tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891429741466165577.post4687793347635463532..comments2023-09-21T00:40:13.933-07:00Comments on A Horse Named Milo: Grumpy Facepaint_horse_milohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14549633937628282128noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891429741466165577.post-23248842681279630352010-09-17T07:48:34.285-07:002010-09-17T07:48:34.285-07:00Thanks guys. The only thing I could see problemati...Thanks guys. The only thing I could see problematic would be circling - as we are usually on the rail with someone coming on the inside, I couldnt turn into them or the wall, so I would have to stop or wait for them to pass. <br /><br />And yes I have used a friend before, I can see if she will do it again...paint_horse_milohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549633937628282128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891429741466165577.post-29205039065319446822010-09-16T17:48:52.068-07:002010-09-16T17:48:52.068-07:00I don't have any experience with this type of ...I don't have any experience with this type of situation, BUT if I did, I think I would do something similar to what Kate said. When he gets nasty or if you think he's going to get nasty, make him work. Turn him in a circle or ask for a transition. Do something to engage his brain so it takes his mind off the other horse.<br /><br />Is there a rider you can work with at home that can ride past you many, many times? :)in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721328264615241612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891429741466165577.post-8272238004350091702010-09-16T16:35:17.382-07:002010-09-16T16:35:17.382-07:00Do something that engages his brain - have the fee...Do something that engages his brain - have the feet move in a small circle, figures, serpentines, etc. - he'll be busy thinking about something other than making ugly faces. Dawn has this same issue, although we don't have to deal with it often since we're usually working alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891429741466165577.post-16121210557174863132010-09-16T12:51:36.940-07:002010-09-16T12:51:36.940-07:00Story-I will you you updated on my trying of the o...Story-I will you you updated on my trying of the one rein stop and see if it works. <br /><br />But I too am looking forward to more input!paint_horse_milohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549633937628282128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891429741466165577.post-56228489576428257452010-09-16T12:26:23.956-07:002010-09-16T12:26:23.956-07:00Missy is the same way. Part of her problem, I beli...Missy is the same way. Part of her problem, I believe, is the fact that she's just so far down on the totem poll in the herd. Therefore when we're working, she tends to pin her ears and "makes nasty faces" at the other horses. It always makes me nervous, yet she never does anything besides show her disapproval; she's never kicked out or bitten another horse. I've been riding Missy for years, and the entire time I've known her, she's had this problem and nothing I do changes her attitude.<br /><br />So what I do now, it just work through it. She doesn't get rewarded by getting to stop working just because she pins her ears and makes a big deal about another horse. Of course I keep an eye out for any horses that do come near, but I don't make a big fuss about it, because me doing so has never changed her attitude.Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127842562111344534noreply@blogger.com