RunToEarth
Well-Known Member
So this week at NSSC in the lap of honour, a horse maliciously kicked out at fellow team members horse and instantly lamed it. Very unfortunate and matters made worse by the fact the horse had big studs in from the JO. Now of course the one riding the kicker was utterly demoralised and hopped off to assist other horse before vet came. But what I noticed is the horse was never scolded, there was no punishment and therefore how could the horse acknowledge it had done anything wrong. Now the girl obviously knows her horse better than I do, and it may have just been a "one off" so I am not going to question her, but it just got me thinking, how do you react to bad behavoir?
Im not trying to imply I beat my horses to within a heartbeat of their life, of course I dont, but where 'naughty' behavior is concerned they do get disiplined.
Im not trying to imply I beat my horses to within a heartbeat of their life, of course I dont, but where 'naughty' behavior is concerned they do get disiplined.