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Linda, I've heard other similar tales so there must be something to it. 
  So maybe Kristi needs to take her mare to a show, struggle through 
the class, take her out & lay her down right then and there (joking!!!).
Laney

bluwolf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Laney,
>
> 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?
> > Laney


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