--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> >>Could it boil down to correct handling or incorrect handling?
>
> > YES!
>
>
> That's reasonable.
>
> I don't think we want to give the public the impression that it's
> wrong to
> handle foals or that they should be left alone.
>
> For two reasons, it would be bad: for the humans and for the horse
> as it
> would deprive him from lots of educational stimulation in his young
> years.
>
>
> Judy
I agree with that. Proper handling is what I want in my
foals....however if I had a choice to purchase a 5 year old with
improper handling, or one with very little to no handling, I would
pick the later......at least I do not have to start off with
correcting bad habits.
I have a 10 year old right now who has had 7 years of improper
handling.....he was dangerous when he arrived.....putting on a halter
was a game, and he thought it was ok to push you around, step on you,
pull harder...putting on a halter was a game, he would put his head
down and then insert the halter in his mouth....but at 3 when he was
sold to the owners he knew how to stand for a farrier, be haltered
and lead....but 7 years of allowing him to be a lap dog, well, it has
taken me 4 months of working with him, and now he is at a
professional trainer to start.....one of only 2 people here who I
would send an Icelandic too. Normally we start our own Icelandics,
but he needed special attention with someone with years of
experience. Improper handling led him down the road to be a
dangerous horse to approach....
Skye
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