tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post8501186404711788311..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Training the Not-Hot Horse: Part the SecondSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-53020237720261772822017-09-23T17:10:33.130-06:002017-09-23T17:10:33.130-06:00The smartest. The smartest. SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-54747684829262878782017-09-22T14:27:10.801-06:002017-09-22T14:27:10.801-06:00What a smart girl!!What a smart girl!!Piccoloponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275679567725425281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-68325657683324657312017-09-22T13:33:32.457-06:002017-09-22T13:33:32.457-06:00Clearly.Clearly.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-17350280518840770452017-09-22T13:33:22.800-06:002017-09-22T13:33:22.800-06:00So fun!So fun!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-48270374378307218042017-09-22T13:33:05.614-06:002017-09-22T13:33:05.614-06:00You should come see us in person. :pYou should come see us in person. :pSprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-11491493653932249002017-09-22T13:32:52.131-06:002017-09-22T13:32:52.131-06:00<3<3SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-68293878033048010142017-09-22T12:43:13.734-06:002017-09-22T12:43:13.734-06:00Obviously Zoebird is a genius. She's probably ...Obviously Zoebird is a genius. She's probably really glad you finally realize that ;)Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-53460485946077364172017-09-21T22:07:18.734-06:002017-09-21T22:07:18.734-06:00I love it when the horse is super thoughtfulI love it when the horse is super thoughtfulCathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-28440027136512207282017-09-21T16:15:55.769-06:002017-09-21T16:15:55.769-06:00A thinking horse and a thoughtful trainer are a dy...A thinking horse and a thoughtful trainer are a dynamite pair -- you guys are so fun to watch! TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-39185268189666531882017-09-21T15:41:20.305-06:002017-09-21T15:41:20.305-06:00Tell the poor Irish Setter that certain breeds are...Tell the poor Irish Setter that certain breeds aren't as smart as others. Poor thing had the intelligence bred right out of it for looks and other qualities. I think same can be said for horses, when bred for a body type etc over quality of mind. I've always found draft horse mixes smart, just exceedingly tolerant (giggling girls riding 3 wide bareback tolerant). Kitty Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320015015309570032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-89503671141899821122017-09-21T14:01:59.288-06:002017-09-21T14:01:59.288-06:00Willing is just as important was smart. It sounds ...Willing is just as important was smart. It sounds like Zoe is the complete package.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-17146231625908800642017-09-21T13:53:40.765-06:002017-09-21T13:53:40.765-06:00:-):-)SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-43967868426914397732017-09-21T13:52:24.701-06:002017-09-21T13:52:24.701-06:00Very!Very!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-30413370963933489382017-09-21T13:51:40.728-06:002017-09-21T13:51:40.728-06:00What's that Jane Austen quote? "I'm h...What's that Jane Austen quote? "I'm happy to be wrong." :-) SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-63448600898310152532017-09-21T13:50:32.976-06:002017-09-21T13:50:32.976-06:00Ha! You are only 837 steps ahead of me!Ha! You are only 837 steps ahead of me!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-74314910654020394192017-09-21T13:49:39.823-06:002017-09-21T13:49:39.823-06:00Ehhhhhh I agree with you to a certain extent. Ther...Ehhhhhh I agree with you to a certain extent. There are individuals of varying IQ within all breeds, as it were. That said, IQ is genetic and thus consistently high IQ bloodlines are going to more-consistently reproduce high IQ offspring. Certainly there is plenty of room for variation and outliers and a genetic tendency is by no means a fixed 100% THIS IS HOW IT IS prophecy. <br /><br />So agree there are varying degrees of intelligence within all breeds. Disagree that genetics are unimportant in evaluating/reproducing intelligence in a controlled population. <br /><br />And my essential point is that I held a dumb view point and I'm happy I was wrong. ;-) SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-37109005547290080822017-09-21T13:45:37.919-06:002017-09-21T13:45:37.919-06:00The smartest!The smartest!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-76431672859607113182017-09-21T13:44:52.440-06:002017-09-21T13:44:52.440-06:00Thus far, she is 0% evil.
Unless you count her pe...Thus far, she is 0% evil.<br /><br />Unless you count her penchant for relocating her feeder when she thinks meals are late. <br /><br />BO counts it. I don't. SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-13707684307711797112017-09-21T13:44:14.795-06:002017-09-21T13:44:14.795-06:00Ha definitely. Gotta be two steps ahead with her.Ha definitely. Gotta be two steps ahead with her.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-34033275942688359682017-09-21T13:34:17.879-06:002017-09-21T13:34:17.879-06:00It's so hard to not ride so much 😂It's so hard to not ride so much 😂Madeline C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14246076712179468308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-49757134611016256812017-09-21T13:32:57.556-06:002017-09-21T13:32:57.556-06:00Clever girl :)Clever girl :)roothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670446457829193892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-21399752703980137662017-09-21T13:31:04.368-06:002017-09-21T13:31:04.368-06:00LOL love this!! I love when my pre-conceived notio...LOL love this!! I love when my pre-conceived notions about a certain breed/discipline/training method etc end up being totally wrong!Zoe does sound super smart and willing!<br /><br /><3 Kelly @ HunkyHanoverianKelly the HnkyHanoverianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336047158009394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-69760601494374497342017-09-21T12:50:10.682-06:002017-09-21T12:50:10.682-06:00hahaha! Oh boy she will be fun to teach flying cha...hahaha! Oh boy she will be fun to teach flying changes to! How whip smart!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-66302052533055295342017-09-21T12:20:04.532-06:002017-09-21T12:20:04.532-06:00You've hit the nail on the head here! "Br...You've hit the nail on the head here! "Breeds" are kind of a ridiculous construct. Yes, there are some requirements for parentage and stuff, but intelligence is a crap shoot, even with "purebreds". I'm currently training the dumbest horse I've ever encountered in my life, and he's a very well bred TB. My total mutt POA is a rocket scientist compared to him, as is my Quarter Horse and my other TB. Bloodlines don't mean much. <br /><br />Can you imagine if we tried to say some humans were more intelligent because of their parentage or their breed? Why do we do this with horses? Intelligence is the ability to solve a problem, and that's the only metric we should be using. A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-50266005257959636402017-09-21T11:55:08.209-06:002017-09-21T11:55:08.209-06:00What a quick learner! Her so smart. What a quick learner! Her so smart. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567094702344719852noreply@blogger.com