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Re: [RC] Getting in the trailer - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Sara Garrett kimohorses@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Oops! Sorry, didn't mean to say that! What I meant was... that some horses are spoiled rotten and have no respect for their owners. You should know which one your horse is. I'll agree with that, to a degee. There are definitely horses that have learned to walk all over their owners, and there are definitely owners who are too timid. I don't think force is necessarily the answer though. I'd rather see them drop back to groundwork and basics where they can both be successful, the owner can build some confidence (and learn what they're doing), and the horse can fill and repair the holes in his training. I'm 44 years old, and I've been "in horses" all my life. (My daughter is interested in endurance, so this is new to me -- I ride dressage and hunters.) I trained and managed my horses "the old way" for a lot of years. For the last several, I've been experimenting with different, less forceful methods. I've used them with our own horses and several rescues. I have to say, my horses are much more "in control" now than they were when I kept them on a tight rein, so to speak. Now they do what I want freely. It both looks better and feels better, and it's a heck of a lot of fun. Sara =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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