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Re: [RC] the horse can't out pull you - Kristi Schaaf

Kat wrote:
And if the horse can't out pull the rope, it can out pull itself (i.e.
if the horse pulls hard enough and the rope doesn't break, then the
horse will--horses most definitely can pull hard enough on ropes to
injure themselves in the process...even if the rope DOES break
eventually).
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Ain't that the truth. I have a sweet but very timid Arab gelding that may never 
be 100% sound, probably due to some idiot and a rope. I don't know exactly what 
happened because it was before I got him, but he has permanent bald spots on 
each side of his atlas where it appears a halter burned him. The marks aren't 
the issue - the issue is that he also has permanent atlas problems that affect 
his whole body and keep the equine massage therapist and chiropractor in 
business and have prevented him from reaching his potential as a distance 
horse. All because someone most likely didn't take the time needed to gain his 
trust but instead decided to man handle him and/or 'let him fight himself'.    

Kristi


     

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