tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post5950891045239388326..comments2024-02-29T09:31:25.294-05:00Comments on camera-obscura: pony pony pony!billiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-26492448079338576062011-07-18T07:48:39.029-05:002011-07-18T07:48:39.029-05:00Thanks, V. We have chiros here today and trims on ...Thanks, V. We have chiros here today and trims on Wed. so it is going to be a sweating few days for equine workers. I can't imagine trimming hooves all day in 100+ degree heat indexes.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-83094735313247907622011-07-17T19:39:00.266-05:002011-07-17T19:39:00.266-05:00I love herd dynamics. I can just imagine little Mr...I love herd dynamics. I can just imagine little Mr. A. Moon scheming about how to rise to the top and get on your good side. Sounds like Keil Bay has his number and will keep him in line. Good luck with the heat. We're getting it here too this week.Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-75382010148943046652011-07-17T14:16:00.635-05:002011-07-17T14:16:00.635-05:00Sheaffer, I had to laugh at the quote and the comp...Sheaffer, I had to laugh at the quote and the comparisons! Apache Moon is definitely a pistol, but then again, he can be incredibly loyal when it comes to his human girl and also when out at various events. Take him on the road and he is like a piece of pie - sweet and draws people from all around to admire him. <br /><br />I will say one thing. Of all the equines here, Redford is the only one who has not a moment's hesitation when it comes to ramming the pony right in the butt! And for whatever reason, the pony lets him do it!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-21877223622048066642011-07-17T14:08:13.796-05:002011-07-17T14:08:13.796-05:00billie - the world of ponies is closed to the rest...billie - the world of ponies is closed to the rest of us -"they move in mysterious ways their horrors to perform". He sounds alarmingly like TJ, or a mosquito, in his choice of tactics.ponymaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996833096239732307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-13871814522861107682011-07-17T08:11:32.394-05:002011-07-17T08:11:32.394-05:00Maire, I do think they know somehow when we are ta...Maire, I do think they know somehow when we are talking or writing about them. It very often happens that if I'm in the barn with someone and the horses are out in the field that whichever one I am talking about will come in a few moments after I start talking about him and hang his head over the stall door. That has happened so many times now I actually say "oh, he'll be in any second now" and it always happens!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-35314693820036824412011-07-17T02:15:52.167-05:002011-07-17T02:15:52.167-05:00I love this! Don't you think they know we blo...I love this! Don't you think they know we blog about them? I think, too, that size must matter. Tough on the smaller ones who want to assert themselves.Máirehttp://poniesathome.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-48062361363734780782011-07-16T11:10:31.132-05:002011-07-16T11:10:31.132-05:00A, I have wondered that too wrt size. Maybe when y...A, I have wondered that too wrt size. Maybe when you're small you need to keep at it just to make sure you don't get walked over?<br /><br />But the donkeys don't do that, and they are treated well in the herd - of course, they're not horses, but...<br /><br />I have often imagined what the herd dynamic would be in a herd of ponies. Our little man came from a herd of all ponies but pretty quickly developed a relationship with Keil Bay even when they were turned out with a larger herd of assorted equines. <br /><br />It's been true here all along with him - he never, ever stops trying to be number 1. I suspect the reason we have harmony for the most part is that Keil Bay's leadership style is benevolent. He will kick the barn wall before he'll kick the pony. And although sometimes I worry about the barn wall, I am glad he doesn't aim his hooves at the little man!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-38484862130531906782011-07-16T10:37:23.420-05:002011-07-16T10:37:23.420-05:00Hopefully, he'll see how easy it is on him and...Hopefully, he'll see how easy it is on him and everyone around him to be a little more easy going. We have the same thing with Sami, he's a pain in the butt to everyone else and does get put in his place but he still tries everyday to be number one. He's small too about 14-3, wonder if it's the Napoleon syndrome or just because he's the youngest one in the herd.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.com