This past Saturday we shared Smokey with our Car "club" community at our local cruise in.
"Smokey" was completely and utterly unflappable. Between the loud cars, the barrage of people, and the loud music... He could not have cared less about his surroundings. We were fairly busy and it was hard to keep people from walking behind him and petting his rump versus his shoulder. That being said, Smokey never batted an eye. A couple of kids were too afraid to touch him, so they quickly reached out with a bit of a "slap" on him before drawing back. He never wavered, never flinched, and never got of line. Most of the people there were pretty self-conscious not to walk behind him, but as always you have a select few
I'm just flat out impressed with him and his demeanor. He didn't "love" the attention, but he never waivered from being pet and loved on. I think some people there expected him to be like a dog, whereas... horses just don't socialize like dogs.
He has been introduced to some of the herd at our place (three large horses and one mini mare) and has been nothing but respectable. He got out on the dry lot for the first time since we got him (we had hotwire to patch) and he explored a bit before resuming some relaxation in the run-in shed. We want the boys & girls separated at the house, so we introduced "Ranger." Complete and utter underwhelming meeting (Which is AWESOME). They sniffed, ate some hay, sniffed again, ate some hay, repeat that process about four times... Now they're content. 'Course Ranger is quite... quiet anyway, very low man.
Anyway.. Hubby only snagged one that I'm able to access, but if I find more I'll add to the post... But I'm excited because he appears to have the demaenor of exactly what I was looking for in a Therapy/Nursing Home Visitation Miniature.
(Pay no mind to the whip, I fidgit, it's kind of my way to avoid doing so in public - in this situation lol. I don't carry one around with me at all times )
Guess I should leave the horse selection to my Mom, she's been knocking it out of the park with them.
"Smokey" was completely and utterly unflappable. Between the loud cars, the barrage of people, and the loud music... He could not have cared less about his surroundings. We were fairly busy and it was hard to keep people from walking behind him and petting his rump versus his shoulder. That being said, Smokey never batted an eye. A couple of kids were too afraid to touch him, so they quickly reached out with a bit of a "slap" on him before drawing back. He never wavered, never flinched, and never got of line. Most of the people there were pretty self-conscious not to walk behind him, but as always you have a select few
I'm just flat out impressed with him and his demeanor. He didn't "love" the attention, but he never waivered from being pet and loved on. I think some people there expected him to be like a dog, whereas... horses just don't socialize like dogs.
He has been introduced to some of the herd at our place (three large horses and one mini mare) and has been nothing but respectable. He got out on the dry lot for the first time since we got him (we had hotwire to patch) and he explored a bit before resuming some relaxation in the run-in shed. We want the boys & girls separated at the house, so we introduced "Ranger." Complete and utter underwhelming meeting (Which is AWESOME). They sniffed, ate some hay, sniffed again, ate some hay, repeat that process about four times... Now they're content. 'Course Ranger is quite... quiet anyway, very low man.
Anyway.. Hubby only snagged one that I'm able to access, but if I find more I'll add to the post... But I'm excited because he appears to have the demaenor of exactly what I was looking for in a Therapy/Nursing Home Visitation Miniature.
(Pay no mind to the whip, I fidgit, it's kind of my way to avoid doing so in public - in this situation lol. I don't carry one around with me at all times
)Guess I should leave the horse selection to my Mom, she's been knocking it out of the park with them.
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