 |
RE: [RC] [RC] opening gates? - Chelsea MarshWow, it's been a while since I've ridden through a "real" gate! My horse probably doesn't remember what to do with one! Oh well, we've got great area's to ride where I live, even if the gates are a pain in the neck! On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:18:43 +0000, "Jessica Cameron" <jjcameron@xxxxxxxxxxx> said: Having a horse that will politely stand, without you having to hang onto the reins is another really nice trait for a horse. That way, on those really tough gates (where you have to use a rope to pully it back into place), you don't have to worry about hanging onto your horse or your horse running off. Ground tying is a great thing to teach any horse. But it's also important to have a horse that will let you open the "easy" gates from his back. I've used my horse to move cattle at a feedlot and it's great to have a horse that knows how to open the gates and push them with his nose and then will politely sidepass and keep you from stretching to close the darn thing. Jessica in MTFrom: heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: Sisu West Ranch <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> CC: "Kearby,Kate G Civ 748 CBSG/OM" <Kate.Kearby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] opening gates? Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:08:31 -0700 I'm in cowboy country, too, and while I sure like to have a horse that will let me maneuver by sidepassing or whatever, it isn't a skill that is applicable here to opening gates.? What we need in this part of the country is a horse that is mannerly about dismounting, that will lead through the gate and swing around politely so there is no risk in it stepping in the barbed-wire gate (the rider should learn to keep the gate somewhat tight and upright to reduce the risk of this anyway), and will swing politely out of the way for other riders to file through.? That done, the horse needs to be polite about being remounted. ? Heidi "...If I had a horse that wouldn't open a gate and stand there nice and hold it for a dozen horses if need be ?WHILE I'M MOUNTED,..." ? ? Part of the problem is that there are gates and their are gates.? Many of the gates we run across out here are "Montana" gates.? They are made from strands of Barbed wire a fence post and two loops of wire on another post.? They can only be opened or closed on the ground.? The Long X ride in ND had gates that were self closing with a spring and opened vertically.? They also could not be handled from horseback. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=_________________________________________________________________ Get the latest Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta version.?Join now. http://ideas.live.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- Chelsea Marsh chelsea_marsh@xxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
|