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RE: [RC] Vice breaker collar - so sad - Christina McCarthy

What problem are you trying to fix with your horse?

Christina McCarthy

> Subject: [RC] Vice breaker collar - so sad
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:17:18 -0700
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> NOT, before being overly concerned (or sad) about the use of any training
> tool, be aware of the facts: they have a much less shock than an electric
> fence (and certainly far less than a dog collar which is not appropriate
> for horses) , they are not any more a punishment than a horse kicking
> another horse and probably less because the chance of a serious injury
> isn't there. Every natural horse trainer I have talk to about solving my
> horse's problem, including a 5 star Parelli instructor, has said: "I don't
> know how to solve your problem and I have discussed this type of problem
> before with Pat and he doesn't know either. " I would suggest watching
> their video before saying ... so sad..... and think of the alternatives to
> some behaviors (death, injury etc). Sometimes it doesn't matter what
> causes the problem, for example, another horse savaging another horse, it
> just needs to be fixed. FYI that is not my problem... Many people think
> that the "natural halters" are mean because they put pressure on sensitive
> points and would never use them. I on the other hand wouldn't be without
> them because the can be uncomfortable. Remember we are talking
> uncomfortable, not a great amount of pain, with shock collars and halters.
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> Thanks,
> Sheila
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> The wind flew. God told to wind to condense itself and out of the flurry
> came the horse. But with the spark of spirit the horse flew by the wind
> itself.
> - Marguerite Henry's King of the Wind
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