pumpkinflirt

When we first brought Pumpkin home he wasn't supposed to be my horse. he was actually acquired for a client who wanted a mount for her daughter. She found him online or something, bought him sight unseen and we went and picked him up from the vet after his trip to our state. She apparently forgot to ask about his temperament or they lied because he most definitely isn't the perfectly trained angel she thought she was getting.

As it was my job to help him settle in I spent the weekend hanging out in the barn (not that I minded ) helping him get used to how we did things. The first day he was pretty skittish and I imagine he slept well that night after all the effort he put into spooking at shadows and even tearing around the paddock. The next day I had sat down to have my lunch after washing my hands and realized my sandwich was gone. Silly me had left it on a hay bale next to his stall and he snitched it while I was washing my hands. When I looked in his stall he was happily munching hay like he hadn't a care in the world. Until he came over and smeared peanut butter all over my shirt and rested his head on my shoulder.

Needless to say when the client decided she couldn't let her daughter ride him we spoke up and bought him from her instead. He's a mischievous brat with peanut butter breath but I love him anyway.

mema

Okay so your horse eats peanut better, but does he also eat pumpkin? And are any of these things (table foods) bad for horses?

SaddleSore

That's a wonderful story, what a wonderful way to befriend each other. It seems somewhat fateful that he was bought by this owner who didn't get on with his temperament so that he could meet you.

Timberlake

That is quite amazing, story you have there.

I think there are several things to learn from it, one is to make sure you have seen the horse you buy, and that who ever will be the rider of it is comfortable with the horse. It is strange that people do instant decisions in purchasing a horse.

The second one is of course never to let your peanut butter sandwich lay around.....

ilovehorses

That is a wonderful story and I am happy that everything worked itself out. I am happy that my online buy turned out as it was described. If I were you, I would educate the woman on safer ways of buying a horse.

digit

Are horses allowed to eat peanut butter? I thought all they ate was hay, oats, apples, carrots and sugar lumps?

That is a very touching story, though. I hope that I can share a lifelong relationship with the horses on our ranch. There are quite a few with different personalities.

postit

I'd imagine peanut butter isn't on the list of things you should feed your horse regularly but I've heard of worse things people fed heir horses including doughnuts and life savers candy.

Flicka

What a sweet story!! Sounds like the horse didn't ask permission first, though, so you weren't able to explain that he isn't supposed to eat your food!! I bet you watch your lunch now when he's around.....sounds like a pal!