Kudos for you for camping for pleasure..! It is something I do LOTS with every new horse before I even think about taking them to an endurance ride. You can simulate so many things over the course of a few days. I have known folks who never do this that have ended up selling good horses because they would not relax and eat or drink while away from home. Why not do these things on a pleasure trip where you will not be subjecting your horse to the stress and mileage of a ride?
My horses get to "horsey camp" at wonderful places, have all their goodies..carrots, etc..when they are 4 and 5. When they are big kids and go to a ride, it is WAY easier...they have spent the night in their corrals, strange places, drank strange water, heard wierd noises overnight, etc.
One place we go in the summer is up to Tahoe to a boarding stable where I kept my horses when I lived there. The horses are put into pens next to strange horses, have to deal with tractors, water trucks, etc..all in a safe environment. They get to see coyotes, bears, and all kinds of terrain they have never seen...
Fellow, grew up on the XP trail as his owner worked for the Duck and had to bring him. The only problem with that is he developed a boredom habit of chewing on lead ropes from being tied to the trailer all day. But he is the absolute best camping horse ever!
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> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:17:53 -0500 > From: kramspott@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: raneller@xxxxxxx > CC: coldeye22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bob1andjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] biting horse/kicking horse > > What Ranelle says here absolutely works. > After my embarrasment at his first endurance ride I took a few > opportunities to ride with experienced horse owners/friends. I told > them the situation and we spent 4 days camping/riding getting Ramsy over > the kicking. By only the 2nd afternoon we could ride along side any of > the other 3 horses and by the 3rd afternoon he was having horses bolt by > him and he was a perfect gentlemen. Now, during a bigger more hyped up > organized ride I will probably have to re apply all this but I'm pretty > confident it won't take much now that he understands he can put his ears > back all he wants but to even attempt to kick out is un acceptable. > > Kathy SE > > > Ranelle Rubin wrote: > > Linda, > > > > When you have a horse that kicks, you teach your horse it is not > > acceptable, and you learn to dissengage the hind end as horses go by > > on that side. It is really quite easy. I rode a horse for an owner > > who's horse kicked. > > > > He had not learned this. I taught his horse, and then him. All you > > have to do is turn the horse's nose toward the side on which the horse > > is passing, apply pressure with your leg on that side, and bend the > > horse around your leg. It makes it virtually impossible for the horse > > to kick at that point. When you are consistent about this, the horse > > will expect it, and know you will not allow it. > > > > Ranelle Rubin, Business Consultant > > http://www.rrubinconsulting.com > > Independent Dynamite Distributor > > raneller@xxxxxxx > > > > 916-663-4140 home office > > 916-718-2427 cellular > > 916-848-3662 fax > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > From: coldeye22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To: bob1andjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [RC] biting horse/kicking horse > > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:43:31 -0500 > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* DONNA MARIE WINTERS <mailto:bob1andjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > I came in on the tail end of this post, but my mare kicks, a > > confirmed kicker of all things great and small. > > i put long large red flags all over her and verbally warned > > folks of her kicking "all things great and small" people dogs > > horses....but at the ride people rode up her tail and I still > > warned again about her, it amazed me of their lackadaisical > > attitude. > > > > Out of curiosity, how do you expect people to safely pass > > you on the trail? > > > > Linda Marins > > > > >
