RC: Wannabe cowboys (was Stallion behavior )

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

Whip 'em every morning is one training technique.  Also (heard this 
directly from the horse's mouth, so to speak) buck 'em out every time you 
get on 'em (because this is a sign of a horse with "spirit" and "bottom"), 
also put 'em away wet, i.e., use them up totally.  Lif

At 09:57 AM 1/17/00 , CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:
>As for the "old cowboys" (or should I call them wannabe cowboys, because the
>good ones knew better)--those that subscribed to the "whip 'em every morning"
>philosophy often had embittered stallions just waiting for an opportunity,
>and it is no wonder that the stallions attacked if the so-called cowboys let
>their guard down for an instant.  In many such cases, the injuries to the
>people are deserved.


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