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Re: [RC] I don't want BLIND obedience from a horse... - A. PerezI read the following story in some horse mag or another, but I can recall which one: At a competetive trail class, one of the obstacles is a caged mountain lion, past which the competitors are to ride their horses. All the experienced horses walk by the lion without a glance. The final horse, though, snorts, gives the cat 'the eye', and sidles by, never taking an eye of the cat. When first place is awarded to the final horse, people complain "Why MY horse acted like the mountain lion wasn't even there, but that horse snorted and shies past it, and you give it first place!?" To which the judge replied: "If I'm riding, and there's a mountail lion in the vicinity, I WANT my horse to tell me about it!" ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ============================================================ Riding alone is when you teach a horse all the "tools" and "cues" he needs to handle the trail, to hold a speed, deal with hills, etc. It's also where you develop the "bond" that causes him to "defer" to you before losing his cool. ~ Jim Holland ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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