Re: water evasion, sortof

[Mia Nalias <arabs2go@yahoo.com>]

Just like our horses do! Yours are just foolin' around. They KNOW you
want them to stop at water and probably even know you want them to
drink. so they stick their noses in, KNOWING that you'd never ask them
to move on while drinking! It becomes a little game, and you get to
know your own horses idiosyncracies - if we're smarter than them, we
recognize the dif between foolin' around and drinking and ask them to
move on if the answer is foolin' around. When it comes to a real
endurance ride, or a very long training ride, pretty soon those horses
will be seeking out water to slurp down rather than (or maybe as well
as...) fool around in it.

Either way, water is associated with pleasure and resting. This is a
good thing, and something those water evading horses will learn soon
enough.
Mia



John J Lykes <SEEINGSPOTS@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> Have been reading the water evasion topic with some interest. 
Fortunately,
> I do not have a problem with Buddy crossing  or going through water.
 He
> loves it.  When I overturn the water tank to give it a good
scrubbing out ,
> he'll watch me with his little horse eyes, and when he thinks I'm not
> looking will go and roll and roll in it, and follow with a good roll
in the
> dirt afterwards , and then run and buck..  Quite the happy little
piglet.
> He makes me so proud.
> 
> However, what is fun and games at home is not on the trail.  I want
him to
> drink when we come to water, and he'll put his nose down, play with
it with
> his lips, or maybe drink.  Then, the pawing starts and I know its
time to
> move the little devil on before he goes down to roll.  Still, when
with
> other horses, I like to make sure they get a chance to drink, else
just a
> little pawing can muck it up for the others.
> 
> Any suggestions ?  I guess I should be happy that he likes water
instead of
> being afraid, but ..........
> 
> Gay and Buddy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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