Does this horse trust me??

Question

ok so i really want my own horse but i cant get one for at least another year because of financial problems, so i am riding lesson horses as i have been for the past 3 years. i really love one of the lesson horses, shes an arabian and i get a lot of privileges with her like grazing bathing etc. i work at my barn so i do a lot of chores with the horses but i do a lot more with this horse and i think she knows me especially since i have been coming every single day this summer.

today i had just finished practice riding her and after my friend left the arena with the horse she had been riding, i slipped my arm through the rein which was still around her neck. i walked to put my crop away and put up the stirrups loosen the girth etc. i let go for a second and she followed me for a step or two. i took my hand away and put it by my side and walked in a circle and she still followed me. i walked in zig zags ans she stayed by my side. then she kind of walked towards the door to get out of the arena and that's when i took up the reins. later on when i brought her down she followed me into her stall. does she trust me and just wanted her grain or did she just know i was the one who was going to take her into her stall?

also i love this horse very much and i want to know if she trusts me because i know I'm not going to be getting a horse for a while so i really want to get as much experience and trust as possible with horses before i do.

thanks!!!

Answer 1

she probably thought you were still holding the rope like the first person said, or she just likes your company a lot.

she definitely trusts to be following you like that though :)

Answer 2

my horse is like that, i can put a saddle on him and he will follow me to were i can be on higher grounded to get on(he is tall) and if i get off him, he follows me and i can go inside for something to drink and he will just wait patiently by the deck, he will follow me basically everywhere with the saddle on, without it he goes to the front yard and eats  

Answer 3

I think she trust you!!

Answer 4

She thought you were still holding the rope. you didn't let her see that you put it down, my pony does this too. Or maybe she memorized the scenario that you practice everyday, and put tack and such away every day, so she did the same thing.

Answer 5

She probably knows you very well- I have rode the same horse for 3 years too (getting a paint after our vacation=]) and he follows me everywhere, with or without lead rope. So usually horse swill know its you, especially if you talk to them. Also, she probably does the same scenario over and over each day too.

We did something like this in a camp too. We had the horses on lead ropes, then when they paid attention to you you took it off and they had to follow you around (even horses that are different from the one you usually ride) so it just means that shs still paying attention to you or thinks you still holding the lead rope or reins.

She probably does trust you- but you don't need the trust of another horse to get your own, and don't worry, you WILL get a horse, even if its not at the moment=)

Answer 6

Take her to a round pen and do join-up with her at  liberty. What that means is no lead rope or tack on her. If she follows you after that, then she trusts you. Here is a video:

http://gentlenaturalhorseman.blogspot.co...

http://www.ehow.com/video_4483373_joinup...

David

Answer 7

If she wanted the grain she'd probably head for her stall, human or no human :D So even if she thought you were holding the rope, you've probably got a bond. I had a horse who I bonded with almost instantly and he would follow me around while I adjusted the fences without me holding him. He was a lesson horse as well but I had been training bad habits out of him for my instructor because she wanted to sell him. I think he was also really grateful to have someone who would listen to his problems and who he could finally understand well, which is why we had a bond despite the fact he was completely anti-social. It may be the same thing, if you ride a lesson horse enough and get to know them well enough they get to know you and trust you not to yank on their mouth, pay attention when they are off balance, etc.