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Re: [RC] Rearing (slightly OT) - Maryanne Stroud Gabbani

Hmm. In my experience the horses are usually easier than kids. <G> 16 year old girls though get over it faster than boys do. I wonder if it's a male/female thing because I've only had colts to start and they are usually like intelligent 15 year old boys who have the car keys dangled in front of them. Both my boys were delighted to get to go out for walks with the "big guys", but once out spent so much time gawking at everything you could walk them into a tree. In another 3 years I should be starting a filly and it will be interesting to see the differences. I noticed the male/female thing when the boys were little because my first foal was an Arab mule filly and she was SO much smarter from the beginning in terms of self preservation than any of the boys. The boys always have had this air of witless cheerfulness about them....they are smart but slower to figure out how to use their brains to THEIR advantage.

Maryanne
Cairo

On Sunday, Aug 17, 2003, at 06:42 Africa/Cairo, Karen Sullivan wrote:

Problem: she is showing a downright nasty, grumpy side! She was just the
sweetest and compliant baby, handled very consistently, kindly and firmly,
never allowed to misbehave or move into my space....and has had the older
mares to keep her in line! Starting age 3 ( maturity?) she started pining
her ears at me and the other mares, etc. Goes along with a sour look on her
face when ponied, etc. Is this just a similiar thing to my now 16 year old
daughter, who was a sweet child, and turned into a moody, grumpy teenager at
ages 13 and 14? Is there hope this mare will grow out of the grumps? Any
ideas how to handle it appreciated also. She is still now respectful of me
and my space, and has great ground manners; just has her ears pinned a lot.
Should I get after her for it? My daugther is turning back into a
civilized human.....I sure hope this filly does too!
Karen




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