On 2/7/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The truth is there are no easy and quick answers to any of the common > questions, but I thought Janice's list was very good. And, regarding the > starving horse situations, I seriously doubt that the woman who had Svertla > and Stali would have treated them any differently no matter what any one had > told her. A person who lets a horse starve has to have a mental condition, > be exceptionally mean or generally have a loose screw. I don't think > situations like that occur because of generalizations sellers or promoters > make.
I'm going to agree with Judy... When I got Runner he came from a doctor who's dad was a vet. A large animal vet. The vet/father told Runner's owners that he should be able to live on pasture alone, if they let him go barefoot and gravelled around the water trough and feed area he'd grow tough feet, etc... He can't live on pasture alone (pasture, 5lbs of Ultium (high fat feed), and 8lb of hay, and a good blanket below 40 since he's not got a good coat), he can't go barefoot, etc... But, the vet kept telling him he just needed more time to adjust. Oh... He hadn't been vaccinated because by kinesiology his antibodies were still high. Some people don't need animals. Runners owners and Svertla's owners are in that group. Steph -- "Brutality begins where skill ends." "Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels." Von Niendorff
