Horse follows?

Jennygirl011 · 09-21-2006, 04:39 AM

Whenever Ive been riding my horse and I dismount he follows me EVERYWHERE. Even if we are in the grass, he doesnt eat it ...he follows. Is this good?

lacy · 09-21-2006, 04:49 AM

I would say that its great! To me it means that your horse trusts you and wants to be with you.

There was a post this week or at the end of last week that the person said that she taught her horse to eat the grass by touching her horses sholder and told it "eat".

If your worried about your horse doing its own thing while your still around maybe you should take off the bridle after your done riding and teach her the "eat" thing. I think it is a great idea and have started it with my yearling to get ready for the trails.

I think the thread had something to do with a horse munching while trail riding and suggestions on how to stop it.

Excaliburs Cody · 09-21-2006, 04:56 AM

when your horse voluntarily follows you, it is a sign for trust. if you dont like it, tell the horse to stay or whoa. if the horse follows you, wave your hands and as soon as he stands, say good boy and praise him. eventually he will get the point that you dont want him to come with you. then when he gets this figured out, you can teach him to come to you when you call such as a whistle or a kissing noise. my horses know this, and it is nice because they ground tie and they come to me...really nice when they come to you when you call for when you go to catch them from out in the pasture...especially cause i dont have a barn to stall mine in.

MaximumForce · 09-21-2006, 06:01 AM

Our horse likes to follow us around as well. He will even try to "help" out if I am doing some chores. He follows me like a little puppy. I find it adorable, and think it is a sign of trust as well as playfulness.

EmazingCasper · 09-21-2006, 06:13 AM

It is great, I think. MY horse does it too. I heard that is a respect thing. When are horse respects and trusts you, he'll follow you.

Jennygirl011 · 09-21-2006, 10:45 AM

oh okay cool! I was thinking it was good. I think its cute! lol..

JBandRio · 09-21-2006, 10:57 AM

It is always a good thing when a horse would prefer to be with us - makes training a whole lot easier

PaintedRocket · 09-21-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JBandRio

It is always a good thing when a horse would prefer to be with us - makes training a whole lot easier

THAT's for sure!

I have a few stalkers too. Miracle and Calypso. Calypso is completely spoiled by his own mama, yet he takes to following ME everywhere.. not her

.. I dont mind it at all. It lets me know that they trust me and see me as their leader. It doesn't always make training easier, but it does help and come in handy quite often. Especially when working on ground manners... Calypso is still quite green and an OTTB at the age of 6.. can be quite high strung..and we're working on getting him desensitized to many things.. Having his complete trust has helped me quite a bit.

Bruce Wiley · 09-21-2006, 11:49 AM

Yes, its a good thing and horses will do this when the saddle is on but when the saddle is off they may follow and then decide to do something else like roll or eat grass.
It is always good to take a horse for a walk and get them to do small manuvers like stopping and backing up and moving side to side with you and this will aid in this behavior.
Horses do love to hang out with us when we are go leaders,friends.
Enjoy your partner.

Shikoika · 09-21-2006, 12:01 PM

mine as well. LOL. Pepsi trys to help clean his stall by biting the end of the pitchfork and throwing it on the ground LOL. Duke once got out of his tall cus my bf left the door open- lol. he just walked over to where i was - theround pen- and waited, thinking he was going to work LOL.

09-21-2006, 04:39 AM	#1
Jennygirl011 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lone Star State..Where its ALWAYS hot Posts: 1,799 Images: 241	Horse follows? Whenever Ive been riding my horse and I dismount he follows me EVERYWHERE. Even if we are in the grass, he doesnt eat it ...he follows. Is this good? __________________ Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and regretted the 'passing of the horse,' but today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses.-C.W.Anderson

09-21-2006, 04:49 AM	#2
lacy Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NW GA Posts: 2,820 Images: 834 Blog Entries: 4	I would say that its great! To me it means that your horse trusts you and wants to be with you. There was a post this week or at the end of last week that the person said that she taught her horse to eat the grass by touching her horses sholder and told it "eat". If your worried about your horse doing its own thing while your still around maybe you should take off the bridle after your done riding and teach her the "eat" thing. I think it is a great idea and have started it with my yearling to get ready for the trails. I think the thread had something to do with a horse munching while trail riding and suggestions on how to stop it. __________________ "Do not go where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" (Emerson) "Pain is Nothing but Weakness Leaving the Body" (Brecht) The things that matter the most are the ones you leave behind...

09-21-2006, 06:13 AM	#5
EmazingCasper Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: .where ever my heart takes me. Posts: 4,679 Images: 334	It is great, I think. MY horse does it too. I heard that is a respect thing. When are horse respects and trusts you, he'll follow you. __________________ I couldn't Imagine life without my Horse Blaze Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

09-21-2006, 10:45 AM	#6
Jennygirl011 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lone Star State..Where its ALWAYS hot Posts: 1,799 Images: 241	oh okay cool! I was thinking it was good. I think its cute! lol.. __________________ Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and regretted the 'passing of the horse,' but today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses.-C.W.Anderson

09-21-2006, 10:57 AM	#7
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 21,660 Images: 132 Blog Entries: 12	It is always a good thing when a horse would prefer to be with us - makes training a whole lot easier __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173) - Rio feels good - he bounced an in-and-out

09-21-2006, 04:56 AM	#3
Excaliburs Cody Full Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 79 Images: 7	when your horse voluntarily follows you, it is a sign for trust. if you dont like it, tell the horse to stay or whoa. if the horse follows you, wave your hands and as soon as he stands, say good boy and praise him. eventually he will get the point that you dont want him to come with you. then when he gets this figured out, you can teach him to come to you when you call such as a whistle or a kissing noise. my horses know this, and it is nice because they ground tie and they come to me...really nice when they come to you when you call for when you go to catch them from out in the pasture...especially cause i dont have a barn to stall mine in.

09-21-2006, 06:01 AM	#4
MaximumForce Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 490 Images: 17	Our horse likes to follow us around as well. He will even try to "help" out if I am doing some chores. He follows me like a little puppy. I find it adorable, and think it is a sign of trust as well as playfulness.

09-21-2006, 11:49 AM	#9
Bruce Wiley Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,596	Yes, its a good thing and horses will do this when the saddle is on but when the saddle is off they may follow and then decide to do something else like roll or eat grass. It is always good to take a horse for a walk and get them to do small manuvers like stopping and backing up and moving side to side with you and this will aid in this behavior. Horses do love to hang out with us when we are go leaders,friends. Enjoy your partner. __________________ http://bwnaturalhorsemanship.spaces.live.com/ Bruce.

09-21-2006, 12:01 PM	#10
Shikoika Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 894 Images: 118 Blog Entries: 36	mine as well. LOL. Pepsi trys to help clean his stall by biting the end of the pitchfork and throwing it on the ground LOL. Duke once got out of his tall cus my bf left the door open- lol. he just walked over to where i was - theround pen- and waited, thinking he was going to work LOL. __________________ Soloist: 5 yr Quarab Feather: 22 yr Arab <3 RIP Duke, My Shy Prince <3