Re: Re: crops and stuff...

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

Tara wrote:

>Read any ride sign up sheet.  Horseback riding is an inherantly dangerous
sport.  You sign a paper saying that you understand this and that you don't
hold the ride-owners responcible if you get killed or maimed on their ride.
You can be killed around even the most well-trained horses.>


Probably find that most accidents happen around the best-trained horses, as
people adopt a more casual attitude.  I know there is a clever word for
this, but have exam fatigue and can't think of it.

>I just want to know how you train your 'well behaved horses' to know the
difference between a good touch and a bad touch.>


Oh, yes, me too!


>Are they 'entitled' to do so, but so well behaved they don't take that
option?>


Maybe they ask first.  Like "Is it in order for me to kick that pony whose
head is currently stuck up my rectum?"


>I would love to teach my mare those never talked about parts of dressage
that taught a warhorse to kick and strike and bite on command.  Would come
in handy should a dangerous dog (or any other unrestrained animal) pop out
of the bushes and come after us again (this has happened in the past).>


Come on an outride with me.  Toc has taught every other horse I know!  And
it sounds so much more impressive when you say "capriole" instead of buck,
and "lavade" instead of rear.


>San, I'm glad your horses are perfect.  I can't afford a $30,000 perfect
horse.  I'll stick with the under $2000 not-so-perfect horses and train them
as I go.  If you're training your own perfect horses and come to Central
Texas, I'll pay $200 for a day's lesson as I do whenever someone comes to
town with a new way to do things on horseback.>


Tara, I can't even afford a $2000,00 horse.  Most of our TBs off the track
come to us for free, and Toc came to me for free because he is difficult.
I've worked hard with him, and I've come so far.  It really irritates me to
be told that it's "not enough" because he "kicks" and "is dangerous".  He's
never hurt anyone because, like you, I ride defensively.  I've watched some
nutty Hanoverian stallions at shows behave a lot worse, and their price tags
were quite impressive, too, let me tell you, but the riders were in perfect
control and so nobody minded.  The only times I have seen people complain is
when they were not in control of their own horse.  Instead of saying "I'm
sorry, I can't control my horse and there is a possibility I may collide
with yours, so would you mind...", they bluster and complain when their
horse gets deservedly kicked.  I would happily have left the arena had they
simply approached me, but no, once again their egos get the better of them.
Vent!  Vent!!!


>Badly behaved, but still fun at parties,>


<Grin>

Tracey