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[RC] Kicking on the trail (was "Stallions") - sharon1359Being somewhat new to competitive distance riding, I always thought red ribbons in the tail meant "this horse will definitely kick, if you ride right up her butt." I found out last weekend that this definition isn't necessarily correct! I was riding diagonally behind a horse with a red ribbon. I was staying back at what I considered to be a good bit - 1 or 2 horse-lengths behind, and off to her right a bit. That mare actually WENT for my horse. She threw her butt over, slowed down, and actually went out of her way to try to kick Zephyr (who was minding his own business). She missed, thank goodness, but it wasn't for lack of trying. I learned a new respect for red ribbons! From now on, I will never ride within 3-4 lengths of a red-ribboned horse. I'll stick to my 1-2 lengths for non-ribboned horses... Zephyr doesn't wear a red ribbon because he doesn't normally kick, but last weekend when a horse came right up behind him (half a length) and another beside him (1-2 feet away), he sure felt threatened! If he was ever going to kick, that would have been it. I immediately spoke to the other riders, and they seemed a bit confused at my request. I thought it was a reasonable request, personally. *sigh* -Sharon K. & Zephyr's Elegant Gift =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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