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pinkvboots
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 Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 11:51:06 AM
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Arabi likes to stick his tongue out so you can massage it, seems to put him in a trance like state, I have only known of one other horse that did this.
I would be interested to know if anyone else's horse does this or has any other silly habits, most people find it really funny when they first meet him, we bought him when he was two and we were told he has always done it,he also loves licking your hands and tries to lick my face.
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vjc
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 11:54:33 AM
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Maya my part-bred loves to lick and suck hair!!!! so i have a bad hair day every day!!!!
here is the culprit looking sweet and innocent!!!
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 11:58:48 AM
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| Lucky you his not alone then Arabi will try to lick everything, I often go home soaked in horse spit, at least I know I am not alone. Maya has a lovely face by the way. |
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moatside
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Mrs DJ
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 12:05:33 PM
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Mine likes to knock my baseball cap off. She gets her nose under the peak, and flips it off. She will take treats out of my mouth, and likes to kiss my face just after she's had her tea - covering me with garlic flavoured slime. Nice of her to share!  |
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vjc
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 12:10:51 PM
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 what a funny bunch of horses we all have! thanks for your kind comments moatside and pinkyboots, got to say i have rather a soft spot for Maya, she is a real people horse! and also half sister to Eddie (eduardo) she also likes to drag the hosepipe around when i am trying to fill the water butts |
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alethea
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 12:22:15 PM
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My colt likes to chase his tail which can be rather worrying to watch sometimes as he gets up so much speed im shocked he has never fallen over!
My mum's dog chases his tail and he does it on the yard outside Morpheus stable so im sure this is where he has picked the habit up from!
Maya does look beautiful
Alethea
Aristotle Arabians |
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 12:42:42 PM
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| Alethea your colt must look really funny chasing his tail never heard of a horse doing this before. |
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NatH
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England
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 12:59:08 PM
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Yes
Toffee stands on 3 legs when she wants something
Keo licks her lips when she thinks their is a treat in the offing
Rhoubi does a poo on command when I'm skipping out her stable
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Chapel Lane Arabians
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littlearabians
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 1:17:59 PM
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my old horse Little Hunter used to do the tongue thing too... everybody loved him for it.
he also found a lot of enjoyment in biting my wellies, and lifting my leg up in the air. |
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Miska
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 1:32:38 PM
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Ettie when eating her dinner only stands on 3 legs....though would think that her balance would be off with her head down!
She also likes playing with whatever hat I am wearing. This morning as it was raining I had my cowboy type hat on. She pushed it off and then jumped because it made a sound when it fell...silly girl! |
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marionpack
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 1:36:25 PM
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| Amber likes to lick all the time as well especially after a polo, she also pulls the velcro on my boots to get attention when I'm mucking out and if that doesn't work she gets hold of the elastic toggle on the bottom of my coat, pulls it as hard as she can, then lets go, not the best way to get my attention at 6.30 in the morning |
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vjc
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 1:52:23 PM
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| i am laughing at all the funny antics these equines get up too!!! especially alethea`s colt chasing his tail!!!! would love a video of that |
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RiffRaff
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 2:22:29 PM
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I have a mini shetland that sits like a dog then sucks his leg! Never leaves a mark dont know if its a boredom thing or an itch but he all of a sudden sits in the middle of the field and does it. Has had a few funny looks  |
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dinkidoo
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 2:52:18 PM
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Dinki likes to almost bite my hand to get some skin between his teeth and then sucks like a baby! It takes quite a lot of trust on my behalf but he loves to do it and closes his eyes all relaxed
Kerry likes to be a scary horse towards adults that dont know her all teeth nashing and head swirling but put my 2 tiny little girls in front of her and shes like a mother hen! |
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Pashon2001
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razberry
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 5:01:44 PM
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My boy loves to roll his tongue, seems to relax him. Yet every time you go to get the camera out he puts it away!
Took my brother 2 hours of patiently waiting outside his stable one night to get a snap! |
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rosie
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 5:21:25 PM
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Rosie LOVES a running hose pipe, so much so that if we hold it up in the air, she grabs it - looks sooooo funny as she can't drink the water quick enough so theres water everywhere!
Also, she'll pee in the bucket for us.
Bertie - his quirk is he'll back up to you for a bottom scratch. |
     
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LesleyA
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 5:56:38 PM
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All very funny...would love to see a horse chasing his tail too.
JVC Maya is beautiful does she share the same mummy or daddy to Eddie? |
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Meggie-Lu
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 5:58:09 PM
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As Merlin dosent live on his own these r the random things the boys get up 2:
Pudsey - As he is blind and deaf he lays in the middle of the feild, and eats the grass around him, then gets up and moves along a bit then lays down again!! It's very funni 2 watch!
Gerry - Scratches his bum on the fence, he also sticks his bum in your face when ur poo picking untill you tickle it! Gerry also weridly licks hair and faces! Maybe it's and arab thing?
HT - Walks right up to the horses and brays in their faces!!! Lol, the horses jump out of thier skins! (Not Pudsey he just satnds there) He is a donkey by the way! Haha!
Merlin- is the most random horse ever! He rolls like a dog! When he is in the stable laying on fresh straw he rolls over and you can blow rasberry's on his fat tummy!
Merlin also sings along to the radio! He's a big oprea fan!! He neighs along and when the notes get higher he throws his head up and down!! Haha!!
Here are the offenders!
Merlin
Gerry
HT
Pudsey
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sugar xx
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England
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 6:59:25 PM
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Rio likes his teeth or lips smacked and sometimes pokes his tongue out for you to hold
Asbo chases his tail like a dog very funny to watch he likes to do it if he has an audience!
and Dancer likes to eat polos from out of your mouth she is very gentle
some of their little habits are very strange but amusing |
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Mrs Vlacq
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 7:22:36 PM
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Our ould TB stallion used to present his tongue on command and would let anyone play with it all day long... occsasionally sliding it back in to get wet again. It too sent him to zzzzzzzz 
Wooly headbutts people on command and frisks anyone new - right pocket, left pocket, hat, shoes (cos that's where you keep polos apparently!) - he's just a thug.
Rubyn will bang his door and do a little dance to tell me that he wants a wee and he has to have a new bit of straw - even if you've just put him in to a new bed, he has to have a new bit delivered to wee on.
Valiant turns buckets inside-out. Sees them as a challenge
Khazad (stallion) likes to hold things, usually your collar, then nods off in bliss. He also cocks his leg out horizontal at bath time to get his bits cleaned
I think it's great you all take the time to notice thees things about your horses - gotta love a horse with character! |
    
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Meggie-Lu
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 7:41:36 PM
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I love the fact that each horsey's have there own lil habits! Some r so funni!!
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Mrs DJ
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 7:58:04 PM
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Oooooh. I'd forgotten that one - my mare waves a back leg at me when her 'bits' need cleaning, too.
And backs up to me in the field for her backside scratching. Once frightened a friend of mine by doing it to her - she thought she was about to get both barrels!! |
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zebo
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 9:27:36 PM
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We've had a few strange ones too over the years, we had a brood mare that would sit in the field like a dog on a daily basis. We also have had colts who chase their tails. We also had a colt who would empty his water bucket and then run around the stable banging it around the walls, he loved doing it but it really upset everything else on the yard it made so much noise!
Arabs are very different!
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vjc
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Posted - 12 Feb 2010 : 9:33:12 PM
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What a brilliant thread this is!!! full of equine characters am loving HT the donkey 
lesleyA Maya has the same dam as eddie (elmdale enchantress) and her sire is the stunning royal command of wentward who is standing at murraybrookstud, and she is equally as cheeky as mr Ed |
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Do your Horses have any funny habits?
