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Re: [RC] Training Horses Not To Pee in Trailer (was trailer question) - RDCARRIEIn a message dated 5/12/2004 11:06:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I can't imagine why anyone would train a horse NOT to pee any time he felt like it... Hmmm...guess you've never had a horse that feels like it's his civic duty to pee during just about every 10-15 minute trailer ride he takes! I don't mind them going if they really have to go, but learning to hold it during short rides (ie, not let go a flood within 5 minutes of being loaded in a trailer) would not only be nice, but I'm pretty darn sure it wouldn't hurt them or scar them for life. <G> I wouldn't expect a horse to travel for hours with a full bladder. I didn't teach my horse to do that - he just is that way. And resisting the urge to pee in the trailer doesn't translate in a reluctance to pee on the trail...my guy will stop on his own and let other horses keep trotting away from him if he needs to pee (or drink). Dawn in East Texas ============================================================ The two best drugs to have in your kit are Tincture of Time and a Dose of Common Sense. These two will carry you through 99.999% of the problems associated with horses and endurance competition. ~ Robert Morris ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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