RE: [RC] You should (was: agressive kicker) - Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM
I know Sal, about the nicest horse on earth, stallion or not, and
I know it would take a lot of provocation to make him reactaggressively in any
way. Sorry I didn’t say so specifically in the previous comment, the comments
were not addressed directly re Sal. Under the circumstances, I still agree
with Kat’s general comment that horses can’t think they are allowed to react to
horses around them---but in your specific example, it was the other horse that
should have gotten a swift DQ. There’s a point at which you can hardly blame
the poor guy. Can’t condone it, but also can’t blame him. Like everything
else, the whole thing has to be taken in context, I suppose.
Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
From: SandyDSA@xxxxxxx
[mailto:SandyDSA@xxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 8:42 AM To: suendavid@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] You should (was: agressive kicker)
In a message dated 12/24/2007 9:00:17 P.M. Pacific Standard
Time, suendavid@xxxxxxx writes:
she’s in season, he doesn’t
like his butt being handled by strangers (probably
shouldn’t be at an endurance ride ‘til he learns better, then, huh?), and being
HANDLED had nothing to do with it. Read the post people. He was BITTEN not
HANDLED. Sheesh. Frankly, the other stallion should never have been at a ride
along with his passenger rider. Our guy has been three years on the
show circuit, and multiple years in endurance and never had an issue except
this one. That's the problem I think that prohibits it ever being solved - the
blame is nevre placed right, and the aggressor continues his way while the
target gets lambasted.
uh no, my horse was BITTEN IN THE ASS people! He NEVER minds his
hiney being messed with - but being BITTEN? Yeah - wouldn't you? Anyone who knows
Sal would jump right up and say, yeah, he would NEVER be the aggressor.
