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lebijourouge wrote: AutumnEffect wrote: My younger mule is definitely very dog like. Always wants to see what you are doing, and if she can help. LOL Very loving and wants attention. She nickers at me even if I've been gone 10 minutes. Its a huge contrast from the older mule who is very standoffish and only comes in for attention when she feels like it. Q: You said your mule nickered...Ive always wondered, do mules bray or whinny? or both? (just curious)
AutumnEffect wrote: My younger mule is definitely very dog like. Always wants to see what you are doing, and if she can help. LOL Very loving and wants attention. She nickers at me even if I've been gone 10 minutes. Its a huge contrast from the older mule who is very standoffish and only comes in for attention when she feels like it.
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badgesolena wrote: I am a TOTAL mare person. I just find geldings generally TOO clingy and babyish. All my mares are affectionate, but they also have an independent side to them as well where they're not going to follow on your heels, or whinny for you at 5am (so glad my mom's gelding is sold). Lani is affectionate in the way that she likes to be with you and likes to be petted, but she can be standoffish and demanding at times as well. Lizzy's the same, although a little bit quieter minded and more sucky. Nike's boss mare with other horses, but with people she is a huge puppy dog. Watches me constantly and although she's very respectful, just loves to be loved on or even just around me. She can get sulky though if she gets in trouble or if I do something she doesn't like. Heidi is pretty gelding-like in personality. She's a deadhead, and prefers the company of people rather than other horses. There is nothing she loves more than to be with you. She loves it when you just hug and hold her head, scratch her face, etc. She'll stand there with her head down by my knees and her ears out to the sides as long as I'm touching her.
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This place breeds overzealous. Anyone on here is just one thread away from being celebrated or ridiculed....
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This holiday season I'm putting Mistletoe in my back pocket so all the people who don't like me can kiss my ass!
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lebijourouge wrote: Today at work I was appreciating the fact that the few mares in the barn don't crowd me or get in my space when I am cleaning and feeding. Most of the geldings are goofy love bugs and are velcroed to your side at all times. I like to pat/scritch the mares to show my appreciation but they just kind of stare at me blankly. Then I got to thinking...Ive known so many horses in my lifetime. Hundreds. Many of them mares. I have never ONCE met a lovey dovey in-your-pocket kind of mare. Ive met sweet, kind, understanding, patient mares. Ive known gentle, calm, laid back mares. But never "puppy dog" type mares. It's always been the geldings with those kinds of expressive personalities in my experience. I can't believe I've never noticed this before. Do you think the "extra" personality that some of these geldings is linked to some lingering testosterone or something? (just thinking about the high "play factor" that a stallion has) Maybe its just my imagination...I don't know... What's your experience?
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