Re: [RC] Prineville-another perspective - Sisu West Ranch
"...My horse freaked-it was not a question of training at that
point.."
As Lucy told Danae, "Worse case scenario first,
reality check later" .
Horses have an instinct to run when danger
threatens or other horses run. We temper it by proper training.
Horse riding is an extreme sport.
All the more reason to build redundency into our
riding. If I want to be really sure that my pants don't fall down I wear
both a belt and suspenders. I tighten my chincha, train my horse, inspect
my tack, use a breast collar and crupper, wear a helmet, and pray to the deity
of my choice.
Thanx for your post. Sounds like a real mess,
and probably not preventable by anyone but the owner of the BLM stallion.
Even the stallion's owner may have had no clue that he would react that way, but
I somewhat doubt it.
Last week we were riding with friends. The 4
of us just walking down the trail. For no reason that anyone could figure
out, the most experienced equine bolted. Now Jeb is a large strong
Mule. Eventually, his rider got some air time. Sometime later Jeb
rejoined the horses. The strange part is that the 3 horses are all
somewhat green, but they just looked at the mule go by puzzlement on their
faces. We easily could have had a real wreck. I'll never figure
horses and mules out.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
