Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-27 Thread Janice McDonald
> The Beery manual has what some might consider a drastic method to cure > confirmed rearers I've used with good effect for some nut cases who liked to > flip over, which will doubtless incur outrage from some. It takes steady > nerves and some athleticism. > I ride with a man who has a horse trai

Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-27 Thread Janice McDonald
actually it seems kind compared to whats been done so far... Janice -- yipie tie yie yo

Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Stephanie Caldwell
On 3/26/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you serious? About the manual? If that's the question, then yes she's serious. I can't believe some of the things people do in the name of 'training' Can't wait to see everyone at Equine Affair!! Only 3 weeks!! Steph -- "Brutality b

RE: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> The Beery manual has what some might consider a drastic method to cure confirmed rearers I've used with good effect for some nut cases who liked to flip over, which will doubtless incur outrage from some. Are you serious? Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread rachel Jenkins
>From: "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can anyone think of anything I might could >try on the ground with this mare to help her before this a-hole gets >ahold of her again? I have been praying for rain since I planted my >grass but now I kinda hope it doesnt rain for a while... >Janice

Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Cherie Mascis
Was he on the horse? It's pretty easy to flip a horse, especially a young, unbalanced horse. If the horse was trying to go to her friends and the guy reined her in with a long leverage bit, AND kicked her to go forward, she had no where to go but up. I've seen this happen twice at horse expos

Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Virginia Tupper
>From: "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If you're a member of the ClickRyder list, they're talking about a horse with a rearing problem. V _ RealLiveMoms: Share your experience with Real Live Moms just like you http://www

Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Janice McDonald
> >some factors: she is HUGE, very very wide fat back and no one there > >would ever dream of considering saddle fit. > > > >also, they generally start a horse in too harsh a bit. > > > Was that the first time she was backed? no, but within the first ten days of first being backed. janice -- yi

Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Virginia Tupper
>From: "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >some factors: she is HUGE, very very wide fat back and no one there >would ever dream of considering saddle fit. > >also, they generally start a horse in too harsh a bit. > Was that the first time she was backed? V _

Re: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Janice McDonald
> I'm the last one who knows how to help this, but I do recall reading that > rearing is when the hind legs are 'stuck' and the front has no alternative > but go up. When I read that it reminded me of when my coach got on Orri and > tried to make him back up his way, Orri reared, he didn't know w

RE: [IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Virginia Tupper
>From: "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Can anyone think of anything I might could >try on the ground with this mare to help her before this a-hole gets >ahold of her again? I'm the last one who knows how to help this, but I do recall reading that rearing is when the hind legs are 'stuc

[IceHorses] rearing and flipping

2007-03-26 Thread Janice McDonald
When I visited the old man where I got some of my horses, he has a four year old walking horse mare there that i feel so sorry for. She is just so sweet and so miserable. She needs her own person and a job so bad. But she reared and flipped over on the old mans son and put him in the hospital.