On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >That does NOT sound like what Orri was doing though - did you sense any > frustration or tension in what he was doing? Just watch him. If he was > contrite and > loving afterwards, he probably won't try it again. He probably just > misjudged where "the > line" is, and inadvertently crossed it, probably in a playing/grooming sense. > And...be > sure to watch his body language. Many times you can simply lift a finger to > signal > "enough" before the horse gets to that point. >
Orri has always been cagey about me handling his feet but he's so much better than he ever was, that's why I was so surprised at the nip. But I really don't think he meant to hurt me because I'm sure he could've if he really wanted to. > BTW, I let my horses touch me. Orri always comes up to me for rubs, and he sniffs me all over like he's a dog while Gat always acts like there's a wall between us, or she's wishing there was. V
