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Ed said:

>...

>one lady mentioned hobbling her horse so it would

>stand still to mount and dismount. not a good idea.

>this is a basic control issue. gone are the days where

>we tie a horse's feet, blindfold them, throw on a

>saddle and buck them out. you can teach your horse

>to stand still without hobbles. sure, it takes time,

>repitition, and patience, but it is worth it and you

>are not relying on a piece of equipment to do what

>you should do. ..

OK. How?

(I mean, besides buying the downunder guy's

videotapes. There's the great saddle hunt,

and then there's the great videotape hunt.

Both are very expensive :-)

And please, I need the explanation to distinguish

between a young horse getting its first exposure,

and the problem I have: a 19 year old mare with

years and years of this behavior behind her before

I got her.

Linda B. Merims

Massachusetts, USA

And former UConn Animal Science Professor UC Esther

("Oh good, another undergraduate I can snooker if

I'm just persistent enough.")