tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post5523206282607357416..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Horses and personalitiesStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-78188916803255645002011-08-13T10:44:32.648-04:002011-08-13T10:44:32.648-04:00Saying any animal doesn't have personality is ...Saying any animal doesn't have personality is like saying humans are the only species capable of it, which all animal lovers know just isn't true - and there's no way we're just imagining that our pets have personality - they do. Personally I've never had horses (why I read your blog haha, I love them but I can't have any - I keep models and write about them instead for Rosanna P. Brosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099731975385278256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-43614402329444432192011-04-21T19:09:01.944-04:002011-04-21T19:09:01.944-04:00Nova (Friesian x Welsh sec C) - Outgoing clown hom...Nova (Friesian x Welsh sec C) - Outgoing clown homebody. Will kiss you on the lips, yes, literally. Will take a random course of jumps on his own (I kid you not ... dead serious). Loves games, learning tricks and winning. Gets worried in new situations and without a buddy, which is the explanation for "homebody".<br /><br />Olive (Rescue Pony Mutt Momma Mare) - Business-like, Friesianwelshxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559821379568055421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-22489686896583354662011-04-20T16:25:12.214-04:002011-04-20T16:25:12.214-04:00I feel like the (unintentionally irritating) paren...I feel like the (unintentionally irritating) parent of a gifted child saying this, but my horse is really smart and never ceases to amaze me. He is curious, social, and playful, but also protective (of his herd and himself). He is kind and eager to please, but he can also get frustrated or even angry with less than tactful treatment. With age his patience has grown and he is developing a Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-72428014761709387372011-04-20T15:56:13.517-04:002011-04-20T15:56:13.517-04:00Antarius is complex (of course...lol).
**In the ...Antarius is complex (of course...lol). <br />**In the pasture - he's the goof - playing with friends and keeping the "young-ins" in line. <br />**In his stall - he'll hang his head out to see who is coming with the next meal (because, well, he believes he doesn't get enough to eat), or he'll have him bum to the door, taking a snooze; OR he will nip at the mare next to Heatherhttp://dressageandacurvygirl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-16375615980444592992011-04-20T15:44:32.989-04:002011-04-20T15:44:32.989-04:00Teaching at an Equine Therapy barn has given me a ...Teaching at an Equine Therapy barn has given me a glimpse into a herd of very special horses. Every week I watch a 10yo Quarab gelding clown around in the pasture, chase the herd around, pretend to be Alpha (even though he’s not), jump around, bite stuff, untie his lead rope, and generally ham it up until he’s exhausted every amount of your patience! But put a young child with Autism on his back Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-11451674573673791912011-04-20T11:34:31.184-04:002011-04-20T11:34:31.184-04:00Khanalee, my 3/4 Arabian that I had to put down in...Khanalee, my 3/4 Arabian that I had to put down in '09, was a prince also. He just exuded it. Princely yet kind. Every horse that shared a pasture w/ him felt this also. Amazing how they all loved him, even this awful appendix that was a bully was in awe of him.<br />The horse I have now, I was given. He is an Appalousa. He's got that drowsy Appy eye. I don't know quite how to Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-67727179336705127612011-04-19T21:50:52.403-04:002011-04-19T21:50:52.403-04:00Red is STUBBORN!! Throw in a good dose of intellig...Red is STUBBORN!! Throw in a good dose of intelligence and bossiness and he's a handful. Training him is a challenge because he anticipates everything and *thinks* he knows what I'm asking. He teaches me something new everyday.<br /><br />A few weeks ago my co-worker was saying that she doesn't think horses are as smart as or smarter than dogs. I was at a loss for words because there Marnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241962543917686722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-16005262589381617172011-04-19T21:39:37.275-04:002011-04-19T21:39:37.275-04:00Totally agree with you that you can't catagori...Totally agree with you that you can't catagorise them. A horse's personality is the sum of many parts, and to use some sort of classification pretty much says you don't really know the horse very well.Louise McGillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958692992319092621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-69458854006405217812011-04-19T20:03:42.388-04:002011-04-19T20:03:42.388-04:00I remember an article in Dressage Today where I yo...I remember an article in Dressage Today where I young woman took her horse to Germany for training. He was introduced to cavaletti and kept jumping over it rather than trotting through it, and initially the famous German trainer said "no dressage horse goes very far without cavaletti basics." Through multiple sessions the horse kept jumping over them, and finally the trainer said "Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-14431255435495508942011-04-19T19:48:39.141-04:002011-04-19T19:48:39.141-04:00Tucker is a prince..at least he thinks so. He'...Tucker is a prince..at least he thinks so. He's very demonstrative of his opinion on things and expects me to interpret all of his messages.<br />Toby is the herd leader, a worrier, and needs to be in control of things.<br />Chance has lots of self-confidence and even more curiosity. He likes to figure out things and keep himself busy. <br /><br />You are so right. People who do not "Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com