>>>> a woman rode a two year old QH one day and when teev did his ears at him >>>> that young horse seemed to want to pester us the whole ride and I just >>>> dropped back away from him entirely. but then with teev i have to >>>> remember he does his ears as a "comment" in general on things and it >>>> doesnt seem to mean what it means with other horses. I think his means a >>>> tenth maybe of what other horses mean.
I think most of the time, though, Tivar's ears aren't "pinned" back, and that takes some getting used to. I've seen him pin his ears a few times, and they go 100% flat back. That was rare to see though, especially after the gastrogard. Horses use their ears in several ways - I think Tivar is just more extreme in his ear-expressiveness than most. Someone told me years ago that horses also use their ears to "point where they are thinking" and I think that's very true. When a horse is being driven, they often don't have alert, perked forward ears. No, you can tell that they have at least one ear pointed back towards their driver. Karen Thomas No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.6/1193 - Release Date: 12/22/2007 2:02 PM
