The one
thing I think a lot of folks don’t take the time to do with young horses (or
any horse of any age) is recreationally camp! We take our horses to all kinds
of different places and invite our friends! We simulate the conditions on an
endurance ride. We bring pack able buckets on the trail with grain and rice
bran, we ride with groups of strange horses, we take our time to get them used
to as much as possible in terms of things they have never seen. I was on the trail
a few weeks ago with a lady whose horse will not drink away from home. When I asked
her if she had ever taken her horse camping other than an endurance ride the
answer was no. I consider all the above as crucial in terms of training as
anything else! BTW, the horse that laid down tied to the trailer and got his
feet under it was a 6 yr old and it was his first 50. I think he was just plain
tired!
Ranelle
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ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Paus Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:50
PM To: Jonni; Ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] hobbles
True enough!
If there's a
way to get hurt, a horse will find it, no matter how hard we try to keep them
safe. All we can do is what we think is right for our horses and our
situations.
chris
Jonni
<jonnij@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
There is no
100% fool proof way to keep horses from getting hurt, or in
trouble while camping overnight. I've been tying mine to the trailer since
the early 80's, even for week long camping trips, and never had one do
anything stupid. Other have horses who do get into trouble. Corral panel
wreck (Karen Chaton has seen a few very nasty ones) Electric fence corrals
getting ran through and the fence dragging behind causing horses to run in a
panic
Jonni
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