>>> Falki is very mannerly around me and never charges with me between him and >>> the other horse. It's when I'm on the other side of the other horse that >>> worries me.
Those sort of reactive scrambles worry me too, and that's another reason why I mentioned the stick - to improve your visibility, but still keeping pressure to a minimum. I would never suggest doing more than is absolutely necessary, for any horse, so if you don't need one, better still. I rarely carry a stick with me in our herd, but I will in a few cases...but if all goes well, the stick stays close to my body, or only comes out to scratch a friendly horse. >>> When the other horse moves off, I can wave my hand at Falki and he will >>> move away. The Parelli carrot stick would be way more than is needed for >>> Falki. I thought probably so - I've seen some horses change pretty dramatically when they change herds, but I have trouble seeing Falki being very bad. I don't remember using a stick around him, even just to guide him - he was always gentle and very cooperative. :) >>> I so want them to be happy and getting along. Probably, they're more stir >>> crazy from the small area, then anything else. Could be. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.12/1162 - Release Date: 11/30/2007 9:26 PM
