RE: crops and stuff...

["Nikki & Shannon" <jakar@phonewave.net>]

My gelding's on the lazy side when we ride alone and especially when we do
the usual after-work quick hill loop :-P   I need that crop to keep from
having to peddle until my legs fall off!  It hangs from a clip on the front
of my saddle and when Jakar needs a reminder, all I have to do is lift it up
without undoing it.  I can't stand carrying that thing around in my hand and
you KNOW what the general public's going to think the minute they see you
with a crop or spurs in this sport!  No way would I use either one during
competition.
Nikki

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Maul [mailto:Michael.Maul@nsc.com]
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 9:23 AM
To: ridecamp
Subject: RC: crops and stuff...


On riding with crops and more...

I saw one mare that was always lazy - she was smart too.  If the rider
carried
a crop - never used - she moved right out.  W/o the crop - it was a struggle
to get her moving and keep her going...

In two other cases - one in the west - the person behind me was using
her crop to try to push her tired horse into catching up to me.  I didn't
like it at all and thought she was abusing her horse.

The other case is a well known SE rider who carries a long whip that she
will snap behind her horse to push it on the ride.  She never hit the
horse with it but cautioned me not to get too close...  and not to get
startled when I heard the "crack"...

Mike


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