Horse Manners....

["Becky" <bechack@sierratel.com>]

Oh please don't even think of making me do CTR or NATRC before doing
endurance....It took me 15 years to find Endurance.   Advertising is not
very big in my area.....If I had had to do other stuff just to qualify to go
to LD's, I never would have made it.....

PS, my horses are all 4-H / kids horses or at lease kid proof before we got
to endurance.....

Becky H and TEZMARC (who doesn't even need a leadrope to do his trot-outs!)
-----Original Message-----
From: GESA BRINKS <gesaeqfx@pe.net>
To: Horsestwo@aol.com <Horsestwo@aol.com>; 4horn@home.com <4horn@home.com>
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 7:49 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Norco Riverdance Ride


>I too believe that ALL of the horses/mules should be well in  hand at any
>type of competiton.  I heard that one of the horses at the Norco ride
kicked
>a p&r person and then kicked the vet too.  At the Tevis  a horse kicked one
>of the vets and then kicked its owner too.  This shouldnt be happeing,
yet
>it is.   What ever happened to train your horse at home not at the
>competition?  I like the idea of DQing a dangerous horse from a ride.  Most
>of the time that horse/mule  is a wreck looking for a location.  No one
>should be forced to put up with an obnoxious animal (or human for that
>matter<g>)  I hope that RM will start DQing dangerous animals.  A well
>planted hoof can mame and/or kill.   Maybe we should require all newbies to
>complete 10 CTRs before they can move on to endurance riding.  That way
they
>can learn safety,  equitation,  trail manners and ground control! <BG>
>-----Original Message-----gesa n clovis
>From: Horsestwo@aol.com <Horsestwo@aol.com>
>To: 4horn@home.com <4horn@home.com>
>Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 9:02 PM
>Subject: RC: Norco Riverdance Ride
>
>
>>In a message dated 9/5/99 8:39:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
>>4horn@home.com writes:
>>
>><< Speaking of "manners", I was talking to one of the vets about horse
>> manners and horsemanship. I remarked that so many horses seemed to have
>> no manners at all. I was watching the vetting in on Friday and was
>> amazed at how many horses lacked basic manners and respect for people.
>> These horses were running in circles when trying to hear heart rates,
>> walking into people, not standing still and pulling on the lead ropes.
>> Granted, most of the horses were "excited" at just pulling into camp,
>> but that was no excuse for the bad horse manners. This vet mentioned
>> that he feels that horsemanship and horses manners have taken a dive in
>> endurance riding. He praised the virtues of  NATRAC  competitions where
>> horsemanship and horse manners are valued. And I have to agree with him.
>> Just my observation. >>
>>
>>Lauren;
>>
>>This is where the RM needs to put a line in the ride brochure/entry form
>that
>>tells all entrants that bad manners are cause for refusal of entry and/or
>>disqualification.  The RM needs to tell all volunteers horses that are
>>dangerous to them or the vets should be brought to the attention of the
RM.
>>Horses who are dangerous on the trail are a different matter (not that
they
>>*don't* matter; just that it has to be treated differently).  Vets and
>>volunteers shouldn't be subjected to poorly trained/dangerous horses.
>Until
>>it is made IMPORTANT to the riders/handlers by refusal of entry or DQ we
>will
>>have people show up with ill-mannered horses.
>>
>>This is an old thread but I feel it is important for ride managers to take
>>the initiative and "instruct" the bad apples that they need to do some
>basic
>>training or they won't be welcome.  I'd rather see this happen than
>*another*
>>rule made.
>>
>>Melanie in AZ
>>
>>
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