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I refuse to allow my horse to rub on me.  He must wait until I remove the 
bridle and then he can rub on the hitching rack.  If he tries to rub on me, 
I bop him one the nose.  I think it is a baaaaad habit and it could be 
dangerous.  I remember years ago, being warned by the ride manager about not 
leading one's horse up to the edge of a hot spring (160 degrees), for fear 
the horse might decide to rub on the rider's back and push the rider into 
the spring.  That made a huge impression on me.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jonnij@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 4:07 PM
Subject: [RC] itchy and scratchy


> > I'm curious Angie, if your itchy horses are allowed to sometimes rub
> > their heads on you, or something else when you are working with them.
>
> I think sometimes I TEACH them to be worse. When I was a kid I told my
> mom the dogs liked me best because I figured out where they itched and
> scratched if for them. I think I'm still trying to make animals like me
> best that way. First thing I do when I get off my horse is start
> scratching his head for him. I try to get all the worst spots, by his
> mouth, under his chin, around the ears. I used to turn my back and let my
> big App or Kaboot just rub for all they were worth. As you can imagine, I
> never had to worry about an itch I couldn't reach. Just turn my back and
> my horses will get it for me. Trouble was halter bridles have too many
> buckles and that hurts so I started just rubbing them good with my hands.



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