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[RC] E: Whack-em: I agree - A. Perez

 Rearing is dangerous behavior.  You might not have time to
'distract' him, 'focus his attention elsewhere', 'give him
something else to do' etc, and end up injured as a result.  Your
horse needs to know that such behavior will NOT be tolerated
 Correction is NOT punishment: it is COMMUNICATION.  Correction
must CLEARLY communicate 'NO! That IS NOT ALLOWED!'  Distracting
him, giving him something else to focus on, pressing down on his
neck etc is teaching him NOTHING.  It may dodge the situation
this time, but does nothing to discourage it from happening
again.  If anything, it is teaching your horse that he can
intimidate you.

 How hard should the correction be?  Hard enough that the horse
knows you mean business and will be seriously dissuaded not to
try it again.  10 ineffective corrections are more cruel than
one efefctive one.  Most horses want to to right, which means
YOU must clearly communicate what is, and what is not, right, so
the horse knows what is expected and what is forbidden.  If
saying 'Tsk!' or a tap witht he crop is sufficient, great.  But
if it takes a whack over the head, DO IT!  Better that then
creatign a monster that walks all over you.


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