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May 1 08 7:04 PM
Summertree wrote: This may fall under bad manners/respecting your space, but......Pulling away when you turn out. We used to have to turn out every horse in the barn (@30 per day) and I HATE the ones that jerk away and pull your arm out of the socket. Its another one of those dangerous stunts that the dipsh*ts of the world think is cool. "I like to see him run and buck!" Bleh!
that is super dangerous ! So is galloping home! I had some friends that used to do that we'd be out on the trail and when we were some in sight they'd let there horses just run full gallop totally out of control. I didn't let my horse do that ,but holy crap what a fight to get an OTTB to let the others getaway from him like that,boy I thought they wre asshats for that! Just teaches the horses really bad dangerous habit
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May 1 08 7:12 PM
Yeah most of it is behavior... Yes it's correctable however in some cases it hasn't been corrected, or it's been avoided... Is just like the video on the blog today where the guy is teaching the horse a bad behavior. Most buyers don't want to buy a horse that has that behavior and most would rather take another that didn't need that corrected. There are people that like a challenge though Just like I'll probably never own a Mustang from a round-up... They are in gerenal not happy about you picking up thier hooves, mainly because that whole being born wild thing...
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May 1 08 7:14 PM
cmcar wrote: Just like I'll probably never own a Mustang from a round-up... They are in gerenal not happy about you picking up thier hooves, mainly because that whole being born wild thing...
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May 1 08 8:51 PM
hollypossum wrote: Summertree wrote: This may fall under bad manners/respecting your space, but......Pulling away when you turn out. We used to have to turn out every horse in the barn (@30 per day) and I HATE the ones that jerk away and pull your arm out of the socket. Its another one of those dangerous stunts that the dipsh*ts of the world think is cool. "I like to see him run and buck!" Bleh! that is super dangerous ! So is galloping home! I had some friends that used to do that we'd be out on the trail and when we were some in sight they'd let there horses just run full gallop totally out of control. I didn't let my horse do that ,but holy crap what a fight to get an OTTB to let the others getaway from him like that,boy I thought they wre asshats for that! Just teaches the horses really bad dangerous habit
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May 1 08 9:05 PM
canterlope84 wrote: hollypossum wrote: Summertree wrote: This may fall under bad manners/respecting your space, but......Pulling away when you turn out. We used to have to turn out every horse in the barn (@30 per day) and I HATE the ones that jerk away and pull your arm out of the socket. Its another one of those dangerous stunts that the dipsh*ts of the world think is cool. "I like to see him run and buck!" Bleh! that is super dangerous ! So is galloping home! I had some friends that used to do that we'd be out on the trail and when we were some in sight they'd let there horses just run full gallop totally out of control. I didn't let my horse do that ,but holy crap what a fight to get an OTTB to let the others getaway from him like that,boy I thought they wre asshats for that! Just teaches the horses really bad dangerous habit Oh holly I know the feeling, I had my horse at school with me he was a 3 yr. old at the time (Anglo Arab) and they had no turn out for the horses, one day a friend who also had a young horse asked if I wanted to go ride outside so having good expereinces with being outside before with my horse I said ok. Everything was great till she decided she wanted to work on cantering in this open field so I said well I am going to just trot off some steam over here while you do your thing well my guy got real excited and I could tell he was ready to go but we just walked and he was claming down until she cantered past me on her way back to the barn and that's when my horse said screw you and took off I pulled as hard as I could on my right rein and he kept barreling straight for the road so I yelled to her to stop so she tried to put her horse in front of mine and then my guy slowed down but totally bronced out and I was stirrup away from falling off when he just stopped and stood there we both regained composure and calmly walked back to the barn. Man I am really glad that he is 8 and sane now. That would probably be a deal breaker if I hadn't already fallen in love with him.
Yeah that day was something.they took off and I wouldn't let my guy compete,he got up on his HIND LEGS and ran like that for about a quarter of a mile! Scared the shit out of me! I didn't know they could even do that!
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There are no physical issues that would turn me off an animal or human. We all make do and muddle through as best we can with what God gives us to work with physically. I also believe behavior that has no physical or genetic roots can be changed given enough time and training with the proper tools. That being said, I have very little patience with disrespect be it from a horse, dog or human. And disrespecting personal space is probably my biggest pet peeve. If an animal will not move out of my personal space when I ask them to and/or if they persist in pushing into my personal space without being invited it just really ticks me off. All the dogs and horses on our place have learned to respect my space and move when I ask them to do so, no matter what their level of training, with the exception of Belle. She just cannot seem to respect personal space. She is like the little boy in school who just cannot keep his hands to himself even though he knows he is going to get into trouble for touching. She just does not get it. It just drives me insane.She has issues with all the other mares on our place for the same reason. She got beat on so bad by the other mares we have had to separate her from the rest of the herd. I had to sympathize with the mares. I hated that they hurt her. We made them stop and moved her out of harms way but, boy I sure did understand their desire to hurt her. I have felt it on many occasions I have made some small progress with her. She no longer tries to stand on top of me, she will move if I insist strongly and she no longer sneaks up on me from behind. But our Belle requires much more intensive training so she is going to the trainer. Yea!
May 1 08 10:17 PM
GrotesqueLullaby wrote: I can't stand horses that go-go-go. LEARN TO STOP. I need brakes on a horse, then we can go faster. Absolutely no grazing, at least for my personal horse. The minute that lead goes on she can kiss grass goodbye becase even if we stand in a lush field and I'm chatting away her head much be up and she must be alert. Neighing. I hate it, I hate it. My horse is not allowed to neigh to her best bud the minute that lead goes on. She's not even allowed to look when he whinnies like a scorned lover. =P Food aggressive. I always make sure they know their place, same goes for my other animals. If I decide to waltz in while they're halfway done their meal then they will just have to sit there and wait for her ladyship to say "when." For most other things I am sadly tolerant. xD
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May 2 08 6:41 AM
JackieE wrote: I put a chain in his mouth and we went to the arena, NOT to his stall, and I longed him in a tiny circle, and he got to understand what "whoa" meant.
You lunged a horse with a chain in it's mouth?! Thank god I don't board at a place like that and someone pull a stunt like that. I'd be out for blood! My no-go's would be rearers. Quite possibly one of the most dangerous things to try and fix, and I never want to deal with a horse flipping backwards with me. Bucking, I can deal with. Another of mine I just hate dealing with are those horses that can't be ridden alone because they'll keep calling, freaking out and ignoring you to a dangerous point. But my biggest are the super intense spookers. The ones where they could've seen that boulder for 3 years but now suddenly it's a horse-eater and they freak out. Or when they spook for absolutely no reason. Or even worse, those spookers that loose their mind and just bolt. I can handle a snort, an eyeroll and/or stepping sideways. But not a flat-out take off. And lastly, horses that can't/won't pick up their feet over jumps. I used to partboard a mare who would jump with her legs barely picked up - her knees would face the dirt! She catch poles and everything so many times it was becoming dangerous to jump her. It was ridiculous but her owner kept jumping her. I ended that part-boarding not too long after.
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KingOfTheJungle04 wrote: JackieE wrote: I put a chain in his mouth and we went to the arena, NOT to his stall, and I longed him in a tiny circle, and he got to understand what "whoa" meant. You lunged a horse with a chain in it's mouth?! Thank god I don't board at a place like that and someone pull a stunt like that. I'd be out for blood!
You lunged a horse with a chain in it's mouth?! Thank god I don't board at a place like that and someone pull a stunt like that. I'd be out for blood!
Not as horrible as you might think. Certainly better than allowing herself to be dragged everywhere and Jackie is knowledgeable and careful enough to know how to use it right.
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May 2 08 6:53 AM
ImproperUsername wrote: KingOfTheJungle04 wrote: JackieE wrote: I put a chain in his mouth and we went to the arena, NOT to his stall, and I longed him in a tiny circle, and he got to understand what "whoa" meant. You lunged a horse with a chain in it's mouth?! Thank god I don't board at a place like that and someone pull a stunt like that. I'd be out for blood! Not as horrible as you might think. Certainly better than allowing herself to be dragged everywhere and Jackie is knowledgeable and careful enough to know how to use it right.
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