different horses show things different ways. jaspar will get balky and walk sideways no matter how mad I would get and try to forcibly steer him he would still walk left when he had his back fistula coming, would just stop and stand and lick and chew, later i felt so bad cause i would make him continue. he has a chronic fistula now cause i forced him. (my huge shame)
Tivar oh man. He will swing around and bite at the air near my toe and act like a huge brat. I get down, readjust things, get back on, but usually i know before I even try and swing a leg over he is not gonna allow any riding til I get straight whatever it is that bugs him. He simply will not tolerate any pain/aggravation. and when things are right its like he is a different horse entirely, sweet, dead calm, acts like he will stand all day while I mount and fiddle around, then he moves out cheerfully when i cue. If something is wrong, like the saddle is pinching, some pain thing somewhere, he will put his ears back a little and when I cue to go will actually walk backwards wringing his tail and head tossing. He used to buck I hear, and I bet he would if I just kept trying to make him go instead of tried to investigate things. Sometimes when I dismount i think it pinches or something cause he will put his ears back and dance a little as soon as I land on the ground and swing away. Whereas most times he will just stand relaxed. With Tivar you dont have to guess, he's pretty straight forward about telling me what he needs. With jaspar, he is stoic and withdrawn, and like I said, almost ruined cause I didn't know the subtle signs. boy, i listen now. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
