Yesterday my trail riding buddy Natalie and I hauled our horses to nearby Irvine Park. It was a perfect day for riding: mild temperatures but with a cool breeze. Overhead, the sky was pristine blue and polka-dotted with white clouds. While we were tacking up, Wally was being... Wally. I don't find his behavior the least bit annoying. Comparatively speaking, Wally has come a long way since I bought him. But I guess in comparison to Natalie's sedate grulla gelding, he was a little antsy pantsy. Plus he insisted on holding something in his mouth-- lead rope, reins, my shirt sleeve-- until I could get the bridle on his head.
"I don't think I could put up with his obnoxiousness," was what I believe Natalie said at the time.
And yet Natalie is the one who began referring to my horse as "Wallydoodle." I think that's a rather endearing nickname. So she really does like him. I think.
If only she knew what I sometimes call Wally. When he's pushed himself a little too far into my space, or reverted back to his previous behaviors, I refer to him by some nicknames that probably shouldn't be printed here. The mildest of which is "Hoghead," a nickname I borrowed from a gal who used to groom for Sue years ago. She came from a western show barn where apparently the go-to nickname for any beastie that was being a pain in the backside was "Hoghead."
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I have an OTTB who was a terrible, terrible cribber when I first got him. He's lightened up a lot (it only took 6 years!). However, his behavior earned him a middle name- Eugene. I can't tell you how many times I've yelled across the arena/pasture/barn "Gabriel Eugene! You stop that right now mister or I'm gonna bust your butt!" I'm don't think I've ever actually "busted [his] butt", but he always pauses, at least until I turn my back again.
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