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A chain over the nose works well. You don't have to use it unless you 
need it and it is one of those things that they do to them selves and 
the effect of the chain stops when they stop. My old mare was a handfull 
at vet ins. Once I started using the chain at vet ins she was fine. 
After awhile I just put it on and snapped lead rope through the loop on 
the end of the chain an and the loop on the halter so the chain was 
there but didn't do anything except sit there. But she knew it was there 
and she know it meant to behave.

I would much rather use a chain over the nose than a crop. However, 
before you bring it out at a ride make sure you have put it on her and 
led her around with it at home so she doesn't have something else to 
worry about at the ride camp.

Truman

barb benson wrote:

> So is it acceptable to bring a crop to the vet-in and 'convince' my 
> horse that he really does need to behave himself?
>  
> Situation - experienced endurance horse with many years and rides 
> under his belt.  He's been acting up more and more at every ride for 
> the last two years.  At his latest ride the vet almost dismissed him 
> as being uncontrollable.  The whole behavior started when he began 
> training and riding with his pasture buddy instead of riding alone but 
> has escalated to the point where it doesn't even help to have his 
> buddy standing next to him.  We do lots of other riding with various 
> size groups and CMO competitions and he is calm and relaxed everywhere 
> else.  This only happens at endurance rides.  I'm convinced that 
> there's something in the air at ridecamps.
>  
> So can I correct him there since that's the only place that it 
> happens?  How much corrections is acceptable?  I'm thinking of 
> whacking him with the crop along his shoulder and I suspect that it 
> may take 10-20-30 minutes of this training to make him understand that 
> it isn't necessary and isn't acceptable.
>  
> Does anyone have any better ideas?  I know that I let it go longer 
> than I should have but I also don't believe that it's too late to 
> return to the horse that I used to have.
>  
> Barb
>
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