Do they remember?

SyntheticTrust · 10-31-2004, 07:52 AM

I'm not sure if Blackie & Jacqueline remember each other. I let them sniff each other this morning. Jacqueline sqeaked a little. They just kept nosing each other for about a minute then Jacqueline bit her lol. Do you think she remembers?

Paint_luver · 10-31-2004, 07:53 AM

I bet she remembers. The havn't been away from each other for that long, and horses often have an uncanny sense of memory. I bet she's just acting differently because she's gotten used to having her momma away, and doesn't mind so much anymore. She's probably just starting to think of her as more of another horse than one of special relation though.

Hannah

Simon Says · 10-31-2004, 07:54 AM

i have seen some mares totally remember and not want to let go again, and i have seen some mres that act like they have no idea who the baby is, btu i would think they remember the smell of one another, who knows???

Debralynb · 10-31-2004, 07:54 AM

Oh, how cute - I know you are glad to have her home again. She probably does remember. I know my neighbor brough his mare home after weaning his colt and the colt actually tried to nurse again.

Deb

harli36 · 10-31-2004, 08:09 AM

Yes they remember wether or not they nuzzle each other a lot or not. Or if Mom and baby does or doesn't take up their old Mom and baby roles. Horses have excellent memories! If you look at horses left in a natural herd. If the mare has a colt and he ends up staying with the herd, which is unusual, but if he does he will breed all the other mares but will never breed his mother. So they do remember who their momma's are.

How about a horse that has a bad incident with a man wearing a bright blue pair of gloves as a 3month old. Never sees a similar man or pair of gloves for years but at the age of 28 the horse sees a man wearing blue gloves and freaks out. Instances like this have proven to us that horses have excellent memories so how could they forget the sight, smell, personality of a mare that they have spent months with?

AutumnAttic · 10-31-2004, 08:14 AM

I know they remember people a lot of times. Im not so sure about horses though. While they were awat from each each other think they may have just come accustomed to not having each other.. They be attached in no time im sure

10-31-2004, 07:52 AM	#1
SyntheticTrust Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,528	Do they remember? I'm not sure if Blackie & Jacqueline remember each other. I let them sniff each other this morning. Jacqueline sqeaked a little. They just kept nosing each other for about a minute then Jacqueline bit her lol. Do you think she remembers?

10-31-2004, 07:53 AM	#2
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,893 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 138	I bet she remembers. The havn't been away from each other for that long, and horses often have an uncanny sense of memory. I bet she's just acting differently because she's gotten used to having her momma away, and doesn't mind so much anymore. She's probably just starting to think of her as more of another horse than one of special relation though. Hannah __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-31-2004, 07:54 AM	#3
Simon Says Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Covington, La Posts: 4,297 Images: 194	i have seen some mares totally remember and not want to let go again, and i have seen some mres that act like they have no idea who the baby is, btu i would think they remember the smell of one another, who knows??? __________________ "If your dog doesn't like someone, you probably shouldn't either" Chrissy & Stormy

10-31-2004, 08:09 AM	#5
harli36 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: northeastern Pa Posts: 4,732 Images: 45	Yes they remember wether or not they nuzzle each other a lot or not. Or if Mom and baby does or doesn't take up their old Mom and baby roles. Horses have excellent memories! If you look at horses left in a natural herd. If the mare has a colt and he ends up staying with the herd, which is unusual, but if he does he will breed all the other mares but will never breed his mother. So they do remember who their momma's are. How about a horse that has a bad incident with a man wearing a bright blue pair of gloves as a 3month old. Never sees a similar man or pair of gloves for years but at the age of 28 the horse sees a man wearing blue gloves and freaks out. Instances like this have proven to us that horses have excellent memories so how could they forget the sight, smell, personality of a mare that they have spent months with? __________________ The Morgan Horse! Everything else is just a horse. http://www.morganhorse.com/

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10-31-2004, 07:54 AM	#4
Debralynb Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 837 Images: 2	Oh, how cute - I know you are glad to have her home again. She probably does remember. I know my neighbor brough his mare home after weaning his colt and the colt actually tried to nurse again. Deb

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AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 6,106 Images: 150	I know they remember people a lot of times. Im not so sure about horses though. While they were awat from each each other think they may have just come accustomed to not having each other.. They be attached in no time im sure