lady comes by asking to pet my horse. She loves horses but doesn’t have one right now, and needs her horsy fix…. I tell her sure and introduce my very handsome and very sweet gelding to her. Not 20 seconds later she is slobbering allover Boo’s nose. I really had to bite my tongue not to say anything to her. I don’t know, but she might as well just start smooching all over my boy-friend….. I hope Boo doesn’t have cooties now, I almost stuck his head in a bucket of Clorox.
Am I the only one who hates that? Petting is one thing, but almost French kissing a strangers horse….??
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| GoMistyGo - 2014-02-25 7:35 AM I rode at the public arena here in town yesterday, and this lady comes by asking to pet my horse. She loves horses but doesn’t have one right now, and needs her horsy fix…. I tell her sure and introduce my very handsome and very sweet gelding to her. Not 20 seconds later she is slobbering allover Boo’s nose. I really had to bite my tongue not to say anything to her. I don’t know, but she might as well just start smooching all over my boy-friend….. I hope Boo doesn’t have cooties now, I almost stuck his head in a bucket of Clorox.
Am I the only one who hates that? Petting is one thing, but almost French kissing a strangers horse….??
LOL, I have never had that happen but I did have a lady come ask if she could borrow a brush and curry comb. Sure I say, she comes back in a few minutes to return them and saids she left hers at home, she has to wash them everyday because horse has a fungus. I'm like really???? just lay them on the ground, I don't want my horses to get it, I need to disinfect them now. She saids OK, thanks and walks off. |
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Location: Minnesota | I would feel the same way. I have no issue with people wanting to come over and pet one of my horses but that may be crossing the line. I get a lot of people that come up to Vinny, my gelding, since he has frost bitten ears. They think he is "so adorable" and just want to pet him. That is completely fine but he's a nervous horse and I had a older child(maybe 12) run up to him once and I actually yelled at her. I felt bad but you just don't do things like that. Just like you don't slobber all over the nose of someone else's horse. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing? |
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| The only time anyone else has smootched one of my horses was at the State fair. We were up there for the Cowgirl queen contest and the parking lot was about 6-8 blocks from the arena, so we had to ride through the middle of the fair. A group of special needs kids were walking through the area and I had to stop my horse to wait for a traffic jam. One of the special needs kids jumped right in front of my horse, grabbed her face in both hands and planted one square on the nose!
It was a good thing she was used to me doing that!! She didn't even twitch an eyelash!
The leader of the special needs group was appalled and apologetic. I just smiled and said no harm, no foul. I have had several horses that would have thrown their heads and broke the kids nose. Thankful that one time turned out ok! |
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Location: Oklahoma | CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 7:57 AM I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing?
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Location: Oklahoma | I don't think I'd have a problem with it, but I'd sure hope that mine would stick his tounge out and give them an unexpected kiss back! I know that my two geldings would eat it up, but I'd probably be a little more leary if I had horses that weren't so calm natured. |
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Location: Kansas | Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | MERCY.....you sure let the "little" things bother you! Really? A smooch on the nose and you are worried your horse might catch something. I would have been MORE concerned that the horse might have hurt her after you "allowed" her to touch your horse......... 
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I personally can't imagine that bothering me. That velvety smoothness is hard to resist.
What bothered me a few summers back, we went out of town, and my dad was feeding the horses for us. His wife and her kids were in town, so they came by with him. He had the nerve to go put a halter on my mare and let the kids ride her around bareback. And this was after repeated times of them asking me if they could ride her, and me saying no. So I guess as long as I'm not around, it's ok? I no longer trust my own dad to feed for us. I feel that a line was crossed. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | The whisk broom story cracked me up. There sure are some no boundaries people in the world... I've got a mare that would probably take a stranger's face off if they kissed her nose, just to see how they tasted. LOL She's not mean, but she is a total brat if you haven't gotten her respect. |
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Location: relocated to Texas | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-26 7:09 AM Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents.
Ditto. What problem did this cause - really? My gelding will stick his face out to be kissed. His breeder taught him that as a baby. She is not going to give your horse any disease, why can't you look at it as maybe it brightened her day to show affection to an animal in this way? You are being WAY over dramatic. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Three 4 Luck - 2014-02-25 8:51 AM The whisk broom story cracked me up. There sure are some no boundaries people in the world... I've got a mare that would probably take a stranger's face off if they kissed her nose, just to see how they tasted. LOL She's not mean, but she is a total brat if you haven't gotten her respect.
I was thankful it was my gelding standing there and not my mare or she might have gotten stupid over the whisk broom. LOL I wasn't sure if the guy was trying to be funny or if he was seriously brushing my horse. Hmmmm
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Location: Bandera, TX | Well obviously I dind't think he would catch a real disease. That was a joke. And the reason I let her pet my gelding was that he loves attention, the mare would not have taken it so kindly. I love the effect horses can have on anyone - horse person or not, and usually promote people being around horse in any way I can.
Nothing lights up my day more than when my friends handicappped grandson sits on my horse and has the biggest smile on his face. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I think this hangup about people who like to kiss horse's muzzles is funny. I guess I fail to see what's wrong with it.
I'd stick to worrying about things that really matter. My son, Jeff, is kinda OCD...everything has to be perfectly clean and neat all the time. I mean this kid has to take aloe vera ass wipes with him wherever he goes. He can't just wipe his ass after pooping...he has to wash it. He's a dog lover and has a springer who loves to lick faces.....so that's an exception.
One day I had just finished riding a horse and had just taken off his tack and brushed him down. I gave him a big ole smooch on the muzzle and Jeff says "On the lips? You kiss your horse on the lips??? Jeez dad!" I asked him, "Have you ever smelled a horse with bad breath...ever? You think that's gross, yet your dog licks her ass and vagina and then you let her lick your face?" |
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Location: North Dakota | When I was in college YEARS ago I was walking down Bourbon Street in NewOrleans completely drunk. I walked up to the cops that were standing in the street with their horses and planted a big kiss on one of the patrol horses noses. The horse didn't move and the cops just laughed and walked off! I am lucky they found it funny! Now that I look back it was nuts but thats college life! |
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| I have one guy who wants to kiss one of our fillies and it drives me nuts only because he isn't a very good guy and I can't stand him as a person. I don't usually mind we have a couple of real love bug mares we haul and if I leave them at the trailer I almost always come back to some little girls hanging out petting and giving kisses. |
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Location: Kentucky | I sure as heck don't equate someone kissing my horse to kissing my husband... yikes.
I don't care who touches my horses, as long as they ask me for permission. I've had some fruit loops before and hand movements around their eyes/ears would send them nutso.
Us horse people tend to forget that horses are a luxury and that the majority of people may have never even touched one before. |
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| Well, I'd have a come to Jesus meeting with my horse! And if he still fools around, we'd have to break up. I wouldn't stand for that!
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| On a slightly different vein. When some mentioned French kissing a horse.....
My orphaned colt LOVES to lick. He will lick your face like a dog. Once I inadvertently, apparently had my mouth open near his face and at that moment, he decided to lick me and I GOT TONGUE!!! Ewwwwww!!!!!!!!
I love my ponies but that was just too far.
Edited to add: I bet that would cure the original OP's "problem"
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 7:57 AM I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing?
The man was making sure your horse was all tidy too,ha ha ha ha .... That is a funny story but the strange thing is why was he there whisk brooming you're horse  |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Most of my horses love licking on me....arms, hands, face, back of my neck. It doesn't even bother me if I catch a little tongue action myself once in a while. Horses mouthes are cleaner than humans, I'm pretty sure.
My horse Bear somethimes will move his teeth up and down my arm....not biting, but he just moves his teeth down my arm or across my hand. That's his way of saying he needs attention. Sometimes he's not in the mood for attention and he'll tell you, but when he is in the mood he's pretty demanding and possessive. He's human. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | It doesn't bother me. All of mine love to be smooched on and cuddled(probably bc I spend hours doing it myself) |
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Location: MD | I personally would be flattered if other people would kiss on my horses and talk to them like babies just to make sure my horses know they don't have the only crazy human!
I do get jealous when my animals greet other people better than me though! that one really grinds my gears.. |
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | I think its a simple thing in life where if I can make someones day by lettin them love on my horse, why not?
I love to see people's eyes light up for the love of a horse or dog... makes my heart happy
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | Nateracer - 2014-02-25 7:59 AM The only time anyone else has smootched one of my horses was at the State fair. We were up there for the Cowgirl queen contest and the parking lot was about 6-8 blocks from the arena, so we had to ride through the middle of the fair. A group of special needs kids were walking through the area and I had to stop my horse to wait for a traffic jam. One of the special needs kids jumped right in front of my horse, grabbed her face in both hands and planted one square on the nose!
It was a good thing she was used to me doing that!! She didn't even twitch an eyelash!
The leader of the special needs group was appalled and apologetic. I just smiled and said no harm, no foul. I have had several horses that would have thrown their heads and broke the kids nose. Thankful that one time turned out ok!
horses and dogs aren't stupid... they just know... (((HUG))) that pony and give her extra treats for that one! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | GoMistyGo - 2014-02-25 7:35 AM I rode at the public arena here in town yesterday, and this lady comes by asking to pet my horse. She loves horses but doesn’t have one right now, and needs her horsy fix…. I tell her sure and introduce my very handsome and very sweet gelding to her. Not 20 seconds later she is slobbering allover Boo’s nose. I really had to bite my tongue not to say anything to her. I don’t know, but she might as well just start smooching all over my boy-friend….. I hope Boo doesn’t have cooties now, I almost stuck his head in a bucket of Clorox.
Am I the only one who hates that? Petting is one thing, but almost French kissing a strangers horse….??
I dont mind the petting, but dont stand in front of my horse and start giving kiss'es, that would be a no no for me too. 
This women needs to be carefull of the next horse that she smooches on it might try to take her face off. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Hollywood's Fan - 2014-02-25 8:53 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-26 7:09 AM Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents. Ditto. What problem did this cause - really? My gelding will stick his face out to be kissed. His breeder taught him that as a baby. She is not going to give your horse any disease, why can't you look at it as maybe it brightened her day to show affection to an animal in this way? You are being WAY over dramatic.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Southtxponygirl - 2014-02-25 10:29 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 7:57 AM I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing? The man was making sure your horse was all tidy too,ha ha ha ha .... That is a funny story but the strange thing is why was he there whisk brooming you're horse
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 9:41 AM I think this hangup about people who like to kiss horse's muzzles is funny. I guess I fail to see what's wrong with it.
I'd stick to worrying about things that really matter. My son, Jeff, is kinda OCD...everything has to be perfectly clean and neat all the time. I mean this kid has to take aloe vera ass wipes with him wherever he goes. He can't just wipe his ass after pooping...he has to wash it. He's a dog lover and has a springer who loves to lick faces.....so that's an exception.
One day I had just finished riding a horse and had just taken off his tack and brushed him down. I gave him a big ole smooch on the muzzle and Jeff says "On the lips? You kiss your horse on the lips??? Jeez dad!" I asked him, "Have you ever smelled a horse with bad breath...ever? You think that's gross, yet your dog licks her ass and vagina and then you let her lick your face?"
Why in Gods Green Earth would someone give this post a dislike? Sometimes I sit here and really scratch my head. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 10:47 AM Southtxponygirl - 2014-02-25 10:29 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 7:57 AM I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing? The man was making sure your horse was all tidy too,ha ha ha ha .... That is a funny story but the strange thing is why was he there whisk brooming you're horse
Awwww so he was standing there whisk brooming your horse but the whole time he was wishing it was you  |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I don't mind it. My neighbor does it all the time. Only time I stopped her was once when she had a cold. My sister gave her daughter's pony the flu like that one time (at least the vet said that's how he probably got it). So, I guess people can give them some germs.
I'm always afraid when someone gets that close, that one of mine will swing their head and bust them in the nose. |
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Location: Kansas | HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 9:41 AM I think this hangup about people who like to kiss horse's muzzles is funny. I guess I fail to see what's wrong with it.
I'd stick to worrying about things that really matter. My son, Jeff, is kinda OCD...everything has to be perfectly clean and neat all the time. I mean this kid has to take aloe vera ass wipes with him wherever he goes. He can't just wipe his ass after pooping...he has to wash it. He's a dog lover and has a springer who loves to lick faces.....so that's an exception.
One day I had just finished riding a horse and had just taken off his tack and brushed him down. I gave him a big ole smooch on the muzzle and Jeff says "On the lips? You kiss your horse on the lips??? Jeez dad!" I asked him, "Have you ever smelled a horse with bad breath...ever? You think that's gross, yet your dog licks her ass and vagina and then you let her lick your face?"
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| I've never had somebody do that, but last summer at a local county fair I was sitting on my horse in between events when a boy randomly comes up, pets her on the nose, and walks away. Did not say anything to me or even look at me. Just pets my horse and walks away. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 10:49 AM HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 9:41 AM I think this hangup about people who like to kiss horse's muzzles is funny. I guess I fail to see what's wrong with it.
I'd stick to worrying about things that really matter. My son, Jeff, is kinda OCD...everything has to be perfectly clean and neat all the time. I mean this kid has to take aloe vera ass wipes with him wherever he goes. He can't just wipe his ass after pooping...he has to wash it. He's a dog lover and has a springer who loves to lick faces.....so that's an exception.
One day I had just finished riding a horse and had just taken off his tack and brushed him down. I gave him a big ole smooch on the muzzle and Jeff says "On the lips? You kiss your horse on the lips??? Jeez dad!" I asked him, "Have you ever smelled a horse with bad breath...ever? You think that's gross, yet your dog licks her ass and vagina and then you let her lick your face?" Why in Gods Green Earth would someone give this post a dislike? Sometimes I sit here and really scratch my head.
Not that I pay attention to those "likes" and "dislikes", but that is amusing. I don't think it's the post, per se', rather, it's probably someone who just plain "dislikes" me and everything I say! There are plenty of those. LOL |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | cindyt - 2014-02-25 10:38 AM Nateracer - 2014-02-25 7:59 AM The only time anyone else has smootched one of my horses was at the State fair. We were up there for the Cowgirl queen contest and the parking lot was about 6-8 blocks from the arena, so we had to ride through the middle of the fair. A group of special needs kids were walking through the area and I had to stop my horse to wait for a traffic jam. One of the special needs kids jumped right in front of my horse, grabbed her face in both hands and planted one square on the nose!
It was a good thing she was used to me doing that!! She didn't even twitch an eyelash!
The leader of the special needs group was appalled and apologetic. I just smiled and said no harm, no foul. I have had several horses that would have thrown their heads and broke the kids nose. Thankful that one time turned out ok! horses and dogs aren't stupid... they just know... (((HUG))) that pony and give her extra treats for that one!
My special needs nephew is lacking fear and inhibitions and has poor impulse control. At my house one day he disappeared. I started hollering for him and he popped up in the pen with my spastic mare waving arms and yelling with her standing calmly right behind him. They definitely know. |
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Location: Never in one place long | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-25 8:09 AM
Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents.
I agree, you never know... it just might create a spark that gets someone involved with horses for a lifetime! I know if it hadn't been for a special person encouraging me to ride I'd have never set foot on a horse...24 years later... still crazy about them. |
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 10:47 AM Southtxponygirl - 2014-02-25 10:29 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 7:57 AM I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing? The man was making sure your horse was all tidy too,ha ha ha ha .... That is a funny story but the strange thing is why was he there whisk brooming you're horse
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| HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 11:04 AM
CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 10:49 AM HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 9:41 AM I think this hangup about people who like to kiss horse's muzzles is funny. I guess I fail to see what's wrong with it.
I'd stick to worrying about things that really matter. My son, Jeff, is kinda OCD...everything has to be perfectly clean and neat all the time. I mean this kid has to take aloe vera ass wipes with him wherever he goes. He can't just wipe his ass after pooping...he has to wash it. He's a dog lover and has a springer who loves to lick faces.....so that's an exception.
One day I had just finished riding a horse and had just taken off his tack and brushed him down. I gave him a big ole smooch on the muzzle and Jeff says "On the lips? You kiss your horse on the lips??? Jeez dad!" I asked him, "Have you ever smelled a horse with bad breath...ever? You think that's gross, yet your dog licks her ass and vagina and then you let her lick your face?" Why in Gods Green Earth would someone give this post a dislike? Sometimes I sit here and really scratch my head.
I have one of one people who dislikes most of my posts too, maybe we have the same person.
To the op, I probably would have had a heart attack, as my horses probably would have head butted them, as I don't give kisses, and I have young horses.
Personally I don't like any one petting my horses on the face, I will let people pet them on the neck and shoulder but I am closest to the head |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Southtxponygirl - 2014-02-25 10:55 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 10:47 AM Southtxponygirl - 2014-02-25 10:29 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 7:57 AM I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing? The man was making sure your horse was all tidy too,ha ha ha ha .... That is a funny story but the strange thing is why was he there whisk brooming you're horse
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 11:04 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 10:49 AM HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 9:41 AM I think this hangup about people who like to kiss horse's muzzles is funny. I guess I fail to see what's wrong with it.
I'd stick to worrying about things that really matter. My son, Jeff, is kinda OCD...everything has to be perfectly clean and neat all the time. I mean this kid has to take aloe vera ass wipes with him wherever he goes. He can't just wipe his ass after pooping...he has to wash it. He's a dog lover and has a springer who loves to lick faces.....so that's an exception.
One day I had just finished riding a horse and had just taken off his tack and brushed him down. I gave him a big ole smooch on the muzzle and Jeff says "On the lips? You kiss your horse on the lips??? Jeez dad!" I asked him, "Have you ever smelled a horse with bad breath...ever? You think that's gross, yet your dog licks her ass and vagina and then you let her lick your face?" Why in Gods Green Earth would someone give this post a dislike? Sometimes I sit here and really scratch my head.
yep I have one of "those" people too that randomly dislikes my posts. I have a pretty good idea who it is. Just for the sake of argument I kiss my horses and I also kiss my dogs. During calving season I prefer not to get kissed back from the dogs though.  |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | as a rule i dont let ppl touch my horse...lol........but i do kiss them and hug them every day....i also kiss and hug my dogs...but heck no to the doggy kisses......the so teachs the dogs to give him kisses and it grosses me out.....
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | Three 4 Luck - 2014-02-25 11:07 AM cindyt - 2014-02-25 10:38 AM Nateracer - 2014-02-25 7:59 AM The only time anyone else has smootched one of my horses was at the State fair. We were up there for the Cowgirl queen contest and the parking lot was about 6-8 blocks from the arena, so we had to ride through the middle of the fair. A group of special needs kids were walking through the area and I had to stop my horse to wait for a traffic jam. One of the special needs kids jumped right in front of my horse, grabbed her face in both hands and planted one square on the nose!
It was a good thing she was used to me doing that!! She didn't even twitch an eyelash!
The leader of the special needs group was appalled and apologetic. I just smiled and said no harm, no foul. I have had several horses that would have thrown their heads and broke the kids nose. Thankful that one time turned out ok! horses and dogs aren't stupid... they just know... (((HUG))) that pony and give her extra treats for that one!
Im not surprised... ;)
My dogs are not normally around children, but my autistic nephew can scream and yell at them and they just adore him, but if a adult comes and yells in my house, they are all over it...
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 11:04 AM CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 10:49 AM HotbearLVR - 2014-02-25 9:41 AM I think this hangup about people who like to kiss horse's muzzles is funny. I guess I fail to see what's wrong with it.
I'd stick to worrying about things that really matter. My son, Jeff, is kinda OCD...everything has to be perfectly clean and neat all the time. I mean this kid has to take aloe vera ass wipes with him wherever he goes. He can't just wipe his ass after pooping...he has to wash it. He's a dog lover and has a springer who loves to lick faces.....so that's an exception.
One day I had just finished riding a horse and had just taken off his tack and brushed him down. I gave him a big ole smooch on the muzzle and Jeff says "On the lips? You kiss your horse on the lips??? Jeez dad!" I asked him, "Have you ever smelled a horse with bad breath...ever? You think that's gross, yet your dog licks her ass and vagina and then you let her lick your face?" Why in Gods Green Earth would someone give this post a dislike? Sometimes I sit here and really scratch my head.
could be the words chosen?
I didn't dislike it but now after reading it Im surprised some of those words were allowed...lol
either way, not everyone will like what any of us say all the time ;) |
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Location: Beggs, OK | Hollywood's Fan - 2014-02-25 8:53 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-26 7:09 AM Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents. Ditto. What problem did this cause - really? My gelding will stick his face out to be kissed. His breeder taught him that as a baby. She is not going to give your horse any disease, why can't you look at it as maybe it brightened her day to show affection to an animal in this way? You are being WAY over dramatic.
Every baby that Mary has sent us has been a "kisser" .... I love it!
There are several on here that sound like they need to take a lesson in sharing from my pre-schooler...it's not like the lady was begging to take him for a pony ride. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | rachellyn80 - 2014-02-25 1:54 PM Hollywood's Fan - 2014-02-25 8:53 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-26 7:09 AM Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents. Ditto. What problem did this cause - really? My gelding will stick his face out to be kissed. His breeder taught him that as a baby. She is not going to give your horse any disease, why can't you look at it as maybe it brightened her day to show affection to an animal in this way? You are being WAY over dramatic.
There are several on here that sound like they need to take a lesson in sharing from my pre-schooler...it's not like the lady was begging to take him for a pony ride.
I let old men whisk broom my horses....does that count??? I've also had parents bring up small children and ask if they can pet the pretty horse. I always say absolutely. I try to teach the kids that kissing horses on the nose is a good thing and good for the heart and soul. I've had many of them look at me like I'm nuts. LOL |
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Location: California | I wouldn't care. At least that way someone else is giving him attention and he's not bugging me.
About approaching strangers horses.....I had a couple of drinks one night at a local rodeo. Bozo had made one of his amazing runs. He is my favorite. So Kristie Peterson comes walking by with him. I had just bought a nice tie down. I stopped Kristie Peterson and asked if I could pet Bozo. I wanted some of his sweat to wipe on my tiedown for good luck. I started petting him and I said to her "It's like touching Elvis." She laughed. Nice lady and I still have Bozo's DNA on that tiedown. I never cleaned it. |
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Location: Kansas | NonaY - 2014-02-25 2:13 PM I wouldn't care. At least that way someone else is giving him attention and he's not bugging me.
About approaching strangers horses.....I had a couple of drinks one night at a local rodeo. Bozo had made one of his amazing runs. He is my favorite. So Kristie Peterson comes walking by with him. I had just bought a nice tie down. I stopped Kristie Peterson and asked if I could pet Bozo. I wanted some of his sweat to wipe on my tiedown for good luck. I started petting him and I said to her "It's like touching Elvis." She laughed. Nice lady and I still have Bozo's DNA on that tiedown. I never cleaned it.
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She's one of the best! And I bet Bozo could have cared less if you were there or not... I fogged the front of his stall once in OKC... and I think he was WAY less then thrilled but Kristie didn't care at all that I drooled down his stall door...lol
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Location: N Texas | mruggles - 2014-02-25 1:36 PM
as a rule i dont let ppl touch my horse...lol........but i do kiss them and hug them every day....i also kiss and hug my dogs...but heck no to the doggy kisses......the so teachs the dogs to give him kisses and it grosses me out.....m
Doggy kisses are a big no for me too! My dogs will scarf down horse poop like it's filet mignon and there's no way I want that all over my face! I don't mind horse kisses, although they're very uncommon for me. Not too crazy about cow kisses...their tongues are rough! |
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Location: relocated to Texas | HotbearLVR - 2014-02-26 9:43 AM Hollywood's Fan - 2014-02-25 8:53 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-26 7:09 AM Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents. Ditto. What problem did this cause - really? My gelding will stick his face out to be kissed. His breeder taught him that as a baby. She is not going to give your horse any disease, why can't you look at it as maybe it brightened her day to show affection to an animal in this way? You are being WAY over dramatic.
Sorry, but he kissed me this morning, LOL |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Hollywood's Fan - 2014-02-25 4:19 PM HotbearLVR - 2014-02-26 9:43 AM Hollywood's Fan - 2014-02-25 8:53 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-26 7:09 AM Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents. Ditto. What problem did this cause - really? My gelding will stick his face out to be kissed. His breeder taught him that as a baby. She is not going to give your horse any disease, why can't you look at it as maybe it brightened her day to show affection to an animal in this way? You are being WAY over dramatic.
Trying to drive a wedge between me and Wilson by making me jealous of him?  |
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Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest | I have to admit I think I might've done that w/Martha Josey's horse Orange Smash. She was at our rodeo & just hanging at her trailer & we went down to get her autograph & I was so in awe of Orange Smash. I was stuck to him like velcro & THEN she let me hold her little doggy & I think I let him lick my face... It was definetly a "awwwww" moment for me. So I have no problem of letting people pet on my horses & even kiss on them if they want. |
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Location: WYOMING | well.... Beastiality starts somewhere... |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | You can kiss all over my horses.....whatever, I don't care, but you try to love on Fred in anyway and it's going to be a throw down between you and I. He's mine all mine. He's my little snuggly, wuggly.....Get your own chihuahua, ladies!!!
Just kidding lol.....we are happy to share chihuahua love too. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | geronabean - 2014-02-25 4:59 PM
well.... Beastiality starts somewhere...
That's an interesting way of looking at it.. 
I dunno what God made those velvet soft noses for if not for kissing. |
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2014-02-25 8:09 AM
Guess I'll be the odd one out and say it doesn't bother me.......most people will never have the chance to kiss a horse on the nose and feel what we get to experience on a daily basis.
I even let little munchkins kiss and love all over my mare. I feel they should get the chance to be able to be next to a horse, even if it's just once in their whole life.
Just my 2 cents.
I was at a barrel race and there was a kid there you could tell was horse crazy. I put him on my horse and led him around. I'd of been in seventh heaven if someone had done the same for me at that age. |
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Location: Mayerthorpe Alberta | I dont mind people wanting to pet my horses, long as they dont kiss me on the nose..................... . |
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Location: In a happy place | GMG I certainly hope Boo didn't get any bad germs. Lol. His daddy loved to be kissed on his nose and I probably let too many kiss him. Give Boo a hug from me. |
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Location: PA | CYA Ranch - 2014-02-25 7:57 AM
I was at a jackpot last summer with 2 horses. I ran one, cooled down and went back to the trailer to get my gelding. I keep a whisk broom in the brush box on my tack door to keep things tidy. When I got back to my trailer there was an older gentleman using the whisk broom brushing my gelding. My gelding looked at me like - mom what the hell is this guy doing?
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| OK.. WHAT are you afraid your horse is going to catch from a human? I always try to allow people interested in my horse to pet him, and love on him. My horse can be very grouchy, so I do watch him, and if there are little kids I watch him very closely, but I feel it is the least I can do. Especially when at a rodeo where sometimes that is the only place these kids get to see a horse up close. I love that they get a thrill from it, and I sweat, my horse likes the attention too. |
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Location: Texas | I'm probably the odd one out. But I actually don't let strangers touch my horse's face. My buckskin draws in a lot of attention because of her golden dapple color, so when people want to pet her I let them pet her shoulder only.
No kisses and no getting up in my horse's face. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind people loving on my horse. Heck I've been known to stand near the entrance to rodeos and let all the little kids love on her. Pet her shoulder and neck all day long, but don't touch her face.
Edited by Stride 2014-02-25 9:34 PM
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| My mare will bite anyone who tries to kiss her nose. She hates it! |
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Location: Texas | Haha. My gelding doesn't like strangers. Someone he doesn't know approaching him would not go well.
Edited by Fun2Run 2014-02-25 10:57 PM
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Location: Tornado Alley | We have a rule at our house. We kiss our horses but they can not kiss us. My daughter was 7 when she had the privilege of giving Easy Jet a kiss on the nose!
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Location: Oklahoma | For me it's no big issue, but it does depend on the horse to. My mare would have no part of it...it took her 2 years to decide that i MAY be ok. She doesn't like being touched at all. The gelding- he loves attention. Heck, he would probably kiss them. |
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Location: Midwest Farmer's Daughter: Central Illinois | My only thought is that it could be physically dangerous - the calmest horse in the world could randomly toss his nose & then you have a stranger who could sue you & win for damages. Bruises, broken nose, if their tongue is between their teeth & they bite it...lots of things can happen when hard horse face hits human face.
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| There was a Lady that liked to kiss the Horses in My Barn. One day I had just brought My Horse out of the pasture where it was dry and dusty. She came up to kiss Him on the nose . He got a whiff of Her perfume and Sneezed black dirty nose boogers all over Her face. She never kissed Him again !!! |
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Location: Texas | I let people love on my horse quite often and as far as the kiss on the nose...why not? Now if I knew my horse to be kinda grouchy then I would not allow it but most people k ow their horses and what they will tolerate. |
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