> Not all horses are miserable being "just school horses". Some excel > in teaching other horses and people, and they enjoy it. > > Dawn B.S. - northern Michigan
I know I really appreciate school horses. However, I feel all school horses need an advocate. Someone that will always be there to ensure that their health and well-being aren't compromised. Cara, do you remember the first lesson horse I rode who was lame? Just slightly off...but still lame. The instructor said she was just sore from being kicked. Do you remember the other lesson horse who I felt needed her teeth attended to, either that or a different bit. And I was told she was always fussy at first. No...I worried when I was riding them because I felt their owners weren't there to say enough was enough. I noticed that little things were neglected, things I wouldn't allow at home. Some owners were attentive and were there almost every time Cara and I were there, but most horses (our lesson horses) never saw an owner. Over the course of the time Cara and I were taking lessons, we were finally assigned two horses that seemed healthy, but I felt sorry for the others left behind who weren't being brushed that night... Wanda
