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Comment by Ellen Ofstad on October 11, 2010 at 10:02am

Frank :)
I understood that you commented on Marys comment :)
By thread I just mean discussion, and to start one you just do like you did before with the "Horse Body Language" that you started before :)
(I just haven't gotten around to reading it yet, but I will)

Comment by Frank Martinez on October 11, 2010 at 9:50am

I was commenting on Mary Ginn's comment. Being a bit "computer challenged", am not all that familiar with "threads". Anyone that would like to may enlighten me at any time. When I see a topic of interest, I add my 2 cents' worth. Especially if I know a "little" of what I'm talking about!

Comment by Ellen Ofstad on October 11, 2010 at 9:39am

Hello Mary Ginn and Frank :)
Maybe you could make a discussion thread about this, so that it's easier to follow comments? I think it would be great to make seperate threads about the different signals and ways horses express themselves so that we all can participate in talking about what they mean.

Comment by Frank Martinez on October 11, 2010 at 9:35am

Mary G,
Recently read that a horse will display relaxation similar to how a human would do it: exhaling, stretching, are just 2 things we(incl horse) do. I notice that when Gitano is attentive to what we're doing, and has worked hard to accomplish a task; we decide to take a break, he will let out a sigh. I often have to look around to be sure there are no other humans in the immediate area. The sigh sound is very similar to a human sigh sound.

Comment by Mary Ginn on October 11, 2010 at 8:49am

Welcome back Ellen. :-)

I'd like to share an amazing moment with my horsie friends here. You know how when the horses are frisky and playing in the pasture, and they get really excited and happy, and they stop, put their noses in the air, get really big and do a loud exhale? That's not just an Arab thing, is it? And is there a name for that? To me it means the ultimate "I feel great." Am I way off?

Anyway, I was riding on Saturday, cantering in an open field, and my gelding was feeling so good I let him out a little. Nowhere near a run, but when I asked him to stop he did that pose and a loud blow. Woo hoo, I couldn't stop grinning! What a moment to have my horse with just me, working hard, and loving it!

Comment by Ellen Ofstad on October 11, 2010 at 4:29am

I am back home again :) have a little catching up to do!

Comment by Megan Hammock on October 2, 2010 at 9:26am

Have fun in France, and stay safe!
Eat something amazing for me:)

Comment by Ellen Ofstad on October 2, 2010 at 4:29am

just to let you all know, I am going to France today and will be away for a week and I will probably not have any internett

Comment by Ellen Ofstad on September 29, 2010 at 1:30pm

I am still hoping that some of you will copy your answers/comments/questions from the other thread over here so we can continue our discussion. I was a bit afraid that I would kill the dialog by trying to move it here, and it seems like I did a little. Please don't hesitate to add new discussions here :)

Comment by Sarah Siler on September 24, 2010 at 11:56am

As so many have said, I was finding it very difficult to untangle the previous thread. Really happy to be part of this group.

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