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What Ranelle says here absolutely works. 
After my embarrasment at his first endurance ride I took a few 
opportunities to ride with experienced horse owners/friends.  I told 
them the situation and we spent 4 days camping/riding getting Ramsy over 
the kicking.  By only the 2nd afternoon we could ride along side any of 
the other 3 horses and by the 3rd afternoon he was having horses bolt by 
him and he was a perfect gentlemen.  Now, during a bigger more hyped up 
organized ride I will probably have to re apply all this but I'm pretty 
confident it won't take much now that he understands he can put his ears 
back all he wants but to even attempt to kick out is un acceptable.

Kathy  SE


Ranelle Rubin wrote:
> Linda,
>
> When you have a horse that kicks, you teach your horse it is not 
> acceptable, and you learn to dissengage the hind end as horses go by 
> on that side. It is really quite easy. I rode a horse for an owner 
> who's horse kicked.
>
> He had not learned this. I taught his horse, and then him. All you 
> have to do is turn the horse's nose toward the side on which the horse 
> is passing, apply pressure with your leg on that side, and bend the 
> horse around your leg. It makes it virtually impossible for the horse 
> to kick at that point. When you are consistent about this, the horse 
> will expect it, and know you will not allow it.
>
> Ranelle Rubin, Business Consultant
> http://www.rrubinconsulting.com
> Independent Dynamite Distributor
> raneller@xxxxxxx
>
> 916-663-4140 home office
> 916-718-2427 cellular
> 916-848-3662 fax
>
>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     From: coldeye22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     To: bob1andjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Subject: Re: [RC] biting horse/kicking horse
>     Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:43:31 -0500
>
>      
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* DONNA MARIE WINTERS <mailto:bob1andjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>          
>         I came in on the tail end of this post, but my mare kicks, a
>         confirmed kicker of all things great and small.
>         i put long large red flags all over her and verbally warned
>         folks of her kicking "all things great and small"  people dogs
>         horses....but at the ride people rode up her tail and I still
>         warned again about her,  it amazed me of their lackadaisical
>         attitude.
>
>     Out of curiosity, how do you expect people to safely pass
>     you on the trail?
>      
>     Linda Marins
>      


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