--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > By Dr. Ritter: > > This is something that I keep seeing over and over in clinics, at shows, and > other places. It concerns amateurs and professionals alike, and it > infuriates me. > > There are too many riders who kick and grip and poke and prod and yank and > jerk on their poor horses with such an ABSOLUTE ABSENCE of any FEEL > whatsoever that it is really mind boggling. > > So far, I have always been too polite to ask them: "Do you touch your spouse > or your child like that?" - although I have often thought it.
Beautifully stated!! Thanks Judy. Robyn S