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Re: [RC] Early handling/OT horses - Nancy Sturm. And quite frankly, I'd rather deal with an UN-handled horse that has been in a herd situationThat certainly was our experience with an unbroke six year old Thoroughbred that had been turned out her entire life with a herd of mares on a big range near Burns, OR. She was absolutely the easiest horse I ever started and trained. In my younger days, my favorite hunter/jumper/dressage prospects always came from the track. They had excellent ground manners, hauled and loaded well, had experienced all kinds of noises and potentially scarey stuff. They had a good basic education under saddle too. I loved those off track TB's appendix quarter horses. We have an off-track Standardbred gelding here now. He is an absolute delight to handle, ride and drive. Of course, there were ill-mannered individuals. I just didn't buy any. Nancy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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