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08-28-2018, 06:10 PM
The hairy eyeball, what a great term, had me chortling. Very descriptive.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thorough response Nanno. I appreciate it more than you can know. From your post I now have a starting point with my bottle babies. I just want to get it as right (as I can lol) from the start with them so that I have no big issues to sort out later. be
I feel encouraged that you think my horse knowledge will translate reasonably well into my goat handling. I had the same worries when I moved from riding to driving horses a few years ago and was told that I shouldn't start my own driving horses as it was so different to starting riding horses, I was told I was mad for even thinking I could do such a thing etc etc. It ended up that the first horse I ever drove was one I trained myself from an unhandled reject that we had to herd onto the horse float to collect. He ended up a little dream of a pony and a very quiet drive- I got three others (2x minis and a welshie) going as pairs and singles after him over the years and never looked back. I was careful and measured in all that I did and although not originally a carriage driver, I did have a skills base from which to draw on- even though I was told I shouldn't/couldn't.
I think horse people can so quick to tell others what they *can't* achieve and it makes me so happy that the goat world does not seem that way at all, it seems the total opposite. The forum seems so encouraging and supportive and truly willing to share their knowledge to others less experienced than themselves. Very impressive community indeed!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thorough response Nanno. I appreciate it more than you can know. From your post I now have a starting point with my bottle babies. I just want to get it as right (as I can lol) from the start with them so that I have no big issues to sort out later. be
I feel encouraged that you think my horse knowledge will translate reasonably well into my goat handling. I had the same worries when I moved from riding to driving horses a few years ago and was told that I shouldn't start my own driving horses as it was so different to starting riding horses, I was told I was mad for even thinking I could do such a thing etc etc. It ended up that the first horse I ever drove was one I trained myself from an unhandled reject that we had to herd onto the horse float to collect. He ended up a little dream of a pony and a very quiet drive- I got three others (2x minis and a welshie) going as pairs and singles after him over the years and never looked back. I was careful and measured in all that I did and although not originally a carriage driver, I did have a skills base from which to draw on- even though I was told I shouldn't/couldn't.
I think horse people can so quick to tell others what they *can't* achieve and it makes me so happy that the goat world does not seem that way at all, it seems the total opposite. The forum seems so encouraging and supportive and truly willing to share their knowledge to others less experienced than themselves. Very impressive community indeed!