Re: Re: bad boys

["jsalas" <jsalas@tampabay.rr.com>]

Lighten up, Becky! I was just making fun of myself and having a good time at
it, I might add. None of us are perfect parents, trainers, horse owners,
people. Neither are our children, our horses or the other people we have to
deal with. Are You? As far as the other lady with the wild boy, who knows
what is going on. Genetics is a crap shoot at best. You can try to breed for
the best this, that, and the other and only get the "other". We all have
bragging rights to our children and /or horses, including me. My boy has
also been to shows, on the trails, hung on by kids, had his teeth brushed,
been clipped and bathed, knows tricks, blah, blah, blah. So he had a bad
day. Big freaking deal. Yes, temperament is a big deal but are you always
happy and willing to put in 100% no matter what? I am not wasting any time
with my boy. And guess what? Some of us have to check out just to keep our
sanity. Jeez!!  Lisa Salas, The odd Farm, Our boys my not be well trained,
but are well behaved.  ----- Original Message -----
From: "Becky Huffman" <tos@htcomp.net>
To: "jsalas" <jsalas@tampabay.rr.com>; "ridecamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>;
<bluewolfranch@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Re: bad boys


> This is crazy IMO, not humble - and no apologies.
>
> I have worked with stallions, and I consider temperament to be AS
important
> as conformation, and I also consider emotional stability to be extremely
> important in the mix.  ...and not just stallions... *all* horses.!!!
>
> I have two colts that I am raising that will be my stallions, (a yearling
> and a suckling) Neither of them were as friendly their first month as my
> fillies, but both are confident and curious.  The younger one seems to
have
> a lower "I don't want to" tolerance but is *not* aggressive.  At four
> months, he stands quietly to have his face/ears/mouth/eyes handled, his
> hoofs can be handled/picked/trimmed, he leads with a halter and is
beginning
> to learn to tie.  The yearling as been on weekend camping trips (endurance
> ridecamps) and several shows, and even to the local jr high as the example
> 'Arabian' for their equine class.  It was a cold, windy, rainy day and he
> was proud to have 30 kids swarming on him.  I have a photo I'd be glad to
> send <VBG>.  He ponies on a lead or at liberty, and will work extensively
at
> liberty with me, jogging patterns, even with the mares loose in the
pasture
> with us.
>
> I'm proud of both my boys and could go on for pages, but the Point is:
this
> is what *I* consider *acceptable* behavior, for a stallion,... for any
> horse.    I do NOT consider 'boys will be boys' to be acceptable. period.
> There are plenty of well built, SENSIBLE and trainable stallions (horses)
> out there, life is too short (and fragile) to waste time on 1000lb animals
> that 'check out' when asked to do something that isn't a priority on
*their*
> agenda.
>
> Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas
> Huffman's Arabians ~ The Original Series ~
> http://www.htcomp.net/Huffman/
>
> "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.  The Great Oz has
spoken."
> The Wizard of Oz
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jsalas <jsalas@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>; <bluewolfranch@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 2:06 PM
> Subject: RC: Re: bad boys
>
>
> Linda, I so agree with everything you said. I also have a young boy (a
> yearling) who is a Desperado V son and we are not so eager to geld. He was
> also imprinted, correctly I hope, and independent from day one. Though he
> has never shown a mean or aggressive bone in his body, he is an intact
boy.
> He has been ponied, trailered, haltered and lead since 2 months of age but
> he goes in and out of cooperation modes. Kinda like Batty, from the movie
> Fern Gully. So we just keep doing the same thing over and over again. I
took
> him out over the weekend and was ponying him when some other riders came
up
> on us. I told them to go ahead because he was getting a little out of
> control. Next thing I knew, he ran a few circles around us (so that is
what
> the rotator cuff is for!), rearing and bucking and I had to let go. When I
> caught him, I decided it would be easier to walk him back to the trailer.
My
> other horse followed us, like a well behaved horse should, while my maniac
> boy was not well behaved at all. Just when I was ready to beat the snot
out
> of him, he bolted. The trail is deep black sand and wide enough for two
> horses. I was trying to disengage his hind end to no avail and found
myself
> skiing on my knees. After the skin came off my knee caps I decided to try
> getting to my feet. Those trick water skiers have nothing on me. Did you
> know that sand can spray just like water and actually leave a wake? Well,
I
> saw some roots sticking out of the ground and since their was no ramp to
> jump, I let go. Meanwhile, my other horse, the well behaved one, picked up
> the trot to stay with me. How sweet. I finally caught up with that little
> whipper snapper. He just wanted to see those other horses.  I won't be
able
> to bend my knees until the skin grows back but that is the price we pay
for
> education. Mine or his? I am not sure. I do know we will do some round pen
> work for a while. Boys! :) Lisa Salas, The Odd FArm
>
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