This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gail Dorine wrote:
"...My old farrier whacked Ida in the side hard with his fist once and that
was fine, she deserved it and understood it and has behaved beautifully ever
since. If he had kicked her, we would be talking dead farrier."
Gail,
From a non-violent human perspective, giving a horse a belly-kick seems
pretty outrageous. However, when the situation warrants it, and we are
"talking horse", i.e. herd dominance dynamics, a belly-kick is sometimes the
perfect antidote to an out of line beastie. I would almost rather use
something other than my hand, and sometimes my hands are too occupied, say
holding a saddle; as perfect timing is of the essence, a well placed swift
kick is just perfect, (IMO)
Just got in from a great day of riding, despite the blustery cold weather. 2
weekends in a row of not working the ponies was just too much for me - I
just put on 7 layers of clothes and said to hell with the weather, lets
ride! All 3 horses did great & we survived the weather too.
nite,
Karen
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