Re: pass and I'll kick!

[Kimberly Price <PLOUGH1@ix.netcom.com>]

Good questions and I wish I knew the answer, Kristen!   Three years ago
Mystery threatened kicking alot and did kick twice (one connected, one
didn't), but that was all it took to label him a confirmed kicker.  Then,
with the leap frog and tolerance training I thought the problem was licked.
Now I find under this higher level of stress it has reappeared.    For safety
sake he is now being treated as a confirmed kicker with the hope that as he
experiences more of these high stress racing situations and doesn't kick
(because I've prevented it by being aware and practicing defensive riding),
he won't feel so threatened and will never kick again.  BUT, the potential
will always remain for him to kick (as any horse) until the day he dies....

Any other thoughts, Bob?
Kimberly (&Mystery the Morab)

Kristen L Olko wrote:

> >Interesting that you write about this matter. Just got done sending an
> >E-mail about this same problem. Here in the Northwest there is a move
> >afoot
> >to exclude such horses from endurance rides.
>
> Can they actually exclude horses that kick? How do you determine if a
> horse is
> a kicker? Do they have to kick out once or do they get 5 chances or ?
> many? Does
> it only count if the kick connects or if they miss it doesn't count. I've
> been on both
> ends here. I had to take my mare out of competition for 7 months because
> of a kick
> at VC 3. I've also had my horse kick out. In the 1st situation, I was
> tired and got too close
> to the other horse. MY fault. In the 2nd, the other horse backed into my
> mare. His RIDER'S
> fault. I on't see how this could be enforced. I also agree with Bob in
> his sentiment that if
> the RIDER didn't let his horse get too close to the other, then there
> wouldn't be a problem.
>
> Kris
>
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