Just going on from my other thread, do you ever just watch how your horse behaves with other horses?
I was watching Puz and Inca last night, Inca can be really "in your face" and can be like this with other horses, which means just the way she walks makes her look dominant (actually she's just trying to say hello but thinks she's the bees knees when the other horse moves away from her). But she is UBER respectful of Puz, she only has to give her a look or put her ears back and Inca stops in her tracks. I've also noticed that Puz doesn't do things in half measures, if Inca doesn't listen to the first subtle warning then she gets full on charged at & bitten on the bum.
It really got me thinking as when I was doing groundwork with Inca, the only time she really got respectful was when I gave an over-reactive response....I didn't have to ask twice after that.
Was a really interesting insight into what she reacts to. Also as Puz is also her dam, this may also be the main behaviour that Inca has learnt to expect as well.
How do yours behave?
I was watching Puz and Inca last night, Inca can be really "in your face" and can be like this with other horses, which means just the way she walks makes her look dominant (actually she's just trying to say hello but thinks she's the bees knees when the other horse moves away from her). But she is UBER respectful of Puz, she only has to give her a look or put her ears back and Inca stops in her tracks. I've also noticed that Puz doesn't do things in half measures, if Inca doesn't listen to the first subtle warning then she gets full on charged at & bitten on the bum.
It really got me thinking as when I was doing groundwork with Inca, the only time she really got respectful was when I gave an over-reactive response....I didn't have to ask twice after that.
Was a really interesting insight into what she reacts to. Also as Puz is also her dam, this may also be the main behaviour that Inca has learnt to expect as well.
How do yours behave?