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dianchi

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Just wondered if this is a growing trend. A girl at our yard has gone "natural" for want of a better word.
Her TB now has no shoes, some very odd looking bridle that causes "no pain", and this weekend she got rid of her sadlle and has some sort of girth with stirrups attached then she rides in with a numnah.
To top it off i was quite interested in her reasons behind this-having countless problem horses in the past was interested in new ideas, but she refuses to talk to me about it as im"evil" for having a saddle and coventional bridle and having my horse shod.
She also had a natural foot trimmer come and trim her horses feet and it went lame for 6 months as they hacked its feet to bits.
Now back in work it wears equi-boots to hack in (??) and tripped up big time whilst out gallloping it at the weekend and luckily avoided serious injury.
Just wondered if there are more cases like this where a little info on natural horsemanship seems to be dangerous??
 
oh dear. i think i'd get very angry if someone called me "evil" for bridling and saddling my very happy and relaxed horses. not everyone using traditional methods is cruel.
crippling a horse for 6 months sounds pretty cruel to me!
there have been lots of pro- and con- "natural horsemanship" posts in the past. i daren't even start...
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yes, i have heard of people going completely overboard on this... also of a girl who took the Parelli "you can ride your horse down the road bareback in a Parelli halter" comment absolutely literally, very early on, with predictably tragic results.
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certainly sounds interesting!! cant say i'd like to ride either of mine without a proper saddle and bridle!!!

defo wouldnt be up for anything but a reputable farrier for my lads either, i have enough foot problems as it is!!!

keep us informed how she goes!!
 
My horse is barefoot, and I have used hoof boots which are better than metal shoes on the road as it is like putting on "trainers." No filled legs now. Not so good on slippy mud,in hoofboots to start with but his hind feet are now always bare and he doesn't slip at all barefoot on grass in the rain (lesson a couple of weeks ago).

I do however, use a bridle and a treed saddle and even (horrors!) clip and rug him in the winter. And pull his mane.

Oh dear, I feel a bit sorry for this horse. As is said "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." On the other hand, her intentions are good and she is obviously open to lots of different ideas.

There is no doubt at all that horses can be damaged by an ill fitting saddle, mis use of the bit and by bad shoeing. The trouble for the horse owner is finding GOOD practitioners of all sorts, whether a farrier, or trimmer, or saddle fitter and even a good riding instructor.

Still I have found out that to improve my horse's way of going the best thing that has ever happened to him is for me to have lessons from an instructor who knows exactly what they are doing, and has had lots of experience of bringing on youg horses to a high level and not just chasing marks in a dressage competition.
 
god thats like a veggie not talking to some one who eats meat!! lol i def think sometimes too much info or poss too little in this case is a bad thing. have to say i would love to get a bareback roller for my mare but only for taking her for a paddle on the beach. she will be buying only the finest feeds that have been 'humanely produced' next! o and dont forget the organic carotts!
 
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