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Re: [RC] Mare: barefoot rear and/or laying horses down - bluwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxLaney,We never intentionally "laid down" Razz, my little arab gelding. Razz had an "attitude" a mile wide & frequently threw temper tantrums when younger if he was asked to do something that wasn't his idea. However, he was having a temper-tantrum fit with my husband on an outing early in his training. The wind, flies, and galloping cows & calves were all too much. He bucked & spun & Mike (hubby) rode thru it all. Razz then stepped off the embankment along the road and fell about 2-3 feet, landing on his side. When Mike fnally let him up, he was a changed animal. "Yes sir!" "No, Sir" "What may I do next, Sir?" He still occasionally has a flash of attitude, but nothing like before. This one occasion has lasted for the last 6 years. Maybe we're attributing more to a horse's reasoning capacity than he really has, but here's how we figure he saw it: Razz acted up & he was ridden thru it, then thrown to the ground. Gulp! What happens NEXT time? Linda Flemmer Blue Wolf Ranch West Virginia Quoting Laney Humphrey <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx>: Jody, you'll read my post about my friend's horse who is not responding to being layed down at all. How long did you have to do it before you saw a change? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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