Does your horse know their name?

taydajumper93 · 06-21-2008, 06:53 PM

Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

So, pretty self explainatory.

Jazzie does! Really well too. Now my last horse,Roxy, not so much. Just curious as to whose horses know their names!

myspookypony · 06-21-2008, 06:57 PM

If you call Lightning from the barn, he'll raise his head in the pasture but not for long.

Typically he'll go back to eating and pretend he doesn't know you. Except for my dad, who feeds him treats 24/7. He likes my dad because dad doesn't work him.

HUS_WP_lovr · 06-21-2008, 06:59 PM

Felix knows his name like a dog. I call him anywhere in the pasture he comes as fast as possible.Even if he is a couple feet away when I call his name he'll jog to me.

Jackson will come to his name with a bit of persuasion. I'll call his name he'll look up and then go back to eating. I call it again he takes some steps and eats more lol. Eventually he comes at a brisk walk, lame trot, or pogo stick lope lol.

Sheza_Angel · 06-21-2008, 07:04 PM

All too well.

Especially my Mom's horse. She lifts her head up and spots you from a mile a way if you call her name!

Crazy4Apps · 06-21-2008, 07:04 PM

Chicky Knows her name better than i know my own! lol Brook knows her name really well but only listens when I say it. lol Sonya knows her name also, and she comes everytime shes called. All three of my guys do.

JumpsxGlory · 06-21-2008, 07:06 PM

I put kinda but Ollie does respond pretty well

He's never been a horse to come running to you, he likes his chill time, but he will perk his ears up and look when I call him and he will usually walk to me but sometimes he'll stop half way as if to say "Ok, I came this far not you meet me half way and do some work too!" lmao

He def. knows my voice though

Fire · 06-21-2008, 07:20 PM

Nope. My horse comes to me in the pasture if he sees me but he doesn't care how many times I call his name. Lol.

tbtrainer · 06-21-2008, 07:23 PM

All of my mares, and fillies think they are named "pretty girl"... The rest know their "real" names....

horseyfrk145 · 06-21-2008, 07:24 PM

Not really. My horse knows my voice, but not his name. Although the mare I lease knows her name very well!

aBreeze · 06-21-2008, 07:28 PM

All of ours know their name, however they also tend to respond when you call their buddy's name as well.

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06-21-2008, 06:53 PM	#1
taydajumper93 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern Colorado!!! Posts: 4,743 Images: 199 Blog Entries: 2	Does your horse know their name? Sorry if this is in the wrong section. So, pretty self explainatory. Jazzie does! Really well too. Now my last horse,Roxy, not so much. Just curious as to whose horses know their names! __________________ ~Taylor~ Jazzie (ClydesdaleXQH, 19 mos), Prestige (OTTB, 5 y/o), and Justice (Trakehner, 14 y/o) Of course I've been snowballed

06-21-2008, 06:57 PM	#2
myspookypony Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: riding Shocking Affair Posts: 2,199 Images: 32 Blog Entries: 1	If you call Lightning from the barn, he'll raise his head in the pasture but not for long. Typically he'll go back to eating and pretend he doesn't know you. Except for my dad, who feeds him treats 24/7. He likes my dad because dad doesn't work him. __________________ Proud owner of: Shocking Affair - 9yr old Tennessee Walker X - Eventing: 3 division, 2 hearts, 1 passion,

06-21-2008, 06:59 PM	#3
HUS_WP_lovr Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 6,240 Images: 312	Felix knows his name like a dog. I call him anywhere in the pasture he comes as fast as possible.Even if he is a couple feet away when I call his name he'll jog to me. Jackson will come to his name with a bit of persuasion. I'll call his name he'll look up and then go back to eating. I call it again he takes some steps and eats more lol. Eventually he comes at a brisk walk, lame trot, or pogo stick lope lol. __________________ SPLAT! I just got snowballed!

06-21-2008, 07:04 PM	#4
Sheza_Angel Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: East TX - West TX [college] Posts: 1,902 Images: 23 Blog Entries: 3	All too well. Especially my Mom's horse. She lifts her head up and spots you from a mile a way if you call her name! __________________ ♥Sheza Angel♥ - Quarter/Arab mare ♥Cassia Painted Ghost♥ - TB/Paint mare *I've been snowballed!* *Equine Science Student @ SRSU!*

06-21-2008, 07:04 PM	#5
Crazy4Apps Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Far Far away. Posts: 3,027 Images: 304	Chicky Knows her name better than i know my own! lol Brook knows her name really well but only listens when I say it. lol Sonya knows her name also, and she comes everytime shes called. All three of my guys do. __________________ *I am HGS's official # 1 Redneck!* "Your up there now. The hard parts over. No matter how rough it gets, hang in there and ride it out,and enjoy the ride." ~Aaron Dwelling~ (I love you Aaron.)

06-21-2008, 07:06 PM	#6
JumpsxGlory Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,702 Images: 1014 Blog Entries: 2	I put kinda but Ollie does respond pretty well He's never been a horse to come running to you, he likes his chill time, but he will perk his ears up and look when I call him and he will usually walk to me but sometimes he'll stop half way as if to say "Ok, I came this far not you meet me half way and do some work too!" lmao He def. knows my voice though __________________ 2008 USA Olympic Equestrian Team "I had an uncle who was kicked in the head by a horse"... "What happened to him?".... "He got into politics!" Carpe Diem (Ollie): TB Dressage gelding Member of Dressage Club!

06-21-2008, 07:20 PM	#7
Fire Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 487 Images: 1	Nope. My horse comes to me in the pasture if he sees me but he doesn't care how many times I call his name. Lol.

06-21-2008, 07:23 PM	#8
tbtrainer Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 6,403 Images: 354	All of my mares, and fillies think they are named "pretty girl"... The rest know their "real" names.... __________________ Guess What??? SPLAT! you have just been snowballed! More than once even... I have been NOEL'ed and Blessed In His Name "I've been Goosed!" Splatted, Goosed and Noeled, oh my! *In my experience, the best way to slow down a runaway horse is to bet on it...*

06-21-2008, 07:28 PM	#10
aBreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MN Posts: 5,675 Images: 126 Blog Entries: 1	All of ours know their name, however they also tend to respond when you call their buddy's name as well. __________________ Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. Erma Bombeck I was on HGS when we made 3 million posts!