This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- Jean Gayle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Jean Gayle" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I do not know if this is the "mule" method but if a > horse starts getting > pushy and crowding me I carry a small block of wood > with a nail protruding > about an inch, good sized so it does not pierce the > skin, and press it > against the horse. They rapidly get the idea that > to get up against her is > painful. It does not come across as punishment as > they do not see the nail. Hmmm. Sounds a bit like the old 'hot potato in the jacket sleeve for a horse that bites' trick! Have used the nail bit to teach a horse not to crowd me in the stall also. Mary > Jean > > > > > Jean Gayle > Aberdeen, WA > [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" > Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] > http://www.techline.com/~jgayle > Barnes & Noble Book Stores > > ===== Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com
