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Re: [RC] the horse can't out pull you - Barbara McCraryThis reminds me of an experience we had in 1975. I had ventured into NE California to see some range-raised Morgans. Our then 15-year-old daughter needed a new horse. I selected a bay filly, but needed a way to get her to our home, several hundred miles away. A friend who lived in that area was coming this way and agreed to bring the filly to us.The poor filly was not broke at all, and they could not get her into the 2-horse straight load trailer. The idiot who bred these horses brought out his tractor, ran the rope through the hay window, and dragged the filly into the trailer. She arrived at our place with cuts on her head and a swollen eye that later revealed bone chips. Our vet found that the filly's brow bone had been broken...fortunately only a few chips. Imagine the trauma she must have suffered. Our teenage daughter managed to gain her confidence, broke her to ride and she turned out to be a nice little mare. I cannot imagine doing that to a horse. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kristi Schaaf" <iluvdez@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [RC] the horse can't out pull you Kat wrote: And if the horse can't out pull the rope, it can out pull itself (i.e. if the horse pulls hard enough and the rope doesn't break, then the horse will--horses most definitely can pull hard enough on ropes to injure themselves in the process...even if the rope DOES break eventually). ______________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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