Has your horse's sense of humor, ever freaked you out?

Example...





One day, I went to catch my mare to go riding. She decided to stay JUST out of my reach. Didn't run away, would follow where ever I walked to, and was TOTALLY watching me.





If I moved forward...she would move backwards the same amount of steps. If I walked away...she would follow the same amount of steps.





This went on for 30 minutes or so.





I finally got ticked off...and called her a "red-headed...ummmm...witch...yeah...tha... what I said! [She's a sorrel...hence the red-head term.]





Turned around and went to go get a rope...[I was gonna show her she couldn't get away with that!] she followed me across the pasture, into the corral, and then just stood there so I could walk up to her, even though the gates were open. I think she was having fun with me. I was soooo irritated!

Has your horse's sense of humor, ever freaked you out?
That's funny! I used to live on the same farm as my grandparents and my grandma will walk over to the barn 2 a day with a dish full of cat food, bend over, and poor it into a larger dish for the cats. When she bent over, her pants would go down and shirt up exposing her lower back and butt. My horse would watch her from a distance, take a real big swig of water and hold it in his mouth (his cheeks would even puff out!) and just wait. Once she was bent over and not paying any attention, my horse would walk over as quietly as he could till he was right up behind her. Then he'd reach down and squirt water all over her exposed areas and then follow up by rubbing his cold, wet nose all over too! My grandma would scream and jump from surprise. My grandma will also use a plastic grocery bag to carry the cat food dish in and she'll set the bag down beside her as she feeds the cats. My horse likes to sneak up, grab the bag from her, and take off running to the opposite end of the corral. My grandma will go running after him, yelling, and he'll wait till she's almost there then either drop the bag or run back to the barn with the bag and then drop it. He used to do the same thing with my dad's stocking cap that he'd wear in the wintertime, only my horse would grab it off the top of my dad's head! lol. I'm the only person in my family that knows anything about horses and also the only one my horse Doesn't do practical jokes on!





Oh, and this same horse, decided to help me clean one day. I had a wheelbarrow in the barn to scoop poop into (the barn is just a dirt floor open cattle barn) when my horse decides he has to poop too. He looks at the wheelbarrow then walks past it and looks behind him. He looks behind on both sides, makes sure he's lined up perfect to the wheelbarrow, backs up so that he's directly between the handles, then poops in the wheelbarrow. He's done that every time I'd have a wheelbarrow in that barn to clean up. I loved it; potty broke horse! lol.
Reply:Well it wasnt my horse but my trainers....





Floyd is a 18h. Percheron/TB gelding. Ann (Trainer) Was doing some begining parelli with him. She was trying to get him to walk on his own but after him not getting it she stopped. He went over the the fence picked up her coat and threw it in the air.





Another time Ann was getting him to accept having a simple saddle pad thrown onto his back without him getting nervous. She put it on him all was well put the pad on the fence let him go. As she was leaving the paddock Floyd went over picked the pad up put it on the ground and stepped on it.





And last but not least my all time favorite.





Anns brother was putting some gravel by the walk to Floyds gate and was spreading it with a rake. He got tired or distracted but put the rake leaning up against the fence. When he came back Floyd had the tip of the rake in his mouth and was trying to push it back and forth.





This horse is such a cutie and is so smart.
Reply:It's just your horse having fun :)


Maybe she wants more attention, or for you to play with her more! Don't be irritated; just play with her :)
Reply:My old cob, Bobby (RIP), had a real sense of humor!


Whenever we rode past a local church, if there was a wedding or a funeral, he would let out a huge volley of farts. If the church was closed, he would pootle by without a whisper!





He was pretty bomb proof. On one ride, a big lorry past us so close that it caught my stirrup and almost pulled me off his back. He was such a star and didn't flinch. Later, on the same ride, we were heading home down a nature trail and a butterfly flitted in to his face. He bolted almost the whole way back to the yard!





He also liked to show off when out with other horses. He could piaffe and passage, but his party piece was overtaking other horses who were cantering, while still in trot!





I never felt unsafe with him. He always knew when it was safe to 'have a giggle' and when he had to look after me.
Reply:I tell people he plays mind games with me and he WINS! :P





He's stolen whatever he can get a hold of, he opens doors.





The worst was when he stole the farriers hat and started waving it around, like he was playing keep away. Cheeky little monster.
Reply:You got outsmarted by a horse. That's hilarious.
Reply:that's what make some horses so unique. my mare Serene will walk the other direction when I go to catch her at times but if I'm close enough to grab her tail she will just stop and turn around lol I like a horse with a little personality
Reply:Ok, so I am not lucky enough to have a horse...but, my snake Orin (A burmese albino python) had a wicked sense of humor.


She would coil loosley around my neck, she looked like a rather bulky neck brace. We were in the petstore one day and I felt her move. we were looking at a wall of terrariums housing all kinds of critters and there was the elderly woman standing next to us looking at anoles.


Orin slowly moved toward the woman and when she got about 10 inches from her left eye, she just yawned. No hissing, no tension in her body, just a good ol fashioned yawn.


The woman must have seen something out of the corner of her eye and turned her head and was now staring down Orins throat. To say she screamed would not do it justice! She freaked out and I thougt she was gonna have a coronary! Orin, now finished with the yawn, closed her mouth and put her head back up into my pont tail. I swear to god I could her her sniggering.


Thankfully the woman was ok, and thought it was funny after she regained her composure.


This all happened in a matter of seconds. I had no chance to stop her, It just never dawned on me that she might do something like that.
Reply:That's funny. My mare does the same thing. Then I'll walk into the barn and she'll follow, then I'll close the barn doors, ha ha caught ya. It's okay, she just wants to play. Take her into a field, just you and her, and play. She's probably bored.
Reply:if you ride the 4 wheeler through the pasture... my horse will gallop in all around it.... she'll even play chicken with it.... very very scary.
Reply:Several of my horses have a very funny personalities.


1. At State Fair last year I had a big case of nerves. My first class (English Showmanship) I performed my pattern pretty good and I was at line up. I was nervous but Chick wasen't he loved big shows, he was so excited. The announcer yelled "The judge would like to give an honorable mention to 1227" I was upset I figured I didn't place. But I kept my showmanship for and smiled. "10th place and congrats goes to 1256, from Crawford...." I freaked I started jumping up and down. That was MY number, I go to get my ribbon, I could hardly walk. Chick was pulling on the lead, "helping me walk" as we got the ribbon.


When it was time for pictures, I had a picture of me on him. They have a distraction. Well I only had 4 hours of sleep, so they got the horse in the correct position. They had a mop, They waved it in the air. I looked at the mop memorized and Chick was looking at the canmera, the guy thought it was funny he took of picture of it. Once we switched we got the best picture.


2. My new pleasure prospect


My sweet 16 instead of getting a car my parents bought me a pleasure prospect. He was a yearling when we had the farrier come out. To "pratice" putting the shoes on. My horse had a sucking problem. To him the world is a giant pacifcer to him. Well the farrier was working on the front hoof. My horse reachs over and starts to suck on my farriers shirt. He was mad, jumped and yelled at the horse. Later he started laughing about it


3. Same prospect horse


We were getting to unload my horse at the trainer. My horse decided that he didn't like this place, and he stood stock still. I'm unloading him. I was mad that he deicded that he's new to the fact of unloading. (we've been to many places onthe TRAILER with him) anyway I got mad and started to wack him with the lead yelling at him to get his (insert words here, and here,and here, and here and finally here) off the trailer. Finally my friend told me to wrap the lead around his neck and she'd unload him. (we had to go somewhere after and we're running late) so I do that and before my friend puts a foot on the trailer my horse backs off the trailer as if there hadn't been a problem. I was so mad. Anyway after that we're standing in the asile way talkingto the trainer. The guy had just put hay and feed in the stalls. So he takes my horse and walks down the stall line. You know how you can put a horse in stall without going in yourself? Well he did that BUT the guy put the hay next to the door. My horse puts his head down and the rest of his bodys in the asle! the trainers face was really funny, I'm on the ground laughing, and he puts the horse in the stall again this time sucessful.
Reply:Wow. It's happened to me to. My horse likes to make fun of me. That's funny though, so did you ever get to ride her?
Reply:I wouldn't be irritated with her at all. You should feel honored that your horse decided to include you in her play. horses also realize your intentions, and if your obvious about catching her, and she doesn't want to be caught, it's not happening. Instead of getting frustrated at this, learn from it. Observe her, it will teach you a lot about your mare, and where she's coming from.