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When I was a teen, I had a mare...probably Morgan...who learned to fake 
lameness.  Riding her away from home for 1/4 mile, she would limp; turn her 
back toward home and she immediately went into her fast singlefoot gait and 
was miraculously restored to soundness.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D Trefethen" <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] De Elevators


> > ... it is also pretty bad that a vet has to point out to a rider
> > when a horse is really lame and the rider wants to continue.
>
> > I've seen this commonly...and with a trainer too! ....and when I said 
> > something...the rider says something like...oh, he is just acting like 
> > that to get out of riding..there is nothing wrong...
> >  GOOD LORD! How can they actually believe something so ridiculous!
>
> Maybe because it really happens?  Horses faking lameness is real.  Not 
> common, but it does happen.  And woe to the distance rider whose pony has 
> learned that trick!
>
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