Ridecamp: Re: [RC] No Go Solo LONG... sorry..

This also reminds me...
    Tek also taught us to defend ourselves while on our horses, using the
horses body to break holds that someone might have on us.  Basically... If
someone has hold of your leg, bend it at the knee (backwards) and use your
horses REAR to swing into the person.  And if someone grabs you by the arm
use the horses HEAD to swing into the person.   If someone should grab your
reins or headstall, don't pull backwards... but barge straight ahead into
the person.   He was saying that anymore you don't know who you'll run into
while your out riding (especially women out by themselves like we are), and
if you stop to talk (say they ask you a question about trail) to one person
always watch out for a second person on the other side.  These are things
that I had never thought about but now I think I'd be much faster to react
if it should happen.

Linda


> This opens up a sore subject with me. And that is firing guns off a horse.
I
> suppose the Mounted Police have to do that, although, I still don't like
it
> under any circumstances. I had my ear drums blown out by gunfire. I still
> have limited hearing and it is maddening to have this problem at this time
> in my life. Imagine how it affects a horse with hearing abilities probably
> 10 times as sensitive as our own.
>
> I live in cougar country and some two legged varmits as well hang out in
the
> mountains where I ride. I always carry a revolver. My horses are not
trained
> to gunshot, but if I was in that situation, I would fire and take my
chances
> on the horse and my ability to hang in there rather than "Teach" my horse
to
> lose his hearing using gunfire. So does that mean I would put my life down
> for my horse?  I dunno, but having hearing loss due to gunfire is a real
> bummer. Something I would not do to my horses. And Blanks can be quite
loud
> too.
> amber
>
>
>
>  But at the end of the two days we were firing pistols (blanks) from the
> backs of our horses
> > without so much as a step being taken!
> >   > Linda
> >
> >
>
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