when you first start doing it on a horse it is subtle and they seem "stiff" doing it for lack of a better word. Then after a few times they give themselves to it wholeheartedly, sometimes even with a blubbery sigh. it is highly unsung as a remedy for early colic onset. I can lift jaspar's belly a few times, wait, and its like burping a baby, there is an immediate huge gurgle. And soon after, a poop or tail lift to pass gas. Janice
-- yipie tie yie yo
