Re: Slower Ld's

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

Kathy, I can assure you that's not true. An Endurance Ride is not a good
place to teach your horse control.  It's a lot safer for you and your
horse to teach him to relax and listen under more controlled
circumstances.   Another disadvantage here is that he's burning a lot of
energy he will need later in the ride...he doesn't know how far you are
planning to go!. Your horse will probably NOT get better "doing it".
Please take the time to teach him calm down cues.  I get queasy scraping
people off the turf.....

Jim and Sun of Dimanche

Kathy Mayeda wrote:
> 
> <<Your horse
> better be able to handle that or you need to do a little more control
> training, cuz I guarantee it will happen again.  I apologize for their
> behavior..there is no excuse for bad manners...
> 
> Jim and Sun of Dimanche
> >>RBle455589@aol.com wrote:
> >
> 
> Wow - ya know - my horse is perfectly well-mannered UNTIL he gets to
> an endurance ride!  I've learned to start way back in the pack to prevent
> further idiocy, but then when he gets going we have to pass up a lot of
> people! Better to do that when they're more spread out.
> 
> I feel control training just has to come by "doing it" in our case.
> 
> K.