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FW: FW: [RC] [RC] horses at the track - Mike SherrellThere
is at least some of this in the Peruvian world: the chalons (old-line Peruvian
esl trainers) before they mount the horse to enter the show ring slap the
saddle. I think someone once told me it was to "wake up" the horse. Watching
them ride between the stalls and the ring, I've seen them jerk the bit with the
reins, which also jacks up the horse.
Personally I like a horse best with a hot disposition
but smart that I've desensitized by consistent, gradual exposure to
spookies.
Regards, -----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of april Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:09 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FW: [RC] [RC] horses at the track 'Also keep in mind that the stressful circumstances
of living stalled and being subjected to highly specialized training can often
bring out the worst in a horse (something that really hasn't been mentioned
yet)--causing problems that would not have necessarily been there, had the horse
been living in a more "normal" situation.'
At a horse fair a couple of years ago my
search and rescue group was stalled across the barn isle from a top Saddlebred
show barn. Many of their horses, all of the demo horses, were kept cross tied in
the stall. Several had muzzles on. It took 3 grooms at a time to handle them. At
least two kicked boards out of the stall. The owner/trainer kept them on the
edge of equine insanity because she believed the extra flash gave them an
advantage in the show ring and she had the winns to prove it.(her words not
mine) She also believed that an "upper level horse" should be 'hot
tempered' and that it kept the grooms and riders on their toes and therefore she
got better performance from them too.
april
byhalia
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