tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post838419916782461370..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Wherein Courage Almost Gets SoldSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-92041006113374752562014-10-03T13:36:43.326-06:002014-10-03T13:36:43.326-06:00"OH YOU WANT TO SPOOK AT THAT ******** WELL I..."OH YOU WANT TO SPOOK AT THAT ******** WELL I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO SPOOK AT" <--- this needs to be my new mantra. I wish we could get drinks and discuss the ups and downs of raising baby horses. I'm totally with you on this one though, and why I'm done playing nice guy! Get your baby tb asses together or sold. We're ammys and we do this for fun and we're way too broke to put up with that crap! AlchemyEventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428382410717322169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-12864482066705182502014-10-03T11:36:20.015-06:002014-10-03T11:36:20.015-06:00Wonder what got into him!Wonder what got into him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170276194808251103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-69389449445022495082014-10-03T03:32:25.787-06:002014-10-03T03:32:25.787-06:00wow, glad he came around. Now did I miss something...wow, glad he came around. Now did I miss something, ot was he in a stall for 5 days, then pulled out just for shoeing? Cause I'm pretty sure my mare would be wound up too. I think the idea of him getting worked prior to shoeing sounds like a good idea, if your footings good enough, it shouldn't bug him to flat a bit even without a shoe. Sounds like being alpha is how he needs you to be right now, glad you kept going with cutie.Kitty Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320015015309570032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-19390386998694284832014-10-02T11:57:18.494-06:002014-10-02T11:57:18.494-06:00Hahaha, what a stinker! Glad you worked through i...Hahaha, what a stinker! Glad you worked through it. In my experience, it's just something intelligent, sensitive horses do sometimes and you've just got to soldier through it. Spider still has days like this at 19 and I'm sure he'll continue having days like this until the day he dies. It's all in how you handle it and you handled it 110% correctly. Good job!A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-75396969565418294202014-10-02T11:49:58.144-06:002014-10-02T11:49:58.144-06:00Ugh! Glad you found the fix! Extra awesome flatwor...Ugh! Glad you found the fix! Extra awesome flatwork!Wilbur, Ellie, and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620148609694352994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-22307875153824567772014-10-02T11:19:56.234-06:002014-10-02T11:19:56.234-06:00Way.To.Go. You took the Alpha role by the balls a...Way.To.Go. You took the Alpha role by the balls and he got the memo. That's awesome. They're like kids, they like and need an outlet to expend energy coupled with fair boundaries and consequences. 100% the right thing to do!Nicku Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006911603623063201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-72599354729584822992014-10-02T11:19:34.062-06:002014-10-02T11:19:34.062-06:00Bad C-rage!!! But I get it. I have had some of my ...Bad C-rage!!! But I get it. I have had some of my best rides when I am in a "take no shit" mode as well.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609268980526224486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-46793165381396507672014-10-02T11:00:03.765-06:002014-10-02T11:00:03.765-06:00Is he normally bad? Charlie went through a pull-ba...Is he normally bad? Charlie went through a pull-back/mini-rearing phase with the farrier for the past few times (I don't know if he got a hot nail once or was just having a TB day or what) but he's doing better now. Like you did, I've been making sure to try and keep him well worked beforehand (even if it's the days leading up to the farrier appointment and not the day of) and to be extra vigilant in heading off any *hints* of bad behavior right away. As soon as the thought half-crosses his mind to be bad I'm on top of it. Seems to be working, so I hope it does for you too!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266542116386439088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-28261974889864902212014-10-02T10:51:47.800-06:002014-10-02T10:51:47.800-06:00Haha holy crap... that sounds awful. I think some ...Haha holy crap... that sounds awful. I think some of my best rides have legitimately been when I was pissed off and sick of whatever **** Tim was pulling. We only overcame the spinning problem last year because I eventually got so fed up and angry KMequestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194691686593139906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-86027674611347092672014-10-02T10:49:33.341-06:002014-10-02T10:49:33.341-06:00Wonder if he was having a bad day that day? Glad ...Wonder if he was having a bad day that day? Glad you worked through it.Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-40951687798407384882014-10-02T10:45:37.958-06:002014-10-02T10:45:37.958-06:00Exercise really does wonders for them - even the n...Exercise really does wonders for them - even the normally chill ones! Glad you had great, purposeful rides (which I'm sure you'll be able to get again even without crazy farrier incident), and happy he got his brain back for Wednesday's appointment. And I admit I've had the same thought of selling my horse due to dangerous behavior (rearing). I'm an ammy - that kinda behavior is just not acceptable period.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-88638267317377155702014-10-02T10:21:52.582-06:002014-10-02T10:21:52.582-06:00Way to be the boss of that cute little bay! Glad y...Way to be the boss of that cute little bay! Glad you had some great rides in the process :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-49074953361708840422014-10-02T10:04:04.116-06:002014-10-02T10:04:04.116-06:00Wet saddle blankets, and all that. Maybe the litt...Wet saddle blankets, and all that. Maybe the little guy needed you to be the dominant animal and lay down some serious ground rules? One way or another, I'm glad it happened.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-70191199614108589202014-10-02T09:30:26.906-06:002014-10-02T09:30:26.906-06:00Way to go on settling his bonkers ass down!! He is...Way to go on settling his bonkers ass down!! He is totally too awesome to be hamburgers. <br /><br />I was riding a horse that had to be drugged for the farrier because no one had ever taught him any manners; I thought it was totally unacceptable, so I just carried a dressage whip on the ground for a few weeks and popped him with it whenever he got nasty or pushy. (He was more of a bully than just being freaked out.) He was eventually fine for the farrier (except for once when a stall fan fell on him randomly). <br /><br />So good on your for teaching C-Rage that acting like a nut is NOT OKAY!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140631127593549541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-46724811964211401052014-10-02T09:02:16.253-06:002014-10-02T09:02:16.253-06:00Ohhhh, horses. I'm glad he gets to live and ma...Ohhhh, horses. I'm glad he gets to live and may he have learned useful things from the experience!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-46623018068379784562014-10-02T08:35:10.780-06:002014-10-02T08:35:10.780-06:00yikes, bad boy C-rage!!! but it's promising th...yikes, bad boy C-rage!!! but it's promising that you put your foot down and he was like, 'oh snap, guess i better shape up!' hopefully he'll remember this and grant you more respect moving forwardemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-77834918251272479262014-10-02T08:30:33.181-06:002014-10-02T08:30:33.181-06:00Oh naughty pony. Sounds like he may be a 5-6 work...Oh naughty pony. Sounds like he may be a 5-6 work day kinda horse.Lauren @ She Moved To Texashttp://www.shemovedtotexas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-70626475767462593112014-10-02T08:10:33.860-06:002014-10-02T08:10:33.860-06:00I know exactly what you mean about channeling your...I know exactly what you mean about channeling your inner badass. I feel that make the difference between a quickly degenerating ride where in Steady acts like an asshole and a damn I'm awesome and my horse is too, rides. It is literally a flip that I have to switch in my brain. These talented athletic and highly intelligent TB have to be continually put in their place and we just have to ride like a badass mo fo to put them there. You got skillz girl believe it every ride!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472219069662152722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-36290304263860072322014-10-02T08:04:02.907-06:002014-10-02T08:04:02.907-06:00Hehehe! Courage says five days off makes him CRAY-...Hehehe! Courage says five days off makes him CRAY-CRAY lol Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443209253064570063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-82843650817984514292014-10-02T07:41:30.909-06:002014-10-02T07:41:30.909-06:00YES THIS! Glad you impressed upon Courage that act...YES THIS! Glad you impressed upon Courage that acting like a batshit crazy lunatic is not acceptable. Alli + Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928482808436392040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-41851053246322352432014-10-02T07:27:05.774-06:002014-10-02T07:27:05.774-06:00While no fun, I'm excited to see you guys take...While no fun, I'm excited to see you guys take your work to the next level!redheadlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736154763329900177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-62611847710593166872014-10-02T07:25:10.797-06:002014-10-02T07:25:10.797-06:00So glad he was better the second time and that you...So glad he was better the second time and that you channeled your anger into something so positive in the saddle! Something must have been going on with him that day.<br /><br />I definitely had a similar experience with Promise a few years ago. When I moved to a new barn, obviously I had a new farrier, and he liked to do things during the week, in the middle of the day, so I was not able to meet him there the first few times he came out like I usually did. <br /><br />A few months went by and he called me and said, "We need to talk about your horse. She's dangerous." I was like, uhm...she definitely has the potential to be, but she is normally very good for the farrier, I've worked very hard to make it that way, what's going on?<br /><br />He proceeded to tell me she was pulling many of the same stunts Courage pulled -- rearing, striking, trying to bolt, etc. And was making his job very dangerous. I said, that's unacceptable behavior and I want to make sure it's safe for you to work with her, what can I do? So, I agreed to meet him there after work for the next several appointments. He was notoriously early (weird, right?) so, he was getting out of his truck when I got there and I didn't have time to work her first. Didn't matter, she did exactly what she was supposed to do: stood like a puppy dog, dozing, ground-tied, and only moved her feet when she was told to. He was amazed at the transformation.Promisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338935046262804307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-85122504823346354202014-10-02T07:15:51.457-06:002014-10-02T07:15:51.457-06:00Sometimes I think being with one single horse is l...Sometimes I think being with one single horse is like a co-dependent relationship - you learn how to push each other's buttons (or which buttons not to push) and you get a little stuck sometimes. Then something happens (someone else rides, you have a come-to-Jeebus moment) and you're like "OH! HEY! He can do ALL THESE THINGS without losing it, so I can actually ask for more!" (Not that I've ever, ever had this happen to me. Nope, not ever ;) Good on you for demanding that he get his shit together! I am excited to see your progress now that you know he's capable of more!jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-91414893966814968782014-10-02T07:15:16.339-06:002014-10-02T07:15:16.339-06:00Yeeeesh, that sounds really intense and scary! :(
...Yeeeesh, that sounds really intense and scary! :(<br />Glad you worked through it (like the bad ass rider you are) and you and Courage had a conversation about proper behavior. I totally agree with you about not tolerating dangerous habits, that's not fun for anyone! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297192461648201907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-54040822943509479002014-10-02T07:12:14.181-06:002014-10-02T07:12:14.181-06:00Glad he was better the second time around! My mom&...Glad he was better the second time around! My mom's Appaloosa was terrible for the farrier to the point of rearing straight up and almost breaking her shoulder. We, obviously, very seriously thought about selling him and even had a potential home but mom is a stubborn old cowgirl type (who's been around insane horses and is brave, lol!) and he's so much better now. We did have to go through the sedation and twitching and other routes. It's not a fun bad habit!Kalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011912207459834938noreply@blogger.com