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Curtis, Laura (LauraCurtis)" <LauraCurtis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

> In my opinion, having a back of the pack type attitude, only folks 
who
> are really competive need to worry about the extra advantage of these
'tricks'. If you're just riding to complete, and your horse is in
> > > shape, don't worry about it.
I got to thinking about it, and I do this stuff whether I'm in 
competition or not. If my horse is hot, I sponge him to help him cool 
off. If he's excited, I do everything I know to do to calm him down. 
It might even be good for his training *not* to cool him in training 
but I do it anyway because I like to make him more comfortable. To me 
someone who doesn't do this looks lazy. Guess it's all in how you 
look at it. :-)

Angie



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