tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post3042964197120052239..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Friday Fun ChallengesSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-5880411174222559392013-11-25T12:47:11.799-07:002013-11-25T12:47:11.799-07:00Never mind about "seeing stars" - obviou...Never mind about "seeing stars" - obviously I had missed your previous post with photos of his cute clip job. :-)RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-73300798249014541072013-11-23T19:51:33.896-07:002013-11-23T19:51:33.896-07:00Haha so funny!! And he really does have the perfec...Haha so funny!! And he really does have the perfect blaze...AlchemyEventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428382410717322169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-73926596382491221572013-11-22T21:24:32.372-07:002013-11-22T21:24:32.372-07:00This is so funny! Horses can be so silly sometimes...This is so funny! Horses can be so silly sometimes. I guess we can all have our little hang ups. I suppose it really isn't any sillier than being terrified of little spiders and bugs, though, lol. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940605561665600285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-8655374256444635822013-11-22T19:23:06.171-07:002013-11-22T19:23:06.171-07:00OMG coffee nearly out the nose! Love the pictures!...OMG coffee nearly out the nose! Love the pictures!redheadlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736154763329900177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-54182489089597178552013-11-22T16:39:38.941-07:002013-11-22T16:39:38.941-07:00LOL!!! I remember a horse doing the exact same th...LOL!!! I remember a horse doing the exact same thing to me but I don't remember what horse or the circumstances. :) I'm glad you got him over. I use the lifting the hoof method too hehe. Silly Courage!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-25471579971128623882013-11-22T16:38:05.483-07:002013-11-22T16:38:05.483-07:00I am reminded of a certain mare who had similar ir...I am reminded of a certain mare who had similar irrational problems.... <br />http://eventing-a-gogo.blogspot.com/2011/05/drop-dead-shed.html<br />And the resolution:<br />http://eventing-a-gogo.blogspot.com/2011/05/out-to-prove-me-wrong.htmlAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-59773158645684606552013-11-22T13:16:29.387-07:002013-11-22T13:16:29.387-07:00Penny, I am laughing at your baling twine "en...Penny, I am laughing at your baling twine "enclosure!" That's pretty amazing. <br /><br />This post has me thinking about the countless times I have led horses over little "step-over" boards, or up a step into a barn or stall, or what have you. I haven't had one balk but I can it happening, and it would indeed be very frustrating! I am glad your "lift a foot" technique was successful and hopefully Mr. C will get the message that he won't croak if he picks up his feet.<br /><br />We wanna see the stars on his butt, please!RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-51268988879782262932013-11-22T12:56:12.646-07:002013-11-22T12:56:12.646-07:00Hi I read your blog all the time and don't nor...Hi I read your blog all the time and don't normally comment but this sooo like my horse i couldn't help it, he is 20 now and retired and I'v had him since he was three, I evented him advanced but he WILL NOT step over stuff lower than his knees! he has biffed me off countless times because I have been riding across a paddock and come to a tiny log or pole and expected him to go over without thinking! dithes and patches of dirt are the same, he will jump a huge horse eating meter deep ditch with a creek in the bottom, but an intro ditch 2" deep ful of grass is an absolute no go! oer the years we have had many theories like eye sight issues etc (all have been checked no probs) or that he is insulted that I would ask him to somthing that is so beneath him, but in the end I think its just him, and it does come in handy, to keep him confined you just have to lay some baling twine around him in a circle and he wont step out of it!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868363981337563102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-23558972817793027072013-11-22T12:45:26.933-07:002013-11-22T12:45:26.933-07:00Riley does this thing out out hunter paces where h...Riley does this thing out out hunter paces where he will literally stop his whole body in front of something (if I'm not asking him to jump it) and lean over until shear momentum carries his legs over. it's very silly, but I suppose I prefer it to leaping.Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445287419135378606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-66242673237952215712013-11-22T11:47:41.039-07:002013-11-22T11:47:41.039-07:00LOL. Courage cracks me up. Sometimes I really want...LOL. Courage cracks me up. Sometimes I really want to know what they are thinking!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-55291401539194570722013-11-22T10:04:09.244-07:002013-11-22T10:04:09.244-07:00Strange, but very "Thoroughbredy." I say...Strange, but very "Thoroughbredy." I say that because there was a time...though not now...when the two top rails of the fence could be down and my to TB's would not step over to escape and get out on to the lawn. I had another TB that exactly the same. I have absolutely no idea why this was. The fence was a barrier not to be crossed. <br /><br />Now that I have Chance here...warmblood...crossing the fence is no object. He's taught both TB's that it is both possible and OK. (Well, not OK to me, but to the equine brain, it is.) <br /><br />It is a really strange behavior and I have no explanation. If you work a bit with Courage, I am sure you can overcome it. He just needs some practice. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-20882266600188335002013-11-22T09:22:44.413-07:002013-11-22T09:22:44.413-07:00Not sure if it would have been possible given your...Not sure if it would have been possible given your positioning, but when Fiction doesn't want to move forward, I tap him behind his front leg (on any side)/below his shoulder with my lead rope and/or hand or a whip and it encourages him to move forward. I've also had to use the foot technique though before with a horse that wouldn't load on a trailer!Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303236534507171227noreply@blogger.com