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Funny!

Little ponies are so full of mischief, aren't they? I'm glad you were able to get them all back in their field.
 

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That is funny, though I am sure it didn't seem funny at the time.  I went through wanting a horse when I was about 10, I think most girls do.  I lived on a farm and couldn't understand why I couldn't have one.  My father remembered having horses and he was having no part of it.  One of the reasons was that  'there was no fence that a horse couldn't get out of".
 
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Those pictures are a hoot! I'm glad everybody was back where they belonged! Your pictures made me smile. 
 

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That is funny, though I am sure it didn't seem funny at the time.  I went through wanting a horse when I was about 10, I think most girls do.  I lived on a farm and couldn't understand why I couldn't have one.  My father remembered having horses and he was having no part of it.  One of the reasons was that  'there was no fence that a horse couldn't get out of".
Years ago DH and I were on a trip out of state with a group of people for a conference.  One of the guys got a call on his cell that his horse had escaped and was standing in the middle of downtown!
  Downtown was a mile or two from his house.  (It's a tiny town on a good day! 
)  I really don't know who fetched the horse since quite a few of his family members were on that trip with us!  
 

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These photos are fantastic. 


I just wondered who the 'ring leader' was. My guess is the darker pony, who tries to blame it on the goat.

What a gorgeous place to live. 
 
 

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Hahahaha!

When I was a kid, I had a pony named "Casper."  He was never cut, which of course made him extra stubborn.  He hated everyone except for me and my younger sister.  He was in a paddock with a 6 foot fence.  There was a mare about a mile away and she went into heat every so often.  Of course, Casper smelled her and jumped his fence.  She was surrounded by 2 fences.  The outer one was 6 feet high.  The inner one was 7 feet.  Casper jumped the 6 foot fence with no problem, but he never did manage to get over that 7 foot fence.  Every time we found him missing, we knew exactly where to go.  He was always prancing back and forth by that fence he couldn't get over.  My grandpa would spend 2 hours chasing him all over that paddock.  He couldn't even get close.  The whole time mom would be arguing with him, telling him to come out and let my me and my sister go get him.  He would gripe and complain and say Casper would kill us because he was a wild, uncut pony and the mare being in heat would make him crazy.  Mom kept arguing that Casper would never hurt us.  Finally, my grandpa would get completely fed up, throw his cap on the ground, and say, "FINE!  Let the girls go and if he kills them, it's on your head!"  So, Christi and I would walk right up to him, click the lead rope onto his halter, and walk him home, easy as you please.

I still can't figure out why we had to go through all that every time before grandpa would back off.  I mean, considering that we never had a problem, you would think he would have just accepted it.  But I have never met anyone half as stubborn as my grandpa was.
 

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Originally Posted by Alicia88  

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  So, Christi and I would walk right up to him, click the lead rope onto his halter, and walk him home, easy as you please.

I still can't figure out why we had to go through all that every time before grandpa would back off.  I mean, considering that we never had a problem, you would think he would have just accepted it.  But I have never met anyone half as stubborn as my grandpa was.
That's a great story. Maybe because Casper, the pony, was stubborn and your grandpa was a little stubborn...then they never could see 'eye to eye'.

Not to mention the fact, that the pony probably knew he was not supposed to be between those two fences. It's nice that your pony trusted you two girls, and your grandpa was extra worried that you'd get hurt.
 
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Ponies can be very stubborn, and when they gang up together it can be impossible. Two of mine are usually easy to catch, especially if I am on my own. Bit all together they decide noway are they going anywhere. The goat is the worst, and she is stronger than any of the ponies. Of course, all she wants is to get at the flowers and bushes in the garden.
 

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I used to work with a woman who always had a lot of different animals.  I told her what my father had said about horses getting out and she said that goats are worse.  When I was growing up our neighbors had goats and I loved to watch them, they are funny.
 

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#Country problems :D.

The other day a deputy came into the Post Office and told me that someone's cows were out, and he was told the owner is a mail carrier. Well, not in my office. . .so I looked at the employee directory. He works in another Post Iffice. So I called that office and got his cell phone number so the deputy could call him. Only in a rural small town!
 

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#Country problems
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The other day a deputy came into the Post Office and told me that someone's cows were out, and he was told the owner is a mail carrier. Well, not in my office. . .so I looked at the employee directory. He works in another Post Iffice. So I called that office and got his cell phone number so the deputy could call him. Only in a rural small town!
That's how it is here.  Where I live, a traffic jam is 6 cars lined up behind a tractor.  Hahaha!  My grandpa had Alzheimer's and when he was getting to the end, he was always worried about having to go out and chase the cows.  They sold the farm and retired in the 90's, but he went back there.  Strangely enough, even though he went that far back, he didn't forget me or my sisters.  I'm the oldest and I was born in 1988; Christi in 1992; and DD in 2000.  Alzheimer's patients a lot of time start acting like kids again.  My mom worked in the nursing home he was in and once he stripped naked and laid on the bed and refused to get dressed.  So mom said, "What if your granddaughters walked in?  Would you want them to see you like this?"  He said, "No" with a pouty tone.  "Then, do you want to get dressed."  "Yes."  And I can't count the number of times, mom had to call me so I could tell Grandpa that I was home and didn't need him to pick me up from school.

I'm glad he went back to the farm in his mind.  He always loved the farm.
 

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Ponies can be very stubborn, and when they gang up together it can be impossible. Two of mine are usually easy to catch, especially if I am on my own. Bit all together they decide noway are they going anywhere. The goat is the worst, and she is stronger than any of the ponies. Of course, all she wants is to get at the flowers and bushes in the garden.
The riding school I learnt to ride at had a small herd of goats to keep the weeds and thistles down in the pastures. They'll eat anything! They also had a billy goat that was kept in a loose box. I remember when I used to help out at the stables offering to take him for a walk one day. The owner warned me that he didn't like to go far. I managed to get him as far as the paddock gate before he changed his mind and trotted back to his loose box. Those guys are really strong, he pulled me along beside him like I wasn't even there.

 
 
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It is incredible how strong goats are. Very few people can hold mine, and when she takes it into her head to make for a rose bush it is almost impossible to stop her. She is a escape artist, and has destroyed my garden twice this summer - eating the roses, lupins, geraniums and many flowering shrubs. I have added height tot he fences, but she still gets out.
 

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It is incredible how strong goats are. Very few people can hold mine, and when she takes it into her head to make for a rose bush it is almost impossible to stop her. She is a escape artist, and has destroyed my garden twice this summer - eating the roses, lupins, geraniums and many flowering shrubs. I have added height tot he fences, but she still gets out.
Can goats and ponies be distracted or bribed with carrots or apples?

And do goats push the fence, jump the fence, or climb the fence, to escape?

(though, I guess you'd not have the fresh fruit on you at all times, and after destroying your flowers and garden twice...the goat might think it was some sort of reward she was getting.)

She sounds very, very smart...even if a little mischievous.
 
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Can goats and ponies be distracted or bribed with carrots or apples?
And do goats push the fence, jump the fence, or climb the fence, to escape?

(though, I guess you'd not have the fresh fruit on you at all times, and after destroying your flowers and garden twice...the goat might think it was some sort of reward she was getting.)
She sounds very, very smart...even if a little mischievous.
Goats love all fruit, but she gets out at night and I find her in the flower garden. Anyway, we have put the fence up another 10 inches or so and maybe that will help. Goats can jump at least twice their own height, and she can also push and break wire mesh fencing.
 
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