All Blog Posts Tagged 'gelding' (3)

Babies... the saga

So, little Havoc got to go out in the field today. Perhaps we were a bit naive, thinking he would be fine out there. I wasn't too sure, but, I'm one of *those* owners, so, I was letting the experienced folks make the call.

One 10 month old baby.... 4 geldings.... one field.... They ran around a couple times, Havoc leading, he can out run them. Then it looked good, he was by himself, they were up in the one corner, no one was freaking out, big field.... Until one of the…

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Added by MagsNMe on May 19, 2011 at 12:37am — 2 Comments

Do horses prefer one gender rider over the other?

Hi Julie,

I've got a question about our five-year-old Paint gelding. My wife swears that he prefers men riders to women riders. I'm almost to conclude the same thing, even though I really am skeptical about that. It seems the women who have ridden him, including my wife, have had him act up consistently, and are fearful of him.…

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Added by Julie Goodnight on October 11, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Where it all began

And Tabourba Came Down Like The Wolf On The Fold . . .

Some people started riding on a laid back, seen it all before riding school hack. The kind of horse who is willing to forgive a learner’s clumsy scramble into the saddle, and does his best to interpret muddled signals from reins and legs, as the novice tries to put shouted instructions into practise. A horse who takes his succession of…

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Added by Jack Enright on July 18, 2010 at 6:47am — 6 Comments