Cockers and Horses?

[JeffandAnnie]

Appaloosa who will be his partner

Ooh, two spotties, how gorgeous. Can we see pics?

[Wyrd]

Well she's a few spot so not really spotty, although she has about 6 spots 

Heres a pic of the first time she was sat on


Heres my little boy, 6 months old

[seaangler]

At the yard we have had two dogs in the past that have both been kick by horses one died(both been jack Russel's)..plus another spook a young rider just getting on her horse the pony bolted down the yard dragging her as her foot was still cult in the syrup she ended up in hospital...(So the farmer in pose that all dogs are to be kept on leads(insurance resons)...

We are also members of the British driving society....(B.D.S)..
We have two welsh pony's Caddy and Chester both can ride and drive..

[Danni and Freya]

My two have been brought up around the donkeys who aren't all overly keen on them, but like i've seen mentioned before, the dogs are very agile and very quick to get out of the way if they see a donkey heading their way. They have a healthy respect for thier size and power and tend to stay well clear  The donkeys are in general pretty good with them and don't take a lot of notice. If the horses are used to dogs they will be fine i'm sure

[Ali R]

We take young thoroughbreds who have not made the grade in the racing yard, usually too slow, and turn them into park hacks for the show ring. We have been around horses for many years and I would NEVER let my dogs get too close. The dogs are allowed in the yard under supervision and then they go back to the house when the horses are being worked, many horses are territorial and would not think twice about stamping, kicking or biting whether it be a dog, cat, seagull or hedgehog!. The dogs know they are not allowed in the paddocks unless with someone. Accidents happen far too quickly.

[seaangler]

We take young thoroughbreds who have not made the grade in the racing yard, usually too slow, and turn them into park hacks for the show ring. We have been around horses for many years and I would NEVER let my dogs get too close. The dogs are allowed in the yard under supervision and then they go back to the house when the horses are being worked, many horses are territorial and would not think twice about stamping, kicking or biting whether it be a dog, cat, seagull or hedgehog!. The dogs know they are not allowed in the paddocks unless with someone. Accidents happen far too quickly.

I to agree in what you say..The amount of yards i have been into and have seen dogs wondering about usually the farm owners dogs..But when other dogs from owners they are entering there territory and scraps do happen that can spook horses...Its all very good as to what others mite say that they bring there dogs to the yard but the consequences can be most catastrophic..As to young thoroughbreds costing thousands of pounds they are easily spooked....

[JeffandAnnie]

They are gorgeous Wyrd  And what a chilled horse  I guess you did lots of groundwork leading to the big event though (Rope halter and long line? Parelli?) so it won't have been much of a shock for her 

Re. the yard owners, it is more sensible on reflection to have dogs under control around horses. Interesting that it seems to be jack russells that get attacked 

[Wyrd]

It's a Parelli hackamore but I don't do Parelli myself, although I do NH type work with them, I use a bit of everything that works.
She has been doing groundwork from the day I got her (6 months old) and been wearing tack since she was a yearling and I have been getting her used to standing by the mounting block and doing ride and lead with her, and desensitizing her to lots of things (dogs included) she is a very laid back girl anyway and just takes everything in her stride. She has a fantastic work ethic and her and my Arab x Welsh are always first at the gate to be out and be worked, soon as she has her halter on she is in work mode. She is being backed 'western' style so the aids are all really simple and easy to understand for her, she picked up halt and walk on aids in a 10 mins and on her third ride she went out for a short walk up the lane with 2 of her friends and led the way for some of it. she does have her moments though and doesn't like to be told, you have to ask, she does like to 'do' something though and has a very 'ok what's next' attitude to everything, which is lovely compared to some of the youngsters I have worked with, she has an old head on young shoulders. Hopefully she will be my western/endurance horse.

[elaine.e]

We take young thoroughbreds who have not made the grade in the racing yard, usually too slow, and turn them into park hacks for the show ring. We have been around horses for many years and I would NEVER let my dogs get too close. The dogs are allowed in the yard under supervision and then they go back to the house when the horses are being worked, many horses are territorial and would not think twice about stamping, kicking or biting whether it be a dog, cat, seagull or hedgehog!. The dogs know they are not allowed in the paddocks unless with someone. Accidents happen far too quickly.

I to agree in what you say..The amount of yards i have been into and have seen dogs wondering about usually the farm owners dogs..But when other dogs from owners they are entering there territory and scraps do happen that can spook horses...Its all very good as to what others mite say that they bring there dogs to the yard but the consequences can be most catastrophic..As to young thoroughbreds costing thousands of pounds they are easily spooked....

I agree too. William and Louis are used to New Forest ponies, donkeys and cattle out in the New Forest and are also used to racehorses. When we're at the racing yard I always keep them on lead in the yard and up on the gallops. It's not that they're inclined to chase, in fact they're so used to racehorses galloping past that they don't find it exciting at all. But if they saw a rabbit while the horses were galloping, or scented something interesting, they might well follow that sight or scent totally oblivious to the horses. I don't want to run that risk and end up with an accident of any sort happening to, or because of, my dogs.

I'm more relaxed out on the New Forest, where the dogs are off lead all the time. I keep an eye on any ponies, donkeys and cattle that are nearby. The ponies rarely take any notice of dogs, the donkey mares can be protective, the donkey foals curious and the cattle are generally pretty relaxed, although I choose not to walk through a herd of cattle with calves just in case. So I'll sometimes divert to go round animals, or just call the dogs close to me, but the only time I put them back on lead is if we're on a narrow path and have no choice but to go past very closely.

[JeffandAnnie]

It's a Parelli hackamore but I don't do Parelli myself

Phew, was hoping you'd say that - PP has rather lost his gloss with recent "incidents"  I'm an IH member, even though I no longer have a horse  I used to have an arab x welsh D - he was the most wonderful pony EVER 
Sorry, gone a bit off topic 

[JerryBerry]

Misha and Roly have been socialised with horses since they were pups - also depends on the horses to some extent as some horses are not good with dogs.  Even after being away from the stables for awhile Misha still had good horse sense and kept out of the way of feet etc, she has also been taught to stay out of the fields and not go into the school.

Heres Misha and her horsey pal (who loves dogs)
http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo60/littlebudha/DSCF4334.jpg

GORGEOUS!!! v.v. jealous