Re: hackamores

["Robert Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

Lif:

You stated:<<<>Moral of this story:  A hackamore can stop a horse.>>>

I contend that you have this all wrong. The hackamore did not stop the
horse. Evading the pain sent this horse over backwards and the going over
backwards stopped the forward motion!!! This shows VERY poor horsemanship
and virtually no consideration of the horse. It does not prove in any way
this is how to stop a horse.

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
-----Original Message-----
From: Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 11:09 AM
Subject: hackamores


>We've got a friend who was teaching a 4-H class about horse gear.  She
>was trying to explain to the kids how severe a hackamore could be, even
>tho there wasn't anything in the horse's mouth.  She put the horse into
>an easy canter down the arena and was going to demo a quick stop.  The
>horse not only stopped, he went over backwards.
>
>Moral of this story:  A hackamore can stop a horse.  Lif
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