--- In [email protected], Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > though I never ever did more than a tap... > > > > > When I did the Grand Canyon ride they made us carry > crops. They wanted us to wail on them if they didn't > keep up. They insisted it wouldn't hurt them because > they were thick skinned. My mule was so good I never > used it at all. Thank goodness. >
But horses (and mules) can feel a fly landing on their skin, they are very sensitive, they will actually respond to very, very light cues, if they know what you want. I think the truth is more like, people make the horses shut down by confusing them, then you have to give really exagerated cues to try and get them to respond. Kim
