This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I call this my " I'll rip your lungs out" if you do it again, voice!
Yup, I use a similar "vocal weapon" on 3 of my equines. It causes the donkey to sort of hump up her back and tuck her tail up between her hind legs, trying to look invisible. Two of the Fjords (Nansy and Sleepy) get an apologetic look to them---"Oh, you meant THAT kind of <whatever>; sorry, I misunderstood you...." My husband once commented that Nansy "responds well to verbal abuse"! I.e to "muleskinner language".... Unfortunately, yelling causes the 3rd Fjord (Rom) to go into brain overload---he'll spook drastically if he thinks you're mad at him (even if you were yelling at someone else). What works for him is to calmly explain what behavior I would prefer that he do---without making eye contact. Yes, Virginia, there are "soft" Fjords.... ;-) Marsha Jo Hannah Murphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
