Ridecamp: Re: [RC] electric fences

I trained my gelding like that too. If he feels something get tangled around
his legs he will freeze like a statue till somebody notices him. Twice this
has prevented possibly serious injuries. The first time was when we were
riding through a new field and cam across some wire in high grass, before I
saw it it tangled around his front legs and he couldn't move. If I hadn't
trained him to stand still when he got caught it could have been a disaster.
But he simply felt it snag him and stood while i dismounted and untangled
him. The second time was in his pasture, he got tangled with a piece of
baling twine around his legs and stood for god only knows how long till I
saw him and cut it loose. I trly think this is something ANY horse can be
taught with enough patience.
Jessica and Casino
----- Original Message -----
From: <DESERTRYDR1@xxxxxxx>
To: <howard9732@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] electric fences


> In a message dated 11/22/02 9:30:32 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> howard9732@xxxxxxx writes:
>
> > I've seen hundred mile horses tied up to their horse trailer the entire
> > weekend before and after the ride.  I'm sorry, but this bothers me a
great
> > deal, I don't care who the owner/rider is.  The horse doesn't get a
chance
> to
> > move around at all except during the ride.  Some of you may be convinced
> that
> > this is not a cruel thing to do and the safety value of it all is what's
> most
> > important; I disagree.
>
> Howard, you have never seen my mare tied to my trailer.  She can run in
> circles, buck and otherwise get plenty of exercise when she's in the mood
> (like when her buddy leaves her line of sight)  I tie her long, she can
even
> lie down if she wants.  So far she hasn't, to my knowledge, tried to roll
> while tied, but I bet she could without getting tangled.  I have thought
> about getting a trailer tie, just haven't afforded it yet.  I trained my
mare
> to stop if she gets tangled up.  She will stand with her foot hooked in
> something for an hour or more, whatever it takes until someone notices and
> gets her unhooked.  I know this because she paws the fence, and has more
than
> one time gotten her shoe hooked and waited for someone to rescue her.
It's
> true that not every horse is smart or calm or trainable enough to that.  I
> just got lucky to have a horse that reasons things out a bit more than
most
> horses, and doesn't panic.  Some horses NEVER get over that instinctive
"I'M
> TRAPPED, I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW NO MATTER WHAT!"  feeling
when
> they hit the end of the rope or get a foot hung up.  No matter how much
> training a person does, they just have a strong reaction.  Every one needs
to
> find out what works best for their own horse, and provide the safest
> conditions possible.   jeri
>
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