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Re: FW: [RC] Excitement affecting horse's heart rate - rides2far@xxxxxxxx

Curtis, Laura (LauraCurtis)" <LauraCurtis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 


In my opinion, having a back of the pack type attitude, only folks 

who

are really competive need to worry about the extra advantage of these

'tricks'. If you're just riding to complete, and your horse is in

shape, don't worry about it.


I got to thinking about it, and I do this stuff whether I'm in 
competition or not. If my horse is hot, I sponge him to help him cool 
off. If he's excited, I do everything I know to do to calm him down. 
It might even be good for his training *not* to cool him in training 
but I do it anyway because I like to make him more comfortable. To me 
someone who doesn't do this looks lazy. Guess it's all in how you 
look at it. :-)

Angie



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