Re: Re: Swimming horse

["BE" <betndez@budget.net>]

I thought you just pulled the saddle, rode into the water, and the horse
started swimming.  It always worked for me!  You'd never catch me swimming
alongside a horse, Mr. Lyons.
Betty
-----Original Message-----
From: Mskit <mskit@utec.net>
To: EAMULE@aol.com <EAMULE@aol.com>; alcritters@hotmail.com
<alcritters@hotmail.com>; ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 3:17 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Swimming horse


>Important!!! -
>
>Please be sure your horse is unrestricted by way of any tie-downs,
>martingales,
>etc. They can and do drown.
>
>Cheryl
>-----Original Message-----
>From: EAMULE@aol.com <EAMULE@aol.com>
>To: alcritters@hotmail.com <alcritters@hotmail.com>; ridecamp@endurance.net
><ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 5:41 PM
>Subject: RC: Swimming horse
>
>
>>In a message dated 99-07-09 13:32:00 EDT, you write:
>>
>><< If you are riding a horse that ends up swimming (and doesn't panic)-
>> do you stay on its back?  If you have to exit, what is the best way
>> to avoid getting kicked by the swimming feet?   >>
>>
>>Interesting that this question came up.  There is a good article answering
>>these very questions in the July issue of John Lyon's magazine Perfect
>Horse.
>>
>>It covers control in the water, to get off the horse when it has to start
>>swimming, and how to swim beside the horse.  Don't ride it while it is
>>swimming.  John says not to hang on to the horse either when swimming.  It
>is
>>very easy to push a horse under with very little pressure.  Do your own
>>swimming.
>>
>>It was an interesting article.
>>
>>Ellen
>>Memphis
>>
>>
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