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[RC] The horse IS in charge (was: Why would somebody do this?) - k s swigartFrom: Sandy Adams sandydsa@xxxxxxx ?I don't like the horse being in charge:). I will go ride one ?who lets ME choose... When you are sitting on a horse's back the horse IS in charge.? As long as you stay on the horse's back, you are gonna go where the horse wants to go, and you are gonna go there exactly how fast the horse wants to go there. There are some (actually mostly all of them) that will LET (emphasis on let) the rider choose, but since it is "letting," make no mistake, the horse is still in charge.? If the horse changes its mind about letting you choose, there is pretty much nothing you can do about that...other that to try to change its mind back...or to get off. But until you get off, you are going where the horse is going.? And the horse is going where it wants to go.? All a rider can do is change what a horse wants; it is the horse that has to change what the horse does.? No matter how small the mind of a horse, it DOES have one of its own, so unless you, letterally,?knock a horse off of its feet, its feet are going where the mind of the horse chooses.? The body of the horse is going where the feet are going, and the rider on its back is going where the horse's body is going. Most horses are pretty cooperative and so can deceive us into thinking that we are in charge...but really....it is an illusion. Although I do agree that totally uncooperative horses have little place at group events...and since the rider can choose not to bring such a horse to the event in the first place, maybe it IS the person who is ultimately in charge. Personally, I prefer to think of it as a two-way street. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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