The wife
Well-Known Member
After doing a little research into various different calmer products and realising just how many are on the market and reading the projected increase on usage with various companies it got me thinking several things...
What did people do before calmers were so popular? Are our horses getting sharper and more problematic or is it a reflection of a decreased riding ability with fewer 'proper jockeys' around to get on the naughtier ones. Does over feeding cause a lot of so called behavioural problems?
Most of these points I can answer myself from my own humble opinion but I wonder what others views are. Personally I think an increase in the amount of hi tech feeds on the market has a massive reflection with some people feeding too much. - to be fair it is a mine field feeding these days, I'd like to think I'm pretty savvy on feeding but even I get confused these days with so much choice available that promises amazing results. Christ, I've even put my youngsters on to a balancer to give them top lines like stallions * this is tongue in cheek * . I think riding schools have safer ponies and horses for people to learn on thus not allowing people to develop what I call a proper seat and instinct for staying on board.
I could be here all day actually on my thoughts but what are everybody else's thoughts on the seemingly direct correlation between the above?
What did people do before calmers were so popular? Are our horses getting sharper and more problematic or is it a reflection of a decreased riding ability with fewer 'proper jockeys' around to get on the naughtier ones. Does over feeding cause a lot of so called behavioural problems?
Most of these points I can answer myself from my own humble opinion but I wonder what others views are. Personally I think an increase in the amount of hi tech feeds on the market has a massive reflection with some people feeding too much. - to be fair it is a mine field feeding these days, I'd like to think I'm pretty savvy on feeding but even I get confused these days with so much choice available that promises amazing results. Christ, I've even put my youngsters on to a balancer to give them top lines like stallions * this is tongue in cheek * . I think riding schools have safer ponies and horses for people to learn on thus not allowing people to develop what I call a proper seat and instinct for staying on board.
I could be here all day actually on my thoughts but what are everybody else's thoughts on the seemingly direct correlation between the above?