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FW: [RC] Was... Hard to Shoe Mare...no....training tools - Tracey LomaxSigh...it's early. Subject should read "now" training tools. Horse wasn't "beated" he was "beaten". And it's "can't" , not "cant'". Going back to bed now! -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracey Lomax Sent: 06 May 2006 07:33 AM To: 'Diane Trefethen' Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Was... Hard to Shoe Mare...no....training tools Diane wrote: Congratulations to you and Pete for your patience and respect for Toc's fear. Thank you, Diane. As the older RC members will attest....I have a LOOOOOOOT of respect for Toc's fear (and temper, and everything else that goes with it :)) It sometimes amuses me to hear folk say "you don't ride the horse, you ride the mind", but adopt a different approach on the ground. One of the best "training tools" I ever invested in is a hammock, which lies between two trees in my paddock. I can't tell you the number of "lightbulb moments" I've had, lying there, watching my horses in the herd, and how they relate to each other and to me. I've picked up that my livery is one-sided and terrified of having a horse on his left side. We thought he was head-shy from being beated as a youngster. Now we only work with him from the right and he has no issues. I suspect that his eyesight is bad, and we may have picked this up with time, but we noticed it on day 2 at the yard just by watching him with the other horses. I've also noticed that Toc has been moved down the pecking order in the herd by my new horse. I suspect that it's partly age, and partly that he's now semi-retired....Barney is my top horse and the other horses know it. I'm now careful about the way I work with them when they're together - I cant' give Toc too much attention or Barney nails him in the paddock, so we do "our time" when we're on trail. These "little things" go a long way towards keeping your horses happy and you stress-free. Tracey =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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