[Mel Rice]

I love it when the animals speak to you...This morning I put Scooby(my ex-racehorse) out without a coat, It wasn't raining and not too cold. As I was colecting apples from the floor it started to rain! When I came around the house with the barrow there he was at the gate shaking his haed and gave me a snicker..."Is raining Im wet"
so I went to get his mack and brought it out...He shakes his head and walks away.."No stupid I want to go in , I dont want my coat, I'm wet!)
The rain eased off and he camme to me with that resigned look he has when he has to do something hes not keen on. He stood to let me put his mack on...then walked off up the field. I got on with apple collecting. 20 mins later the rain started again in earnest...there he was at the gate again shouting at me...."See I said I wanted to come in, its not nice out here.."
As I aproached with the rope to colect him there was the "Thanks Mum, about time" snicker...

Dr doolittle eat your heart out.

[funkyfish]

Love them! Just cos they can't talk in words doesn't mean they don't talk to you!

My Fell mare was the same when it came to riding, she would make it clear where she fancied going on a hack and would fake lameness if I made her go the other way.. She would hobble in one direction but be sound if I turned her around....

[SallyintNorth]

Clearly it is a Fell trait to 'communicate through behaviour'!  I am learning to listen... 

[jaykay]

My Fell mare was the same when it came to riding, she would make it clear where she fancied going on a hack and would fake lameness if I made her go the other way.. She would hobble in one direction but be sound if I turned her around....

They may not be in the theoretical physicist league (and how many humans are ) but our animals don't lack intelligence, just cos they can't talk. I am frequently amused by how well many of mine have me trained 

[princesspiggy]

i love being amongst the ponies, u can feel them all speaking to u. and u can feel the energy of what they are saying.
we were out all day today and came home to all the ponies waiting for me. they were all saying their haylage had been eaten and they need more put out. u didnt need to check - u just listen to them.

[Mel Rice]

Oh Scooby does the walking out bit too. If it gets too stony, he stops, shakes his head and waits for me to choose another way....If the stony way is the only way he will (after a lot of encouragement) go oee but you can almost hear the teenage moaning....or even Muttly's "Snager frashing !!!??? or whatever he used to say!

[SallyintNorth]

or even Muttly's "Snager frashing !!!??? or whatever he used to say!

Now, I always thought it was "rassin' fassin'" 

[Mel Rice]

May be....ah they were great cartoons!