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[RC] question - rides2farI am always amazed to see people "warm their horse up" on a lunge line. Of course, nobody walks them, they just start trotting. Bringing a horse right out of a stall and lunging it is just asking for a tie up. Amazing it doesn't happen more often, but it's easy enough to see why they do it...their mentors do. I'm so obsessive on the 15 minute walk first that when I've had a fit horse who had to be locked up for awhile I have hand walked them 15 minutes before letting them hit the field where I knew they'd have a running fit. Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ============================================================ There must be a full understanding between the horse and rider for entry into the top competition brackets. There must be a confidence established that the desired position is attainable. There must be a caring for the horse, on the part of the owner, so as to not exceed the physical limits in the heat of competition. There must be a well planned training program that will result in the necessary equine attributes. ~ Bob Morris ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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