RE: [IceHorses] When Things Go Wrong With Us and Our Horses

2007-04-13 Thread Karen Thomas
Many are calm, intelligent, sure-footed, and as fast as the Tennessee Walkers, without the high upkeep or drama. I've known TWH all my life. TWH are not supposed to be high upkeep horses, and certainly not high drama. If you are seeing that, then you are seeing the effects show breeding, or

RE: [IceHorses] When Things Go Wrong With Us and Our Horses

2007-04-12 Thread Virginia Tupper
From: pippa258 [EMAIL PROTECTED] When Things Go Wrong With Us and Our Horses, by Dr. Thomas Ritter The truth is that in most cases the solution lies within the rider and nowhere else. Ouch! I didn't think I was that bad of a rider! V

RE: [IceHorses] When Things Go Wrong With Us and Our Horses

2007-04-12 Thread rachel Jenkins
From: Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] The truth is that in most cases the solution lies within the rider and nowhere else. Ouch! I didn't think I was that bad of a rider! If you own enough horses, you learn that is NOT necessarily true. There are horses with different personalities and

RE: [IceHorses] When Things Go Wrong With Us and Our Horses

2007-04-12 Thread susan cooper
--- Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The truth is that in most cases the solution lies within the rider and nowhere else. Ouch! I didn't think I was that bad of a rider! V ~~ I don't think it's so much of being a bad rider as

RE: [IceHorses] When Things Go Wrong With Us and Our Horses

2007-04-12 Thread Virginia Tupper
From: rachel Jenkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] that can take several years to perfect, when there are, say, calm, reliable mustang crosses that would just need a few hours of training? I don't think I've ever seen a mustang cross. V _

RE: [IceHorses] When Things Go Wrong With Us and Our Horses

2007-04-12 Thread rachel Jenkins
From: Virginia Tupper referring to: that can take several years to perfect, when there are, say, calm, reliable mustang crosses that would just need a few hours of training? I don't think I've ever seen a mustang cross. The local grade trail horses are mostly gaited breeds mixed with