--- In [email protected], "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He said (she said?) that a horse > should no longer have saddle pain after two months under saddle??
I think she said that a horse should not buck after two months under saddle, and was saying that it shouldn't be bucking from pain after only two months in the saddle. > They said a horse that spooks and runs into the woods is ok but a > horse that spooks and bucks you off and runs down the trail should be > put down? I think it was more like if they just jump off the road:) This mule guy out here cracked me up, he said he would rather have a horse that bucks than runs away with you, because when the horse is finished, at least you know where you are:) > A horse acts badly because of self preservation. I think that is generally it. I have seen Dari do things that look like brattiness, he will "talk back", but ultimately he is trying to tell me or whoever something, and it does come down to self preservation. I think we should allow our horses to have an opinion and take that into account. Kim
