Re: Phooey! Should Have Seen This One Coming

Posted by Coldiron on October 09, 2005 at 07:17:12 from (207.200.116.199):

In Reply to: Phooey! Should Have Seen This One Coming posted by Allan in NE on October 08, 2005 at 16:15:44:

Been around horses and trail riding for over 40 yrs. I have had quite a few friends hurt. The horse threw your wife for a reason. May be it just didnt want to go the route she wanted or didnt want to leave it`s comfortable surroundings, bee stings or just danged mean. If the horse needs to be bucked out to ride I would sell it to a trainer and take the loss. Two friends were severely injured earlier in July when Breeze threw Susan and broke her leg. Barbara got off her horse to help Susan when Breeze spun and kicked Barbara with both feet one hitting her in the left shoulder and the other hit her in the side of the head. Their husbands had to get Barbara and Susan back on their horses and ride several miles to a landing where a helicopter could get Barbara out of the hills. They almost lost Barb but she is getting better. Susan always rides with a loose rein which allows the horse to get it`s head down and buck. They can not buck if the head is kept up. They can dance around and give the rider heartburn but they can not buck with the head up. Spurs are cheap insurance. If the horse does something you dont like, turn it in tight circles or back it for about twenty feet, two things they dont like. Every time you ride a horse you are training it, and it either learns good things or bad things. They associate uncomfortable with the action you are punishing them for but the punishment has to be immediate to the action. Try to keep them on the good side. Make sure your bride wears a helmet. One saved my wifes life 6 yrs ago. Crushed the helmet and she still had a concussion. Horse got wire around its fetlock and freaked out while the wife had a loose rein.

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