Re: RC: kickers

["Bonita B. Young" <corky@foothill.net>]

I agree with allthe posts about kicking horses, BUT, I beleave that allyou riders
that put a red ribbon in your horses tail just to keep riders back from your
horse are doing a disservisc to all the horses that realy do kick.  Pritty soon
all the riders will put a red ribbon in there horses tail and then where will we
be.  If on the other hand we all road with good since we would not need any red
ribbons.
Corky Young

Endure4fun@aol.com wrote:

> I always put a red ribbon in my horses tails just to keep riders off their
> butts.  It amazes me how some riders must be colored blind and can't see the
> red.  I put a long streamer of red ribbon so it is very obvious.
> I was on a ride coming into the finish on a very wide dirt road, towards end
> of pack so no excuse for racing, well this lady comes barreling up on my
> horses tail with a red ribbon and runs into him, go figure, well anyway he
> doesn't really kick out, but does the warning slamming down of back foot.  I
> got after him and then turned to lady and she had the nerve to say and I
> quote "After 50 miles I thought he would be to tired to kick"!!!  Can you
> believe that!!  She wasn't having a problem or anything and to this day I do
> not know why she did that.
> I think sometimes a red ribbon in the tail means "the get as close as you can
> to see if horse really does kick."  "Seeing is believing kind of attitude"
> Riders, PLEASE, be forewarned about red ribbons, they really are in the tails
> for a reason, and riders if your horse does kick, please be honest with
> yourself and put a red ribbon in the tail.  It doesn't mean your horse is any
> less then the non kickers just he needs a little extra more space.
> Keri
>
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