Fw: [RC] Kicking on the trail (was "Stallions") - Annie George
Cant spell. cant type. I
meant 'do not' seem to know
Unfortunately some people do
to seem to know or act like they know what the heck that red ribbon is for.
Sooo, I got myself a strip of that wide Yellow Caution tape and taped that
across his butt on the crupper, Nobody gets near us now! Everybody knows what
that means. Annie G.
Subject: Re: [RC] Kicking on the trail
(was "Stallions")
NO EXCUSE for the horse actually going after you; has no place
in public...I hope the rider put some welts on that horse! To me,
a red ribbon is a warning that the horse "might kick", and to proceed
and pass with caution. I would come within speaking distance
and politely ask the rider of the kicker to let you pass, then they
better darn well move their kicker out of the way. Karen -----
Original Message ----- From: <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> To:
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent:
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: [RC] Kicking on the trail (was
"Stallions")
> Being 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 > >
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