Treat b*tch.
Treat Lady/Itchy Spot Scratcher.
[QUOTE=OveroHunter;8110904]
OP, you have me rolling over here!!! Like tears coming out of my eyes, laughing my butt off![/QUOTE]
Thank you for your very kind words! I appreciate it tremendously.
Note: This is a long, off-topic story. Please feel free to ignore.
Two weeks ago, I was stupid and didn’t latch the gate all the way when I was putting up hay. When this happened, my husband was out walking the Beagle.
Sterling the Saintly Arabian stayed in the pasture because he’s a QH trapped in an Arabian body. Vee, my fire-breathing dragon of an Arabian ,and Moonie the Evil Mini got loose together. Because of course they did.:rolleyes:
Vee is running around our property, tail in the air, clearly proud of himself. He starts runningtowards the (quiet)street in the front of our property. I calmly call out to him: “Vee, if you want to run around that’s fine, just stay away from the street.”**He thenstops, turns around, and startsgalloping in the opposite direction (i.e., away from the street). I let him prance around for a few more minutes so he thinks that he has outsmarted me, then he puts his head down and lets me catch him. Easy peasy.
Catching Moonie was a whole 'nother nightmare… :eek:
After I put Vee back in the pasture, I tried to catch Moonie using a bucket of horse treats and a halter.
The little snot would let me get within 10 feet of him then take off again. And he’s a fast little guy when he wants to be.
By the time my husband got back from his walk, I was almost ready to cry from frustration -a thunderstorm was rolling in and I needed to get Moonie in before the storm hit.
My husband then nonchalantly called Moonie over to him (without any treats or a halter).
Moonie promptly walked over to Curt, then calmly went back in the pasture on his own.
It took my husband a grand total of five minutes to catch him. :mad:
Curt now keeps offering to give horse catching clinics to us newbies. :sigh:
[QUOTE=emipou;8111028
]It’s been well established that Vince used to call me Woman. While Hanja calls me Lady. As in, Hey Lady! and What the hell Lady![/QUOTE]
I love this!:lol:
I’m pretty sure my guy calls me ‘soft touch’ and not because I’m gentle at grooming;)
His last place he had to work hard and when the work got too much I got him, so I’m his retirement home.
I’m very responsive when he indicates he’s done enough for the day and that it’s carrot time now:o he has trained me well.
My horse would refer to me as “the one” or “my favorite”. He sees me and he comes running! He associates me with grain, treats, walks to eat fresh grass and wither scratches!
I fear that mine call me the always tardy feed lady.
The food b*tch.
[QUOTE=Pennywell Bay;8110712]
“She Who Needs to Lose a Few Pounds”
The other I can’t mention cuz it would get me banned.[/QUOTE]
:lol::lol::lol::lol: we must be sharing a horse without knowing it!
Okay, it’s not letting me edit my last post.
Op- thanks for taking in Moonie. It doesn’t sound like he had a very happy start to life at all. I’m so glad he’s got a good home and a human. Also, what great security. You’ll never have a child in your pasture.
I love the Moonie stories!
I’m another Food Lady. Actually, I’m fairly sure the cowpony used to refer to me as Devil Woman. Then we made an agreement that I stay out of his way when working cattle, and this agreement was sealed with Butter Rum Lifesavers. I think I’ve been upgraded to just Woman.
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Okay, it’s not letting me edit my last post.
Op- thanks for taking in Moonie. It doesn’t sound like he had a very happy start to life at all. I’m so glad he’s got a good home and a human. Also, what great security. You’ll never have a child in your pasture.[/QUOTE]
OMG, you just made me snort Diet Coke up my nose!:lol:
[QUOTE=californianinkansas;8111183]
(…) Two weeks ago, I was stupid and didn’t latch the gate all the way when I was putting up hay. When this happened, my husband was out walking the Beagle.
(…)
Vee is running around our property, tail in the air, clearly proud of himself. He starts runningtowards the (quiet)street in the front of our property. I calmly call out to him: “Vee, if you want to run around that’s fine, just stay away from the street.”**He thenstops, turns around, and startsgalloping in the opposite direction (i.e., away from the street). I let him prance around for a few more minutes so he thinks that he has outsmarted me, then he puts his head down and lets me catch him. Easy peasy.[/QUOTE]
Your story makes ma think of my mare… I think horses understand human language more than they let on.
When I first moved her to the (then) new barn, I took her to the arena for a short lunge. She decided to be Ms PullBack and got the lead away from me. She was trotting around like yours, tail way up and her nose trying for clouds, and I hollered at her “YOU’RE GOING TO STEP ON YOUR ROPE AND JERK YOUR HEAD!!! YOU BIG DUMMY!!!” :eek:
That’s when she started doing the exact same show, except turning her head to the side, so she cleared the rope.
When she had her fill of “neener, neener silly human!” I just walked up to her and we picked up where we left off. (that’s what she calls me)
She’s really not such a dummy. I just call her that sometimes.
I don’t think I even want to go there. Everyday, morning and evening I feed the goats, cow and chickens before I even make it to the horses and by then they are pretty steamed.
Pancho calls me Apple Core and I’m pretty sure all Maggie says to me is NOW .
Your tales of horses thinking they are “running loose” under your watchful eyes gave me a giggle. There is an ancient (he’s 45 if he’s a day - really!) Shetland pony at the barn where my mare is boarded. When there are very few people around and the front gate is locked, he sometimes gets the free run of the property. It gives the old guy a thrill because he thinks he’s being naughty going wherever he pleases – you should see him puff up as he wanders around nosing into things. He never goes far and often winds up putting himself back into his enclosure when he gets bored of it.
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Your story makes ma think of my mare… I think horses understand human language more than they let on.
When I first moved her to the (then) new barn, I took her to the arena for a short lunge. She decided to be Ms PullBack and got the lead away from me. She was trotting around like yours, tail way up and her nose trying for clouds, and I hollered at her “YOU’RE GOING TO STEP ON YOUR ROPE AND JERK YOUR HEAD!!! YOU BIG DUMMY!!!” :eek:
That’s when she started doing the exact same show, except turning her head to the side, so she cleared the rope.
When she had her fill of “neener, neener silly human!” I just walked up to her and we picked up where we left off. (that’s what she calls me)
She’s really not such a dummy. I just call her that sometimes.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree with you! I think they understand more than they let on. Do I think that horses understand English? No. But I do think that they are incredibly astute observers of the finest, most minute nuances of human body language and vocalizations.
[QUOTE=laskiblue;8112036]
Your tales of horses thinking they are “running loose” under your watchful eyes gave me a giggle. There is an ancient (he’s 45 if he’s a day - really!) Shetland pony at the barn where my mare is boarded. When there are very few people around and the front gate is locked, he sometimes gets the free run of the property. It gives the old guy a thrill because he thinks he’s being naughty going wherever he pleases – you should see him puff up as he wanders around nosing into things. He never goes far and often winds up putting himself back into his enclosure when he gets bored of it. :)[/QUOTE]
:lol::lol::lol:
They remind me of teenagers, sometimes -it’s only fun because it’s forbidden. If mom doesn’t get all excited about it, then it takes most of the thrill away. Also, the Shetland sounds adorable.
On the off chance anyone is interested, this is a link to Moonie’s PhotoBucket album:
http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/californianinkansas/library/Moonie%20the%20Evil%20Mini
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On the off chance anyone is interested, this is a link to Moonie’s PhotoBucket album:
http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/californianinkansas/library/Moonie%20the%20Evil%20Mini[/QUOTE]
Moonie is sure wrapped in cuteness for being Satan’s spawn!!! What a lucky little guy to have found you two.
