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Originally Posted by IamMiasmom  But yes I have 8 horses how about you? And does your furkid like them? |
I don't have any at the momment, which kind of saddens me (that's why I bought Harley). I got in a huge fight with my mom over them when I moved to school. She owns the indoor riding arena that I taught at for 7 years. I gave up trying to fight and signed them all over to mom, good thing I wasn't in the business for money.
She has 7 now, most of them are school horses and two of them are pretty ill. She has my show baby who is now 7, I trained her myself... 16hh Westphalen TB cross, chestnut mare. Boy was she ever a handfull.
But like I said in this post, I'd rather bath and clip her than try and groom Harley. I agree that it seems so simple in your head, that if you can spend hours clipping horses, a 3lb dog should not be a trouble. personally I think I had better luck with the 1000lb kinds... ok with a Chestnut mare you have to play mind games, but a lot of it has to do with physical stuff to, how you handle, etc. I find 100% of training is mental games with Harley, and I'm having a hard time with that.
At this point in time, Harley doesn't like the horses, they don't mind him, but he growls at them, and barks a bit (and he's not a barker). I'm trying to teach him how to behave around them, but I don't go home to often (3 hours away).
Sorry for my rant, it's nice to talk horses every once in a while with someone who isn't from this area. Our barn lost a lot of credibility when I left, because my mom hasn't been able to find a replacement instructor. Thank-God I found Harley. we're going to start Agility when he is older.