[RC] The boy who cried wolf - k s swigart - Benedikte Webb-Whitman

I had to say something similar to a dear friend on her first LD.  She
has a very forward horse and loves to blast past us up hills.  We're
used to it, but others will think it's rude.  Anyway, she mostly rides
with her husband and their horses are ALWAYS in each other's hind
ends.  She was trying use Beamer as a brake, and asked if it was okay.
I just said that Beamer doesn't normally kick, but she will find out
if it's okay or not before I do.  (Beamer was getting a little testy
about it....).  She got the message and backed off.

Later we were going uphill and got passed by another rider.  Which of
course set her horse off for the race and she lost control.  She ended
up walking all the way back to camp and RO'ing because she felt like
she couldn't control her horse.  Another reason not to blast uphills
all the time - you have to be able to walk or trot them calmly to
begin with, which is something she never does.  And learning proper
horse spacing  and rating should become a habit, not something you
just do when you're not riding with your husband.   Needless to say
she has no desire to do any more endurance riding.

K.




On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Sandy Adams <sandydsa@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> when asked if my mount kicks, I usually respond "not yet"
> On Apr 8, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Michelle Aquilino wrote:
>
> Personally, I start out with the assumption that all of the horses will
> kick, I really only ease up on the concept if I know the horse or the
> rider?tells me not to be concerned about it (and yeah, I should still assume
> they will kick, but just being honest!).? But particularly with horses I
> don't know (like at an endurance ride), I try to keep pretty good distance
> all of the time.? It seems common sense to me...? And I hope for the same
> respect for my horse (who is not a regular kicker, but will if a horse is
> ramming into her rear end).
>
> --
> "Don't breed or buy while shelter animals die"
>
> Sandy Adams
> Deep Sands Arabians
> Deep Sands Gifts
>
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