Re: High Standards on the TRAIL

["superpat" <superpat@gateway.net>]

Thanks for putting it so succinctly, Frank. I will have to remember the AEI.
I have had a few of them and hope to be able to count other incidences as
AAEI (avoided adverse equine incidences)
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: <DVeritas@aol.com>
To: <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 7:26 AM
Subject: RC: High Standards on the TRAIL


> In a message dated 3/28/00 8:09:39 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com writes:
>
> << Well, those high standards will go far toward making your horse last
> longer,
>  helping him to realize his actual potential, keeping him sound, etc.  It
may
>  also save your hide in a pinch, when he is responsive enough to maneuver
>  around a wreck or stop, instead of plowing in and crashing.
>   >>
>
>     Heidi,
>      That "saving your hide in a pinch" is such a REAL necessity in
> endurance.  I can't count the number of times I have seen riders/horses
hurt
> (particularly on technically difficult rides) where immediate and clear
> "horse to rider" and "rider to horse" pre-communication could have helped
in
> its avoidance altogether.
>     "Horse to Rider" in that horse's do and will continue to sent subtle
> alert signals to the rider as to oncoming situations....that "spookiness"
so
> many talk about USUALLY is a horse's "pre-communication" gone ignored.
>     "Rider to Horse in that seat and legs are for more than "holding on".
I
> have found that if I ride alertly and "pre-communicate" a coming
> aid/cue/reinforcement with a seat or legs into soft, firm hands MOST
horses
> can be "guided" into a quiet area to prepare to negotiate an upcoming AEI
> (Adverse Equine Incident).
>     Sorry to go on so, just one more thing I feel strongly about.
>
>      Frank.
>
>
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