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Horse Behavior and Training

Trust - not a one off

By:

JoHewittVINTA

Date:

2014-Nov-05 at 10:00PM

I have something I believe to be a bit special to share. When Humphrey was rising 3, he, Max & Bella were in 2 interconnecting fields over the winter. These are well sheltered but separated by a fence with gate. There is a copse in the middle & undulating as well as on the side of a hill, many trees & hedges so not easy to see all from any one point. One morning Bella & Max came to the gate but no Humphrey- who was still entire. I had their feeds so was really concerned by his absence. I found him standing quietly behind the interconnecting gate which had swung shut in the night. I tied the gate back open & we walked calmly across the field & I fed him. I thought, at the time, it was unusual for an entire colt to be so trusting & mature about this situation. However, yesterday his son, Kirk, now 19 months, got a leg over the bottom strand of the fence. A neighbour alerted me that one of my ponies was stuck so I shot out to the field. Unsure which one it was - there were three near the fence in various parts I walked over & when the 4 loose ones moved it was clear it was Kirk who was in trouble. He stayed completely calm. He wasn't tangled & had done himself no damage. When he found his leg held he simply stood & waited for help. Like Father, like Son. Anyone else have stories of trust prevailing & avoiding injury? Cheers, Jo.

Tiggy, Tears 2014-Nov-06 at 10:32AM

Just left a comment in Marys post..

mary 2014-Nov-06 at 10:46AM

Oh Jo, I'm so glad he was okay!! :D You have very smart horses , I think they know you'll come to help, they are so calm and it's obvious the love and trust you have with them, I'm so glad it turned out okay hun :D x

JoHewittVINTA 2014-Nov-07 at 07:28PM

Hi. Spitfire Holy Moley is very disappointed. She was looking forward to a real adventure tomorrow- we were going to relocate to our winter fields but the cows & sheep are still there so we need to wait a bit longer. Moley has never been further than the pavement, she was born in the field & will be 6 months old on Wednesday next, the 12th. I too am looking forward to her reaction to have 4x the amount of room to roam. Kirk had a fantastic reaction last autumn when he first saw the winter quarters. No doubt he will relish it again as will Dad, Humphrey. Cheers, Jo.

Becky C 2014-Nov-14 at 01:42PM

I have a similar story of a mare who's herd got out the field and she jumped the wood fence and droped down between the fence and the bank and got trapped with her leg bent back and her belly pushed round the vertical post. She lay perfectly still whilst we got the land rover, tied a rope round the fence and ripped the whole lot out off her. We thought she was quiet because she had hurt herself but i suppose she was just letting us help her, she was absolutely fine but only due to a sense of self preservation she had.