HappyHorses:)
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Does it personally effect you? If not then chill. I for one have more things to worry about than someone being to soft with their horse
Why do some people just not discipline their horses?!?
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Does it personally effect you? If not then chill. I for one have more things to worry about than someone being to soft with their horse
amandap
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I see this differently I think. If you regularly need to discipline your horse or have it as a part of your day to day management then to me something isn't working somewhere. Training and teaching horses manners goes on all the time and in my experience how strict you have to be on yourself in ensuring the horse behaves as you wish depends on your training as much as the individual horse.
I never need to discipline my horses, I will correct them eg. ask them to take a step or two out of my space if they forget and crowd me but after being strict with myself and very consistent at keeping this rule, for example, this is now a rare event. After having a bargy, big horse I had to learn that I had the responsibility to teach this horse to be aware of me and not to barge and knock me, just disciplining wasn't going to cut it, I had to teach her and be very, very consistent. Looking back, I think just crisis managing her ie. disciplining without teaching/training would have made her very wary of me and might well have forced her to retaliate and perhaps bite, kick or lunge at me.
Just the way I see it.
I never need to discipline my horses, I will correct them eg. ask them to take a step or two out of my space if they forget and crowd me but after being strict with myself and very consistent at keeping this rule, for example, this is now a rare event. After having a bargy, big horse I had to learn that I had the responsibility to teach this horse to be aware of me and not to barge and knock me, just disciplining wasn't going to cut it, I had to teach her and be very, very consistent. Looking back, I think just crisis managing her ie. disciplining without teaching/training would have made her very wary of me and might well have forced her to retaliate and perhaps bite, kick or lunge at me.
Just the way I see it.
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katherine1975
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I think it is up to individuals what they will put up with from a horse. As long as they are not dangerous habits. I'm glad that I keep my horses on a private yard so that they are only handled by me and my husband so they don't get shouted at and hit by others!
amandap
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Ooops, just read all the thread and see there are others posting who see it similarly to me.
Yes, in the end it is up to the person but I didn't want to be knocked over or worse and regularly worry about my horses behaviour and if she would be 'good'. I don't like that kind of stress and I'm sure she prefers the calmness now she knows where she stands...
Yes, in the end it is up to the person but I didn't want to be knocked over or worse and regularly worry about my horses behaviour and if she would be 'good'. I don't like that kind of stress and I'm sure she prefers the calmness now she knows where she stands...