Re: RE: Re: Re: crops and stuff...

["kristine hammond" <tinka@reno.quik.com>]

San,
Well said, I agree with you 100%.
Kriss
----- Original Message -----
From: <SandyDSA@aol.com>
To: <MARLENE.MOSS@wcom.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 8:09 AM
Subject: RC: RE: Re: Re: crops and stuff...


> In a message dated 8/31/00 7:48:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> MARLENE.MOSS@WCOM.COM writes:
>
> << I can think of nothing more boring for a horse than staying in
>   for ages, being trained, until he was deemed "acceptable" to be taken
out
>  in
>   public. >>
>
>  And a certain amount of training involves learning to leave the familiar
>  environment and accept the strange things that life throws one's way--and
>  that can ONLY be done by leaving home in most cases...
>  >> >>
> yes - but never at the expense of safety - especially someone else's. We
> don't expect other people to suck up the antics of our horses. It isn't
their
> responsibility to put up with it. The problem is that many people don't
KNOW
> how to finish a horse in a way that makes him at LEAST less than a safety
> problem.  Kicking, striking, body slamming - none of these things would be
> tolerated by ours. There is  a huge difference between green silliness and
a
> dangerous horse - or one who is just plain mean or poorly managed. Some
> people cna put 5 YEARS into a horse and still be clueless. Others can
create
> a terrifically, socially pleasant horse in 2 months. The bottom line OT us
us
> that we don't take aggressive horses out amongst the unsuspecting public
and
> we don't expect it of others. OTOH, our horses, who DON'T kick out and
behave
> aggressively are fully entitled to take a swipe if they get rear-ended or
> bitten or kicked at. Goes both ways.
> San(who HATES badly behaved.anyone)
>
>
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