tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post2632605753142802222..comments2023-10-28T00:51:22.112-07:00Comments on MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses: The Region 4 Championships....Big Day....Part 3Rising Rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-81221619168259469112009-08-09T19:21:25.442-07:002009-08-09T19:21:25.442-07:00well done... every victory counts
take care and go...well done... every victory counts<br />take care and good luck<br /><br />gpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-90334183128822683332009-08-09T18:47:37.170-07:002009-08-09T18:47:37.170-07:00Thanks for the education about the breed; I did no...Thanks for the education about the breed; I did not know that defensiveness around a particular part of a horse's body could be genetic. Please keep yourself safe as you and he come to understand each other. He is a magnificent animal.Deejbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143307437996045353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-11440441297416221342009-08-09T15:32:07.155-07:002009-08-09T15:32:07.155-07:00Rhet sure is making you work hard!Rhet sure is making you work hard!Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-66462098713098703042009-08-08T21:10:25.776-07:002009-08-08T21:10:25.776-07:00Longsuffering patience is the best avenue to build...Longsuffering patience is the best avenue to build trust in some horses. To them their fear or phobia is VERY real, even if we find it silly. I was once owned by a horse with what I viewed as irrational fears. I came to see that it didn't matter how irrational I felt the issue was. It simply was an issue to overcome, we had to. The alternative was not an option.<br />I'm glad Rhet has you. I expect you will be an amazing team.Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957611498267858588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-84389341125134213112009-08-08T18:47:04.188-07:002009-08-08T18:47:04.188-07:00Jeanette, anything having to do with touching his ...Jeanette, anything having to do with touching his poll results in a major battle. I'm afraid it's going to be a long slow process getting the horse over this.<br /><br />deejbrown, I can see why you'd think that but the fact is this horse had time out in the field with other horses right from his birth. These issues have nothing to do with his socialization with other horses. <br /><br />This kind of extreme defensiveness over the poll seems to be associated with certain pedigrees. Rhet does carry a couple of the lines known for such behavior.<br /><br />I'm told by another breeder who has raised several of these types of horses it can take a couple of years to work through these issues. At the rate that Rhet is progressing, I'd say a couple of years will be right around how long it's going to get through them with him too.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-31189823460269625662009-08-08T18:15:37.441-07:002009-08-08T18:15:37.441-07:00I think Rhet needs a few months in the field with ...I think Rhet needs a few months in the field with others of his own kind and grow up a horse already.Deejbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143307437996045353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-40653132156626106572009-08-08T05:44:32.680-07:002009-08-08T05:44:32.680-07:00Wow! What a project Rhet makes of just the show ha...Wow! What a project Rhet makes of just the show halter! How nice it will be when he realizes it won't kill him. It already sounds like he is coming around, in his wise choice to not threaten you with his hind end.<br />I can't wait to hear how he did!Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957611498267858588noreply@blogger.com