Re: RC: Re: Rapping (??)

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Geez, Tamara
We could tell if a horse in halter training was whipped on the legs
(doesn't show welts) by the rearing also. Makes you wonder what is
running in the trainers' who use these techniques veins. We got into
show jumping with Halynov to get away from the cruelty in halter
training at that time. Fortunately there was not enough money in the
Arabian jumping to attract ruthless trainers (at least, none whom I was
aware of).
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
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Tamara Jane Habberley wrote:
> 
> rappiong comes from the showjumping world.
> 
> rappings horrible, this is where some one holds up a pole or a stick next to
> a jump pole and then as the horse jumps over the jump lifts the pole or
> stick up to hit it on the underside of its legs or bodies.  A 'refinemet' is
> to attach either sharp prikles ie. hedgehog skin or nails to the rapping
> pole.
> 
> So basically the more and higher the horse jumps the more it gets rapped to
> make it jump higher, it can be detected by a good horse becoming a rearer
>  though obvioulsy other things can cause that as well) or by the distinctive
> back kick over a fence some horses exhibit.
> 
> I used to think it was one of those urban myths as I couldnt imagine some
> one doing that to an animal until my husband heard Richsrd Smith recomending
> it as a training method on Radio 1 ( National radio station in the uk). its
> banned of show grounds but obviouly no way to enforce a ban at peoples own
> yards.
> 
> Tamara
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Dbeverly4@aol.com>
> To: <tracey@tbt.co.za>
> Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 7:25 PM
> Subject: RC: Rapping (??)
> 
> > In a message dated 5/25/00 1:14:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> tracey@tbt.co.za
> > writes:
> >
> > << UNLESS the animal
> >  suffers (like underage horses, rapping, etc, etc. >>
> >
> > What is rapping?  My teenage kids like rap and I find that personally very
> > abusive to every adult within ear shot -- is this the equine version?
> <vgb>
> >
> > Sylvia (seriously, what is rapping?)
> >
> >
> >
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