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re: Re: [RC] [RC] Spooking and punishment - JL Thompson - JL Thompson

Thanks, and believe me, I'm leading VERY stiff-armed these days!  I really hate 
it, because this was a horse that I never worried about doing anything with and 
now I feel like I can't trust him not to freak out.

Oh well, guess it's best to be safe all the time anyway.

Thx again,
Jennifer

-----Original Message-----
From: "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Jul 14, 2004 1:09 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: re: Re: [RC]   [RC] Spooking and punishment - JL Thompson

"When my gelding spooks while I'm leading him, he doesn't crash
into me, at least not bodily.  What he does is jump, and then
land splay-footed in front, kind of crouched and ready for
defensive action from the scarey thing.  It's the splay-footed
landing that results in his foot stomping my foot.

He has never crashed his whole body into mine.  Just his big
ole' clunky feet.  :)

Jennifer"

This is why it is good to get into the habit of keeping your arm
straight and stiff when leading, and holding the lead shak close
to the halter.  Your arm will keep you away (at 'arm's length')
from the horse, and out of harms way, if he moves towrds you
suddenly or goes 'spraddle-legged' in a spook.  For this same
reason it is good to keep one hand on the horse when grooming or
workign around him, again held rigid, so the horse will push
yopu away if he moves into you unexpectedly.

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