tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post5418720496136434063..comments2023-11-03T05:09:45.538-07:00Comments on horspoor: Top's Bad Dayhorspoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12838010404746375255noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-61346250231971893482013-01-24T21:18:04.016-08:002013-01-24T21:18:04.016-08:00Just found your blog and I love it! i feel your pa...Just found your blog and I love it! i feel your pain about letting someone borrow your stuff and having it come back to you much different then how you left it<br />I worked with a TB that came to my barn that sounds very much like Top. One minute he would be completely fine and the next he was flying around in panic mode until you got off. Then he wouldn't let you get more then a foot away from him because he was so scared of what ever it was.<br />What really helped us with him was to regularly turn him loose in our arena where he always worked and just explore things with him and after he was comfortable with that we would set "monsters" in certain places and have him check them out and make sure they were ok then work in the ring with these "monsters" he did awesome with it, as long as you were on the ground with him the first time he investigated it. Sounds like what your doing with your boy so I'll tell you, it really does pay off! keep up the great work!Jen Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953835614078857723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-60773540238546243392010-02-07T18:29:54.968-08:002010-02-07T18:29:54.968-08:00While I am just a backyard girl, and not intellige...While I am just a backyard girl, and not intelligent enough to comment regarding Top's behaviour. I just wanted to say I love your blog.TnTConnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868281033919053366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-48637258447295567462010-02-04T15:24:04.887-08:002010-02-04T15:24:04.887-08:00I'm going to try and get a post together soon....I'm going to try and get a post together soon. Had another EQ today. I wonder how much Top moved his pen this time? lolhorspoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838010404746375255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-26129594012557147442010-02-04T09:42:46.686-08:002010-02-04T09:42:46.686-08:00Poor Top.. It is hard on both of you when he think...Poor Top.. It is hard on both of you when he thinks the "Equi-Eat-A-Me" is after him! <br /><br />Enjoyed my visit to your blog!<br />Julie<br />www.ridingaside.blogspot.comJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068762965886417061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-12673886593345258292010-01-17T22:47:30.388-08:002010-01-17T22:47:30.388-08:00Poor Top. I'm so glad he's with you. You...Poor Top. I'm so glad he's with you. You have an excellent handle on him and read him well.bhmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305625629888108578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-20206389804694114092010-01-13T11:51:27.722-08:002010-01-13T11:51:27.722-08:00HP you know my feelings on this. I applaud your c...HP you know my feelings on this. I applaud your commitment to Top.<br />But as it isn't possible to know his schedule for checkout is it ever really possible to be prepared for it?<br />At this stage I am with NCC. And no I don't think that is weird or hoaxy if it is a real and truly gifted individual.<br />Good luck Girl.Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169193080215723583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-24770651012166103032010-01-13T04:15:55.934-08:002010-01-13T04:15:55.934-08:00HP- I know you know your stuff, I just wonder if a...HP- I know you know your stuff, I just wonder if an animal communicator is in order. I do not know if I really believe, but at this point, could it hurt? <br />I'll even send you a few bucks toward the cost and call it an experiment for S&G if you want.nccatniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493239156885255783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-42134844576330435502010-01-12T19:36:48.477-08:002010-01-12T19:36:48.477-08:00Oh hugs HP, what a sad and scary deal. So glad yo...Oh hugs HP, what a sad and scary deal. So glad you're okay, and that at least this time Top had enough marbles left to start to get the program, so you have made INCREDIBLE strides. Just makes you want to go people hunting, doesn't it!?kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253025366100154732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-88397445388379521402010-01-12T14:35:38.737-08:002010-01-12T14:35:38.737-08:00He is quite the handsome boy. And to think that so...He is quite the handsome boy. And to think that someone could do unspeakable things to the extent of brainfry, well there's just no justice in this world for some.<br /><br />If you are ever second guessing getting on a horse to that extent- gotta go with what you know and just keep your feet on the ground. It's what I do anymore. No horse is worth literally dying over just to ride them. None. <br /><br />We have had our share of horses that 'check out' and the last one being a little Arab mare named Lana. Looney Lana was more like it at times. She did really well the one day under saddle and as JR was climbing off she checked out. <br /><br />Her eyes rolled back and went blank, just like her brain. And she went to bucking like mad. He's half way off and the horse flips out. There's timing for you. <br /><br />We never could determine what triggered it either. One time this, another time that, third time around it was something else.<br /><br />Glad to hear you made it through it all in one piece.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603347619547454296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-18213100293184474222010-01-08T20:05:47.439-08:002010-01-08T20:05:47.439-08:00he's a beautiful horse, HP. He looks 'on t...he's a beautiful horse, HP. He looks 'on the ready', though, in the photos below, worrying about something that's just not right. Maybe his past? He needs you to show him that life is good, and that it will only get better as long as you keep saying 'stick with me, kid'.Padraigin_WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434794579801568912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-51016583426584582652010-01-08T11:31:29.680-08:002010-01-08T11:31:29.680-08:00Okay, and even the one that was closest to my leng...Okay, and even the one that was closest to my length was still a notch too short.horspoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838010404746375255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-89209562110803314702010-01-08T10:29:45.963-08:002010-01-08T10:29:45.963-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.blueheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073089864842635639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-75625875170386787512010-01-08T10:29:41.903-08:002010-01-08T10:29:41.903-08:00Some people seem to think that horspoor's tack...Some people seem to think that horspoor's tack is community property. Is that a side effect of being a trainer? I remember the morning of Top's bad day, the tackroom was open when I got there. Everything was there, but gotta wonder who was using the saddle. They left it with one stirrup the right length, and one 4 or 5 holes too short!blueheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073089864842635639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-21843591672051694822010-01-08T09:43:10.826-08:002010-01-08T09:43:10.826-08:00Great post, and great work, HP.
"Put stuff b...Great post, and great work, HP.<br /><br />"Put stuff back the way you found it!!"<br />I'll make ya a sign.<br /><br />Hugs and calming scritches, he is so photogenic. Hurts, thinking that someone looked at that face and..<br />How could someone hurt his mind so bad?<br />Makes you wonder, for sure.GoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-49807586252157209672010-01-08T08:43:36.975-08:002010-01-08T08:43:36.975-08:00We have all said it , but it bears repeating .So g...We have all said it , but it bears repeating .So glad that Top landed with you ! He has found a safe place , can you imagine what would have happened in different hands ?If someone borrowed my equipment and left it where it was literally unsafe for me ,I would be pissed as wellSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260263928440442563.post-63683967268896787702010-01-07T21:00:35.135-08:002010-01-07T21:00:35.135-08:00Seeing Top have a melt down was pretty scary. Seei...Seeing Top have a melt down was pretty scary. Seeing him have a much better day the next day was reassuring. <br /><br />I've seen you take horses on "bogeymen hunts" before, but this was a very serious hunt. He had a lot of 'em. I remember the moment when he got kind of embarrassed. I could almost hear him saying, "Okay, I get it. No, there are no bogeymen. I'm sorry. Can we stop now?" I think that was a turning point.<br /><br />He's such a sweet boy. But when he checks out, it's deep.blueheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073089864842635639noreply@blogger.com