tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post524267045535186628..comments2023-10-05T06:59:00.960-05:00Comments on HorseCentric: The Scary Garbage CanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-43090000504482278112008-12-03T14:20:00.000-06:002008-12-03T14:20:00.000-06:00Thanks! He's definitely hyper aware, but he's also...Thanks! He's definitely hyper aware, but he's also very tuned in...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-27982083520595243352008-12-03T13:20:00.000-06:002008-12-03T13:20:00.000-06:00My mare is mostly bomb-proof, but even she will sp...My mare is mostly bomb-proof, but even she will spook at loud, crazy noises going on behind her. It's been really good for me as a nebie rider to work through those spooks because it makes me live in the moment and be on calm, focused alert ready to handle the situation and get us back on track, so my horse trusts me.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that sensitive horses make us better riders. <BR/>My horse is just sensitive enough in that she makes me take a few steps out my comfort zone, and I'm grateful for that, too :)<BR/><BR/>Great post.<BR/><BR/>~Lisa<BR/>New MexicoLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-48218260819429665512008-12-01T16:47:00.000-06:002008-12-01T16:47:00.000-06:00Oops, that last post was from me, not sure why Ada...Oops, that last post was from me, not sure why Adam came up. LOL<BR/><BR/>Cara, you have got to send me a picture of that! How hilarious! Perhaps he was an avid recycler in a previous life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-20979796531536501402008-12-01T16:44:00.000-06:002008-12-01T16:44:00.000-06:00Kirkland,I will definitely check out your blog. So...Kirkland,<BR/>I will definitely check out your blog. Sounds like you need to haul to the lake for a trail ride! It's more fun when it's a bit warmer, though.<BR/><BR/>So I guess there's not much chance Canyon is going to outgrow this thing, aye? Well you know what they say, Whoa is just another word for "GET THE HECK OUT OF THE WAY!!!! CRAZY HORSE!! CRAZY HORSE!!"<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656696244135082456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-53448115545641621512008-12-01T16:22:00.000-06:002008-12-01T16:22:00.000-06:00OMG! Canyon should spend time with Janow! Janow lo...OMG! Canyon should spend time with Janow! Janow loves garbage cans. He has DRAGGED me to garbage cans so he can forage for something to eat. He has spooked horses by pulling his head out of garbage cans. I try not to let him search the trash. Could be dangerous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588163317389814730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-62135006876423655052008-12-01T12:52:00.000-06:002008-12-01T12:52:00.000-06:00I got to your site from "Our First Horse" (I am an...I got to your site from "Our First Horse" (I am an avid fan of theirs, also). I wanted to tell you I enjoyed reading your story from the beginning and laughed through a lot of it as I have lived (and am still living through) many of the experiences with my 14yr old Quarter Horse/Arab cross. She acts more Arab a lot. We went riding on Wednesday (Before Thanksgiving) and she wanted to 1. run away with me on the way home, 2. Spook at the pile of rocks on the side of the road, and 3. Trot through my "whoa". I had to go the long way home to keep her guessing and do many, many, many one-reign stops. <BR/><BR/>We live in central Texas, between Waco and Bryan and have friends that live in Canyon Lake. (Though I have never been.) Read my blog if you want. d2cranch.blogspot.comd2cmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287137241607094194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-50177147496747831882008-11-30T08:43:00.000-06:002008-11-30T08:43:00.000-06:00Canyon is 11, and I got the impression he had scar...Canyon is 11, and I got the impression he had scared his previous owner (not that she told me that when she sold him to me). She had him for 7 years. I found out through the horse grapevine much later that she had tried to show him at a sale and he threw her. It was a windy day, apparently and she didn't warm him up. But I think he got away with quite a bit for a while.<BR/><BR/>I let him investigate stuff, but he tends not to want to. So sometimes I force the issue a bit with the ultimate temptation. A little baby carrot on top of the scary thing. He's been much more willing since! LOL.<BR/><BR/>More saddle time is a big part of this. but I do think I've got the bond going. Only took about 7 months. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-74344695045429610452008-11-29T23:00:00.000-06:002008-11-29T23:00:00.000-06:00You know Abu used to be a loon (jerk) but I found ...You know Abu used to be a loon (jerk) but I found that the more I traveled with him the less it became. He will still be naughty but what I know now is that it is generally in trying to evade work!! Canyon will come along. I have also come to see that with Abu if I let him investigate the scary thing in his own way he generally tends to forget about it in about 25 seconds. Canyon is smart and athletic, a combo I know well. Time will help. How old is Canyon??20 meter circle of lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170568433356702218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-37919854138168552352008-11-29T20:13:00.000-06:002008-11-29T20:13:00.000-06:00I'm glad to year that. Since we are approaching ou...I'm glad to year that. Since we are approaching our one year horseyversary and I do think he's better, I am glad to hear from your experience that there is hope.<BR/><BR/>I don't think of Canyon as hot, but I tell you what - he is NEVER a dead head. LOL. Run? Yea! Let's RUN! NOW AAAAAAHHHHH!<BR/><BR/>Sigh. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371458020564881376.post-50132695895835682182008-11-29T15:53:00.000-06:002008-11-29T15:53:00.000-06:00LOL!!! I have had run-in's with scary garbage cans...LOL!!! I have had run-in's with scary garbage cans before too!!!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about being able to bring Canyon's anxiety level down a notch or two. The more experiece he has, the more it will come down, and while he may be a more reactive horse, his reaction time will eventually slow down.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a year from now he will just lightly jump/twitch when the garbage can attacks? <BR/><BR/>He is definitely not Alpo!..lol!! Hotter horses do require more time, patience, and energy, but it often pays off. :)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682815635702122191noreply@blogger.com