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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] Questions For Trainers - Ranelle Rubin

Yes, Ed, I agree..I took a lesson once and was given advice to use small english spurs on a horse, mainly as an extension of my heel as he was VERY tall, and my leg just did not bend enough to reach his sides..and it was just enough to encourage him in his "untraining"..that is why I said very few..I am not against spurs themselves, just the way some trainers use them!

This guy used big "cowboy spurs" and obviously did not know how to properly use them!

Ranelle Rubin
R.Rubin Consulting

raneller@xxxxxxx

916-663-4140 home office
916-718-2427 cellular
916-848-3662 fax




From: "Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   [RC] Questions For Trainers
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:52:55 -0600

"...If you are talking about an Arab, beware the trainer who "routinely" uses
spurs. Very few Arabs ever need spurs!..."

While a potential tipoff that a trainer is heavy handed and footed, it is not always the case. I rode with spurs for 30 yeas, and never have left a mark on a horse. They can be a communication tool to allow you to communicate with very gentle, subtile movements. None of my horses "needed" spurs in the sense that they would not listen except to pain, but went well with them.

Ed

Ed & Wendy Hauser
2994 Mittower Road
Victor, MT 59875

(406) 642-9640

ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us



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