This message is from: laura fisher <laura_fishe...@hotmail.com> Dear DeeAnna,
Thank you for helping me the other day with saddle wither padding problems. I think I am on the way to solving it. About the conversation on rolling horses and unwanted baths: I also had the unfortunate experience of being almost rolled on. I dragged my leg out from under him in time with my riding friends screaming-"get out of there! get out! he's going to roll over you!" amongst other things. Unfortunately I do not live close to any trainers. Trail riding is very different than ring riding, I think anyway... I wish I had support of this forum when I was working with my Morgan now that I am faced with trails later in life. ( I trail rode all the time in my thirties-different horse) I might have been able to overcome my fears as we could work it out together. I guess, like marriages, sometimes too many tears and feelings of failure ( and fear) can kill a relationship. I recognize that if I had had help in the beginning with this horse I could have overcome it. But now I just can't and don't want to. (with my Morgan) It is people like you ( and the forum) that can mean so much. ( I have experienced the water trick, also. ) Thanks, and have a good day/night! Laura > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:34:47 -0500 > From: coy...@acrec.com > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: Re: hang on > > This message is from: "coy...@acrec.com" <coy...@acrec.com> > > On the same note, if you are riding through water and your horse starts > to splash with a front hoof, encourage the horse IMMEDIATELY to move on. > > Your horse is getting ready to lay down and get you, your expensive > saddle, and said horse very, very wet -- at the very least. If your foot > or leg gets trapped and you go under water, the consequences could be > even more disastrous. > > If you've never encountered this before, it can be tempting to just sit > there and think, "Awww, that's cute" as the water droplets go flying in > the sunlight. DON'T! If your horse starts to get "weak in the knees" to > lie down, it may be too late to prevent a dunking. > > --DeeAnna > > > For the rolling in sand while you are on board ? Use a crop. Spurs. > > A bat. Its a bad habit, but a habit only.... > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsofts powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
