Just came across this page, 38 warnings about horse management......

I don't know about blue fly veils, but.....................

'Webbing Halters cause ignorant horses.'

and

'Cotton lead ropes cause ignorant horses.'

Neither have caused my horses to be ignorant :confused:
 
I think that guys nuts....'cotton lead ropes causes ignorant horses' ?!? All my horses seem pretty fine with there cotton lead ropes! ;)
 
Yes I questioned all those mentioned too! :confused:

I was just wanting to buy my horse a baby blue fly veil for riding (not the mask) and I can't say I've ever heard that the colour blue blinds horses?
 
Oh sweet jebus :rolleyes:

Number 24 - really?! In that case all of my instructors (many of whom ride/rode significantly higher than elementary level) have all been wrong. I have been advised to use side-reins on many horses previously. Surely they're just like any training aid - if used incorrectly can cause damage?

I'm sorry, it's very petty, but I also have a problem with people who post these so-called instructional websites with terrible spelling/grammar. Forums are different, but on a website where you're claiming to be an authority? At least double check your work!
 
Some sensible stuff (although does anyone really need to be told mouldy hay is bad, and if they do, surely they shouldn't have a goldfish, let alone a horse!:eek:) and some more.... interesting views...
 
minkymoo said:
What about this guff then:
http://www.horseproblems.com.au/general_purpose_saddles_and_the.htm

I certainly do not think that a GP is hell for a horse, and besides, what are you supposed to jump in?!

pfft is all I can say to that!
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I'm actually with him here- a GP is generally purposeless! However, it's what a lot of people need because affording both a jumping and a dressage saddle is difficult. I can honestly say that a dressage saddle will allow you to ride better on the flat, and a jumping one over jumps because that's what they are specifically designed for.

The rest is a bit...over zealous!
 
Faithkat said:
It is SSSOOOO tempting to email him . . . . . but I somehow get the feeling he is P-word fan . . . . .
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He certainly isn't! I think he'd be outraged to read your suggestion LOL!
He is an Australian horse trainer who happens to wear a cowboy hat. A lot of them do. There are a lot of trainers in other countries who look a bit like cowboys and use rope halters, that's no indication that they have anything to do with Parelli.
He's just up the road from some friends on mine. Very opinionated. Comes up with some useful stuff sometimes. Can be a good laugh to read.
 
A lot of this stuff reminds me of things some old cowboys/cowgirls were telling me when I was last in Colorado. They were convinced my horses would die because of their rugs, as they would inevitably get legs caught in straps and break them (the legs not the straps).

There are some interesting views out there, particularly in the more western orientated world. Some of it is just culture clash - god knows I wouldn't do things they do to their horses to mine and vice versa. At the same time, none of what they're doing is actually absuive, just completely strange and bizarre.

The long lead rope thing may stem from a normal 'cowboy' way of hitching which I found scary when I first saw it. They tie to hitching rails by wrapping the rope round the solid bar several times, not to bailing twine like we do. A normal length lead rope would be too small to do this with.
 
I think the longer length lead ropes are more about being able to have more distance if you want it, and control. (ie more chance of leverage if you need it). The long ropes are used as lead ropes, for training, working in circles and arcs, and tied up to use as reins if required. Much more versatile than short cotton lead ropes, and they are generally made of the sort of rope that is used in sailing, which have more "feel".
 
i dont think it means blue fly veil blinds them literally, think it just means that they cant see whilst its on...not forever! x :D

Think its common sense in an extreme form!! x craziness! x
 
Tinypony said:
I think the longer length lead ropes are more about being able to have more distance if you want it, and control. (ie more chance of leverage if you need it). The long ropes are used as lead ropes, for training, working in circles and arcs, and tied up to use as reins if required. Much more versatile than short cotton lead ropes, and they are generally made of the sort of rope that is used in sailing, which have more "feel".
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Oh bu**er, you beat me to the 'feel' bit! He comes across a bit extreme but I do get what he is saying about both the webbing head collars and the 'normal' ropes. I think both the rope halters and the 'parelli' type ropes do allow you to feel more of what the horse is doing far quicker than the conventional types, and the horse to feel far smaller signals faster.
 
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