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| My horse loves me. He is fine standing alone at the trailer. When I go places like the vet, he is fine as long as I am around. If I have to go into the office or get something from the truck, he gets all excited. Last week at the vet's office, I put him in a stall so farrier could shoe my other horse. (Farrier uses back at vet's because of AC). I took the other horse and put him in the trailer. Horse was fine until I came back into the building. My goodness, all the nickering. I think he thinks I am going to leave him. If something does not suit him, he tells me all about it. |
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Location: CTX | Smak1 - 2018-06-20 12:53 PM My gelding likes to roll in any mud hole or pond he can find. All the danged time. I am his person I guess when he gets scared or nervous he has to touch me like put his nose on my shoulder or my back and just stand there. Then his last thing he loves to do it when he takes a drink and I am near he will drop the water out of his mouth all over me usually on my feet. If he were human he would be laughing at me just like he does when he rolls in the pond or mud hole.
Mine does that too! He likes to dribble water over me... Silly boy... He also will reach around and touch my (right mainly) foot with his nose when we are waiting in the warm up arena.... not sure if it is nerves or what.... Or he will just turn around and look at me... Not sure if he is just saying "we got this" or if he wants to check up on me... but he's been doing that for over 3 years now.
He also talks to me... mainly when I come out to feed, but also when he is tied after we ride (when he gets cookies...) and when I get ready to put him back in the pasture... and it's a very low rumble... so cute... yes I know, it's probably all about the food/ pasture and not me.... But let me at least pretend he loves me....  |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | cranky B4 10am - 2018-06-20 1:21 PM
Smak1 - 2018-06-20 12:53 PM My gelding likes to roll in any mud hole or pond he can find. All the danged time. I am his person I guess when he gets scared or nervous he has to touch me like put his nose on my shoulder or my back and just stand there. Then his last thing he loves to do it when he takes a drink and I am near he will drop the water out of his mouth all over me usually on my feet. If he were human he would be laughing at me just like he does when he rolls in the pond or mud hole.
Mine does that too! He likes to dribble water over me... Silly boy... He also will reach around and touch my (right mainly) foot with his nose when we are waiting in the warm up arena.... not sure if it is nerves or what.... Or he will just turn around and look at me... Not sure if he is just saying "we got this" or if he wants to check up on me... but he's been doing that for over 3 years now.
He also talks to me... mainly when I come out to feed, but also when he is tied after we ride (when he gets cookies...) and when I get ready to put him back in the pasture... and it's a very low rumble... so cute... yes I know, it's probably all about the food/ pasture and not me.... But let me at least pretend he loves me....
I had a mare that reached around in the holding pen or waiting for a run and bit my stirrup or toes, I believe it’s a nervous thing! |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-20 9:20 AM
RnRJack - 2018-06-20 7:02 AM mgander - 2018-06-19 1:24 PM My standardbred pees before every single feeding - that's the worse she does because she's an absolute saint. Also the fastest walking horse in the county in my opinion, she covers some ground. I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that! I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that! 
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | I’ve heard that if you splash their water lightly it will stimulate one to pee. Haven’t had a need to try it, though. |
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Location: Texas | Mine will stand with his front legs crossed |
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| RnRJack - 2018-06-20 11:18 PM
Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-20 9:20 AM
RnRJack - 2018-06-20 7:02 AM mgander - 2018-06-19 1:24 PM My standardbred pees before every single feeding - that's the worse she does because she's an absolute saint. Also the fastest walking horse in the county in my opinion, she covers some ground. I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that! I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that!
I have no idea but I was told they do lol
When I worked at the track - Standardbreds - anytime a horse was peeing they'd whistle to it. Same whistle every single time. Then after the race when they needed tested they'd whistle and viola. Some horses are obviously more stubborn than others, but it usually works. I'm not sure why hers is triggered by feed, unless it was used as a treat for peeing? My other standardbred always did it after a work out, but she had actually earned money racing |
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Location: OH | Mine---you have to open the gate to her stall out, if you push it in she loses her mind and will not go in the stall, PERIOD. |
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Location: here | I trail ride alone a lot. One of my geldings when ever I get off to pee he stretches out and pees too. |
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Location: TN | My gelding stands in the water trough. He’s 16 hands so it’s like stepping over a log to him. He splashes the water out so needless to say the water turns muddy and has to be emptied. Wasting a lot of water. |
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| letswin - 2018-06-22 8:48 PM
My gelding stands in the water trough. He’s 16 hands so it’s like stepping over a log to him. He splashes the water out so needless to say the water turns muddy and has to be emptied. Wasting a lot of water.
I used to have one that did this.... so aggravating!! I ended up dragging his trough so the fence was over the top of it so he only had access to half a tank and not enough room to get in it. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | My husband's Haflingers love water, especially in the summer. They're stalled together in one big stall and they have one big rubber water tank. Everytime I fill it up to the top, both of them start splashing in it and by the time they're done it might be full ¼ of the way. So to stop this I usually hose them down beforehand. Larry loves his butt wet, and will swing it from side to side so I get him evenly. Bob likes his chest wet but then he'll try to drink the water from the hose 10 feet away and purses his lips like he's trying to kiss you! It's the funniest thing. |
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Location: midwest mama | I have a 5 year old gelding that I bought about 2 months ago. Let me tell you - he is a TALKER!!!! Every time he sees me - even all the way across the property - he whinnies. At first it made me feel good that he was connecting with me but now it's starting to get a little annoying. He has a really big deep whinny and I know the neighbors a mile away can hear him. Dang - I can't even sneak around anywhere without everyone in the whole county knowing where I am. LOL |
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Location: Central Texas | AshleyJ2911 - 2018-06-21 10:49 AM Mine will stand with his front legs crossed
I had a cutting mare a few years ago that would cross her legs while waiting for our turn. |
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Location: Windoming | Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-20 8:20 AM RnRJack - 2018-06-20 7:02 AM mgander - 2018-06-19 1:24 PM My standardbred pees before every single feeding - that's the worse she does because she's an absolute saint. Also the fastest walking horse in the county in my opinion, she covers some ground. I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that! I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that!
I might add that if one horse peed, then ALL the horses would pee in their stall.
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Location: Fort Worth / Springtown | Southtxponygirl - 2018-06-20 9:20 AM RnRJack - 2018-06-20 7:02 AM mgander - 2018-06-19 1:24 PM My standardbred pees before every single feeding - that's the worse she does because she's an absolute saint. Also the fastest walking horse in the county in my opinion, she covers some ground. I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that! I know they train most racehorses to pee in their stalls, I used to work on an OTTB farm and most of them did that!
Paslov, classical conditioning.
I heard they do it by whistling when the horse pees. Do it enough, they get the urge to pee when you whistle. |
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Location: sunny california | mine lets the panel ride his butt while he walks in the panel walker. His most recent antic is to crap while it is on his butt not only pooing on the panel but the poo gets squished between his butt and his tail. he is so gross |
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| I have 2 that are the quirkiest I've ever owned.
1) Filly I raised stands in her stall and flaps her lips. She used to do it when she was nervous, now she just does it when she's bored. Also in her water.
2) ex-cutter gelding is the smartest and most annoying thing everrr. His a major talker, hates to stand still when he's first saddled, rolls immediately after he is unsaddled (even on a leadrope) HATES flies, like cannot focus for a second if one is on him, loves to rest his top gum on my arm when I am cleaning his stalls. Walkes ahead of you when leading him and dives for grass. Oh, and he HATES water. Hates misting fans, hates having his face wet lol. Best horse I have ever owned, love him to death. He is **** near human.
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Location: Conroe, TX 77304 | I have one that when I feed on the ground in a feed bucket, which is everyday, she dives into the feed with her mouth open and graps the feed and keeps her mouth open like the feed is going to go away. |
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Location: Lone Star State | When I feed my gelding grain, he’ll paw a couple times with his front left foot and then hold that leg up in the air the while he is eating...so he eats 3-legged. One of many. Love him though.
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