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Yes, it's useful to give a horse a treat every time
you dismount... then if  you have an unscheduled
dismount, the horse will stick around waiting for his
treat... LOL..

chris
--- Laurie Durgin <ladurgin@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Carrrrrrotts..." has the same effect on my horses
> ,as 
> does"Dinnnerrrrtime"--Verbal cues can be useful.;0)
>
> > From: Chipnml@xxxxxxx
> > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [RC]   [RC-Digest] Vol: 03.2192 
> Christmas ride/getting 
> > separated from your horse
> > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:15:57 EST
> >
> > This summer I was tailing up a very rocky hill,
> when Cheers decided to pick
> > up the pace and went springing up the rocks,
> jerking the lead out of my 
> > hands
> > and causing me to fall on my face.  My first
> instinct was to holler "WHOA"
> > which he, of course, ignored.  So I started calling
> to him in the soupy
> > baby-talk voice I use when he's out in the pasture
> and I have a treat for  
> > him.  You
> > know..."Cheeee-yers, Mommy's got a treeeee-yet." 
> He  immediately stopped 
> > and
> > waited for me.  I never thought that silly little 
> game I play with him 
> > would
> > save him from possible serious injury (there was a 
> road at the top of the
> > hill), or me from a long walk back to camp!
> >
> > Chip (the secret's out...I talk baby talk to all my
>  critters!)
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