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chris paus.
>Trishmare wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 97-12-22 22:35:53 EST, you write:
>>
>> Dear group, I have received so many inquiries about the free filly I
thought
>> I'd post this one so any one interested in this horse will know more:
>>
>> << I would like to know more about this young filly. Exactly what is it she
>> does that makes you think that she is so dangerous. <snip>
>> You want her, she is yours. Come get her. Please.
>
>I get the impression that she is an alpha mare wannabe who has not had
>adequate socialization. Everybody, people included, are at the bottom
>of her totem pole. I suspect that she is charging in the field, won't
>allow submissive (on her part) touching, probably is a pain to handle
>her feet, snaps, pushes, crowds, kicks & strikes. I'm willing to bet
>that she is tough on the other horses in the field, too. A mare like
>this DOES NOT belong with a timid rider or in a public boarding
>facility. The liability is way too high! I also agree with you that
>you, as the board facility owner, should not have to deal with her or
>train her out of self preservation. It is so much simpler to have a
>good horse in her stall.
>
>I rehabbed an appaloosa gelding like this - LOTS of hard work,
>persistent training every SECOND with the horse for nearly 2 years, and
>the horse was never a horse for a beginner or a timid rider. He didn't
>respect people, their space, and would not submit to every day grooming,
>leading, etc., reared to come down on folks on the ground, and worse
>before we started. He now has a successful career in the Virginia hunt
>field. He's a gentleman with an experienced rider, but reverts to a
>spoiled (but no longer dangerous) brat with a beginner.
>
>I would <not> send this mare with anyone who wants to "breed her for
>babies". Viscious mares are often poor mothers. If she won't stand for
>touching & grooming, what will she be like for vet exams, breeding, and
>foal care? How will she care for her foal? How would you like to see
>the foal savaged, or unable to nurse since she won't allow it to touch
>her flank and udders?
>
>Should she be dog food? Perhaps not - I would give her a chance with
>the understanding that if there were no improvement in her attitude
>towards the world in 3 months, off she goes. I suspect that she will
>test each person that ever comes in contact with her for the rest of her
>life.
>
>If your friend does give her up, I would suggest a form stating that the
>mare will not be bred until her temperment can be reassessed. No papers
>so she can't be registered with the QH folks. (Unfortunately it doesn't
>stop breeding for 1/2 Arab registry.) I'd also suggest that she have
>first right to reclaim the mare (for the cost of training & board fees)
>if the recipient wants to get rid of her - she'd have control over the
>mare's ultimate fate that way.
>
>I know of at least three places in the mideast/atlantic states that
>could do well with her. One is a woman who rehabs throw aways at the
>slaughter houses and "untrainables" into Virginia field hunters. The
>second person (who I think is full now) has rehabbed "freebies" into
>endurance horses - some far worse than she sounds. Last is me & my
>husband - been doing rehab for 12 years, now. Unfortunately my husbands
>frowns and points at <no> empty stalls right now.
>
>Let me know if I can help your friend.
>
>Linda Flemmer
>Blue Wolf Ranch
>Bruceton Mills, WV
>
>
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