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Try "whupping."

 

Barbara

(A spelling fanatic)

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From: Jim Holland

To: 'ridecamp'

Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:32 PM

Subject: RE: [RC] kicking

By the way, it?s ?whuping?, not ?whooping?. J

 

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic

 

Richard T. "Jim" Holland

Three Creeks Farm

175 Hells Hollow Drive

Blue Ridge, Ga 30513

(706) 258-2830

www.threecreeksarabians.com

Callsign KI4BEN

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tracey smith
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 3:33 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: [RC] kicking

 

I am with Diane and Dawn...when it appears my mare is even "thinking"
of kicking (and yes you usually do get some kind of clue) she gets
reprimanded. 
  
  Amira was a HORRID kicker when I first got her!  Anything that got
within 10 feet of her (human or equine) was a likely target.  On the
ground, I actually did the same thing Diane mentioned...if she raised that
leg like she was thinking of kicking...I kicked her!  Not hard mind
you...but enough to smart and remind her who the boss mare was. 
  
  When mounted...the minute those ears even started to go back she got
a good solid THWAP with a riding crop and I also always said "put em
up" (meaning her ears).  The funny thing is now a year later if the ears
go back...all I have to do is say sternly "Put 'em up" and the ears go
up and she changes her mind if she'd been thinking of a kick.  She no
longer does it on the ground...but will occasionally threaten if a
strange gelding is behind us...or if someone runs up on us.
  
  And yes, I HATE those riders that run up your butt continuously
too...but even if she's not the instigator my mare gets reprimanded for
kicking (or even thinking about it).  I tell her if some horsey butt
whooping needs to take place (how's that for suthern) than I WILL DO IT...not
her!


Tracey