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RE: [RC] Re:[RC] From Cat to dogs charging - steelsidedown

LOL .... a bull whip huh?  on your arab?  tee hee heee, for safetys sake, just 
go ahead and dial 911 before you crack it  so they can be on the way!!!

Jen
---- Christina McCarthy <christina_mccarthy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

I came upon two loose dogs on the trail today while riding my horse.  Their 
owners showed up quickly and I asked them to leash their dogs..Meanwhile I 
had my horse charge, stop, charge, wait until the dogs where tied up...I am 
so sick of loose dogs!
I too have trained him to face the dogs, and move forward.  I have been 
contimplating riding with a bull whip...it makes a great "crack" noise and 
could hurt an attacking dog...Christina McCarthy




From: ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
jspoone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] 
Re:[RC] From Cat to dogs charging> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 09:22:24 -0700> > 
Pit bulls are sometimes the exception to the rule. They were carefully bred 

to be insane, by canine standards. Canines evolved in a pack structure > 

where fights and usually mock fights settled the pack order. To prevent to 

many serious injuries, the evolved behavior included a submissive posture 
that means "You beat me, you are my superior". When people wanted to do > 

the sick "sport" of dog fighting, they bred the submissive out of them so > 
they would fight to the death. They called it being "game". The result is > 
that you have crazy dogs who don't have enough sense to know when they are 

beaten- very dangerous both to them and things around them. Note that > 

wolves, even when a pack, don't chase large herbivores unless there is good 

reason (extremely hungry, baby prey, easy picking because of deep snow 

etc.)> > By the way, Florida is a CCW state. It may be prudent to get one. 

Personally, if unhorsed either voluntarily or involuntarily I would not 

want > to confront an insane Pit Bull with a knife. I would probably win, 
but > would most likely be severely injured. I suspect that it would take 
several > minutes for a fatal knife wound to have any effect on them.> > 
Another practical note: If your horse has not been trained, you will only > 
have one shot if mounted. Either train the horse (cowboy mounted shooting > 
folk can give good tips), or assume the shot will be followed by a bolt by 

the horse.> > Ed> > PS. Yes, I do carry in all circumstances where 

legal.> > PPS. When fighting for herd dominance, the submissive action in 
horses is > to run away. This works fine, until people came along and 
confined the > horses to small areas. Sometimes there is not enough room 
for the looser to > run far enough away. This is the reason for most severe 
injuries in > domestic herds. In a flock of pigeons, the submissive gesture 
is flying > away. A number of years ago experiments were done that proved 
this. > Stuffed pigeons were introduced. They could not fly, and were 
completely > torn apart. If I remember correctly, the experiment also 
included some real > birds with clipped wings. They also were severely 
injured.> > > Ed & Wendy Hauser> 2994 Mittower Road> Victor, MT 59875> > 
(406) 642-9640> > ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us > > > > 
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