RE: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence

2013-06-26 Thread Rovena Kessinger
This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com ...2) Also, context matters. ... --Gail   Thanks Gail.  You answered that much better than I could have. Put a novice on him and he acts like he has no idea what they want him to do. Granted, they may not have much finesse in their aids

Re: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence

2013-06-26 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com It is not a training issue.   Robin Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l

Re: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence

2013-06-26 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com His rope skills were good enough that he could slap the side of a horse's face crisply,   I know some may disagree but I would not be interested in using a trainer who smacked the side of my horse's head crisply unless there was a really

Re: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence

2013-06-26 Thread Rovena Kessinger
This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com OK I guess it can't be fixed then. --- On Wed, 6/26/13, Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com fjordhorse

Re: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence

2013-06-24 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com Respect is another word that has no meaning when applied to animals.  The behavior is either trained, or it isn't. If that is the case, how do you explain the situation when a horse is trained to do something and another handler asks the

RE: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence

2013-06-24 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com If one trains using negative reinforcement (like, say, wiggling the rope or doing one of Clinton's exercises where the stick is used to agitate the rope), oftentimes the skill of the rope wiggler matters. I had a trainer come to pick up two

Re: Fwd: Re: Disposition/intelligence

2013-06-23 Thread Rovena Kessinger
This message is from: Rovena Kessinger ro_k...@yahoo.com Horses know people aren't horses, and I don't think you would want your horse to treat you like another horse.  Respect is another word that has no meaning when applied to animals.  The behavior is either trained, or it isn't.  Herd