Re: uh-oh, Insulted Farrier

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/18/00 5:18:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mmieske@netonecom.net writes:

<< Excellent point about WHEN to discipline.  I can't believe how many people
 will object to Nelson smacking their horse AT THE EXACT MOMENT the bad
 behavior has occurred but then ask him to step aside while they proceed to
 inflict THEIR version of jerking around and smacking the horse themselves! 
 The horse learns nothing. >>

Amen to that!  Punishment must be immediate, appropriate, and ONLY ONCE, or 
it makes no impression at all in terms of the misbehavior--merely reinforces 
in the horse's mind that the inflicter is a jerk!

Heidi