swinging whip---use fly whip!!

[bolton@pbhs.brevard.k12.fl.us (Rae Bolton)]

>Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 09:56:56 +1000
>To: LSimoni197@aol.com
>From: bolton@pbhs.brevard.k12.fl.us (Rae Bolton)
>Subject: a thought
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>Hey,  Just an idea........If you are going to swing something, don't just
>use a regular whip------I use the "fly whip".....the horse hair thing from
>State Line tack.......I love it and it works to distract the horse!!!  And
>the helps with the horse flys.....my horse loves it!   I can get the flys
>any where on him and shoo him along on the trail.....and this was a
>spoooooky horse!!!
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>>>arena, or on the trail.  I have never seen a horse jump that far sideways.  I
>>>needed something more and I found it.  I just got way more relaxed, and
>>>started swinging something, almost anything.  This horse likes people, I can
>>>swing something around his head, I swing my legs like I am walking while
>>>riding, I swing my arms.  It works like a charm, but looks dumb.  So I
>>>carry a
>>>very long whip which I casually swing.  I believe the reason this works is
>>>that it keeps just enough of the horses mind focused on the swinging
>>>whip, (or
>>>legs or arms or rope) not so much left to look for problems.
>>>
>>>Lynge
>>>West
>>>
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