drivin*me*buggy
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A reply to another post got me to thinking about my 2 horses, a gelding and a mare, and the differences in working them. SO I thought I'd start this topic for some winter discussion....
My gelding, Buck, is my boy. He is so full of try and will always give it his best, whatever I ask. He never quits on me or says 'no'. He may say 'what are you asking, I don't get it? but will try something. When doing something like lungeing- he will start off like Whee!!!- then like ok, focus. What's mom want? And he is just FUN! And he will offer behaviors in hand- trying to guess what I want. He is a loyal fella.
My mare, Wish, is the more gifted athlete, and is a sweetie. Teaching her is different than Buck. Hard to put my fingers on just the right words to describe the bond though. SHe will try, but is a bit more tentative, wanting to get it right, but not wanting to make a mistake. WHen she gets it, she is a bit of a show off it feels like to the other horses. In our last lungeing sessions before the big freeze, we were working on extending the trot. SHe'd watch me work Buck first then I take her. We'd warm up and then I'd ask her to extend and she'd turn it on and swear you could feel her energy say to Buck-Like this, dummy. LOL SHe is a snugglebug after she's been worked- like she is enjoying that bonding time.
So maybe some of this sounds crazy- but it is what I have experienced and wondered if anyone else notices any of these kind of differences?
Angie
My gelding, Buck, is my boy. He is so full of try and will always give it his best, whatever I ask. He never quits on me or says 'no'. He may say 'what are you asking, I don't get it? but will try something. When doing something like lungeing- he will start off like Whee!!!- then like ok, focus. What's mom want? And he is just FUN! And he will offer behaviors in hand- trying to guess what I want. He is a loyal fella.
My mare, Wish, is the more gifted athlete, and is a sweetie. Teaching her is different than Buck. Hard to put my fingers on just the right words to describe the bond though. SHe will try, but is a bit more tentative, wanting to get it right, but not wanting to make a mistake. WHen she gets it, she is a bit of a show off it feels like to the other horses. In our last lungeing sessions before the big freeze, we were working on extending the trot. SHe'd watch me work Buck first then I take her. We'd warm up and then I'd ask her to extend and she'd turn it on and swear you could feel her energy say to Buck-Like this, dummy. LOL SHe is a snugglebug after she's been worked- like she is enjoying that bonding time.
So maybe some of this sounds crazy- but it is what I have experienced and wondered if anyone else notices any of these kind of differences?
Angie