Ignore the "no idea" part here...
Posted on 02/09/2017 2:11:43 PM PST by nickcarraway
Ignore the "no idea" part here...
The thing about horses is,you have to win their trust.Horses that don’t trust people remain withdrawn from human contact by choice.At that point they might seem dumb to a person who doesn’t understand how they think.
Once a horse trusts you completely they open up to you.They want to be around you,they want your leadership,and they want to learn.I wish you could meet my Missouri Fox Trotter.He’s the good will ambassador for the barn-a 4 year old child could ride him-no danger.
Maybe someone dumped them and they were from the same house and knew each other.
Thank you. I was hoping somebody would get it. LOL
Horses can be very loving, and studies have demonstrated what horse owners have always known, that horses remember humans forever. They are more intelligent than people realize; we don't give them credit for their intelligence because they are prey animals and interact with the world in a very different way than we human or dogs do--we are predators. It's certainly more difficult to win the love and loyalty of a horse, but then it's more rewarding because of the sensitivity necessary.
Three days ago I was struggling with a big windfall branch at the edge of the woodlands on my farm. The branch suddenly snapped, and I fell backwards in a slapstick manner. My dog was with me and didn't care because he could see I was unhurt. My OTTB mare, however, came running across the paddock, about 75 yards, to check on me. She nastily chased the dog away (because she's jealous of him) and stood protectively over me until I could get up. This is the second time she has done something like this. Yes, they do love us if treated kindly.
Sweet, God Bless them.
If you go to any city in India, you can observe what you said first hand. There will be many packs of dogs running around loose, scavenging for food, and they interbreed freely. Go to any city, and all the dogs look the same, with none of the special features created by selective breeding by humans.
I have an imperial Rottweiler. We live in Northern Nevada on three acres. Brody catches and eats bunny rabbits, jack rabbits, pigeons, mice, doves and small song birds. He saves the rabbit heads and bird feet for me. The field mice he consumes whole with one gulp. He also eats four cups of premium kibble per day.
Thanks, that first video with the dog trying to keep up with the horse was pretty cool........
I love bunnies; with salt, pepper, and fried in butter.
My dogs live in the house (where they belong), all six of them, they all have their own beds.
I cook a three gallon pot of chicken soup for them every 4 or 5 days, it mixes good with their kibble.
Walking through the house is like walking through a dog meat mine field when it’s dark.
The smallest dog is 53 pounds, the biggest is 135.
That story made me want to chain that dogs owners up out back.
We have twenty acres (actually a couple hundred thousand) with the national forest as a back yard.
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