tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336485400243362481.post1619533637624463109..comments2023-04-16T04:35:37.153-07:00Comments on Song of the Black Horse: A Student's Notes: The PacifistKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00250005101735182059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336485400243362481.post-63491276703712441842011-08-18T07:41:51.259-07:002011-08-18T07:41:51.259-07:00I know that horses will take out their aggressions...I know that horses will take out their aggressions on the nearest "thing" when they're frustrated or pissed... horse or human. There's so much communication between horses that is so subtle, we can't see it but they do. And Carol, sigh... I know what you mean! We humans just expect horses to "get" it, and we're asking in a language they don't understand, and then we get impatient or even mean when they don't "do" it! BUT, here we are now watching this wonderful journey with Lilo and hopefully helping to create similar journeys for all the horses that cross our paths! I have hope for the human race yet! :)tmdunphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418108787916270620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336485400243362481.post-44700455019204935402011-08-17T19:51:10.872-07:002011-08-17T19:51:10.872-07:00Carol, I do think horses copy the way people treat...Carol, I do think horses copy the way people treat horses.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336485400243362481.post-74946532685508523922011-08-17T13:55:27.389-07:002011-08-17T13:55:27.389-07:00I agree with Kate, the rice bran is excellent for ...I agree with Kate, the rice bran is excellent for weight gain. <br /><br />I mix a bit of senior feed in with Griffin's joint supplements for Tammy to give him with his evening feed and I find that that also helps him keep his weight better. Being an older guy, he doesn't digest his food as well as he did when he was younger (I don't recall if you've ever said how old Lilo is...). I also feel better knowing he's getting much needed fiber and nutrients his body needs with the senior stuff..<br /><br />Your post about Little Love's interaction with people and now with the herd got me really thinking.....I wonder how often a horse's relationship with humans affects their relationship with other horses. Griffin never got along well with other horses when I first got him (..and his racing trainer was a jerk, to put it nicely). He always had to be turned out alone because he would chase others (even to the point of going through a fence). Thankfully, the barn where he lives now does an excellent job of pairing him with horses that stand their ground and therefore make a better match for him (and he also feels less threatened than he used to and isn't as reactive). He actually has several horse friends now and I enjoy seeing him play with them. So-- I would be curious to see how often a horse's interactions with other horses have become affected by the way they were treated by people. I want to know...and yet I don't, because it might make me mad at the human race once again (and I don't like going there *sigh*)<br /><br />I suspect by winter's end, the skiers will pose no threat to Little Love. She KNOWS she has someone who will give her the time she needs to get used to them :)Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620596195893789528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336485400243362481.post-60320091720209416572011-08-17T13:09:28.362-07:002011-08-17T13:09:28.362-07:00It is an old Native American belief that the medic...It is an old Native American belief that the medicines you need will present themselves to you by growing in your area. They also believed that animals would seek out and take in only that that would make them stronger. Just a thought that popped into my head whilst reading about Lilo's culinary exploitsKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197789181776030907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336485400243362481.post-24996738008098187832011-08-17T11:43:58.409-07:002011-08-17T11:43:58.409-07:00Don't know if you can get stabilized rice bran...Don't know if you can get stabilized rice bran, but it's a good supplemental feed for weight gain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com