Re: RC: hobbles

[DAldr94141@aol.com]

I don't hobble my 1 yr. old, but when he was about 5 or 6 months old, I took 
him to a metropark with a friend and her pony. We were just getting my colt 
used to things like a walk in the woods and scary things like cars. Well, I 
was walking him with a longe line with a chain on the end, doubled and 
snapped to just the ring on his halter. Anyway, we were standing about 10 
feet from the road, he was grazing and he stepped into the chain. He lifted 
his head and his foot went with it. AT that time, a UPS truck and a chip 
truck went by. Big noises. He just looked at me and stood still until I 
unsnapped it. He's my first baby and I'm learning fast what dangerous things 
can happen. I think the reason he didn't freak was because since he was 
really little, I would put him out with a halter and a lead rope that just 
dragged the ground by about 2 feet. He got used to things wrapped around his 
legs Worth it big time! Deb


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