PardeKooper wrote:
KG349 wrote:
Many old cowboy ways are osbolete, I agree, but not all of them. Ask Clinton Anderson who he learned from. He still uses many of the old cowboy methods.

I was aware when I posted about tying a leg up that someone would take it that its abusive. It isnt, but I knew someone would take it that way. I do hope that if you ever work with a horse that plans to plant you in the ground, with both hind feet, that you'll consider it though.
I didn't say they all are. I have been to one of Clintons weekend clinics and have watched many of his videos. For the most part I like what he does, but I don't follow anyone blindly like many people do. I have had a horse turn it's ass on me and repeatedly double barrel at me while backing towards me. As long as he was kicking I was whacking him on the ass, finally he gave up and went back to work. He never tried it again. He had never done it before either, go figure. I didn't have to tie any of his legs up to get my point across. So like I said to each their own.

  
Parde, no need to argue.  There is a big difference between a horse that does this once and gets reprimanded right away and never done it again, and one, like the horse we are discussing, that has done it many times.  Some horses are more challenging than others.  This one is down-right dangerous and it would be a much better idea to put the horse in a situation where he may hurt himself, than to put the OP in the hospital.



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Expect more from your horse, and you will get it

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When I ride my horse I get to forget I have a brain injury


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I was the daughter who wouldn't lift a finger in the house but cycled madly off in the pouring rain to spend all morning mucking out a stable.

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