Re: re:Horse Savaging???

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

 <No matter the case of what happened, I do not agree that you should
shoot the horse in the head and sent him off to dog food. There is good
in everyone and everything. Even if it may not seem like it. So no
matter if this horse has done wrong, who are we to judge him in a manner
to say he deserves a horrible death.>

Sorry, Kimberly....you need to read the posts about what this horse (and
some others that were discussed) have done.  There is something seriously
wrong with them.  One of the horses actually killed someone...do we judge
murderers and put them in jail, even put them to death?   Sure we do...but
this is a horse and no matter how pretty or athletic he is or what may be
the cause of his aggressive behavior, he might kill someone or maim them
for life.  No animal is worth dying for or being maimed for!  You need to
be very careful of the pasture gelding who is still challenging you...who
knows what (or when) he might be triggered to simply run you down one day? 
Horses can kill us and sometimes they do it intentionally...not common, but
it can and does happen.  Don't take chances!!


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: Kimberly <4kimberly@thegrid.net>
> To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Subject: RC:  re:Horse Savaging???
> Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 6:45 PM
> 
> I don't know what's going on here as I am completely lost! *LOL  But
> reading the last e-mails it seems that the conversation is a dangerous
> horse? Could someone please update me on what happened>?  :?)
>    I don't know the extent, but If you don't mind I'll add my two cents!
> 
>   I have a younger arabian gelding that is quite a challenge. As a baby
> and a yearling he was such a sweet little thing, sort of like a puppy
> dog. But when he hit a long yearling and a two year old,that changed
> quickly. He soon tried very hard to become the top dog around here and
> became very dangerous. He would kick,bite,and pretty much do as he
> pleased no matter what we did. I really thought I was going ot have to
> say my good-byes to the little Hellion *LOL  People suggested maybe he
> was proud cut, but it just didn't add up. He had the aggression like a
> stallion ,but he was in the pasture with  a mare and was never seen
> doing anything stallion like a round her. People started to get worried
> that either I  or someone else would get hurt from this nasty gelding I
> had. He would literally chase anyone who stepped foot into the pasture.
>    After months and months of fighting with him ,trying to end this
> battle and get him to give in to me, I finally figured it out! I never
> let him chase me i n  the pasture, but he was always right by me like he
> knew he had control. I finally got him to give in, after I thought he
> was sure to kill me. I let him know that if he was going to attack me,
> he better darn well finish me off or he was going to pay *LOL  It sounds
> funny but it was a serious thing here. But you know, after months of
> working with him, one day it was like a light came on in his head and he
> gave in! There are still times when he will try and pull some crap out
> in that pasture to become Top dog, but I found out he's a fibber. He
> might come straight at you in the pasture, but all you have to do is
> stand up to him and come toward him like "bring it on boy" *LOL  And
> he'll turn around with tucked tail and run.
>    He is as normal as he will ever be now, and I   think he got enough
> sense to stop the nonsence. He sure wasn't getting anywhere. And one
> thing I really noticed is he thrived on anger. He thrived if you got mad
> or scared! But in doubt all he really wanted was attention. See he
> didn't get prased enough for his good things, he was always getting
> yelled at for being a pest.And i think he got fed up with it!
>      .As long as I go out there every day and  talk to him and pet him
> and pay attention to him, he will do anything I want. But I also think
> he knows now that I've met his match, indeed I have. So there is hope
> with aggressive horses. I'm not saying that everyone that has a
> dangerous horse should go out and stand up to them as I did, because
> every horse is different.. And  you must know your horse well enough to
> know what you can and can't do. But there is hope.
>    Don't get me wrong, I've seen nasty horses that never change. But I
> sure have seen miracles too.
>     No matter the case of what happened, I do not agree that you should
> shoot the horse in the head and sent him off to dog food. There is good
> in everyone and everything. Even if it may not seem like it. So no
> matter if this horse has done wrong, who are we to judge him in a manner
> to say he deserves a horrible death.
>    I don't mean to cause any argument at all! So please only take my
> comment with a grain of salt. It's just my opinion :-) But then again
> what do I know *LOL
> Kim
> CA
> 
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