On 9/3/07, Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We carry a stick when we ride, doesn't mean we whip them but giving a tap > on > the shoulder is better than excessive use of leg or wearing spurs > IMO. What > is the problem with carrying a stick, crop, whip???
I have to laugh about the whole whip issue. Our horses and donkey, for > that matter, just know that if I come out of the barn with a whip in my hand > they had better get going out to the pasture, back to their runs, or > whatever. I rarely carry one when riding, although I did for years with my > Arab. As long as I carried it, he knew he had to keep moving, etc. even > though I never ever did more than a tap... Ferne
