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Horses As I See Them By Ian McMurchy
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 995194" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Not sure how this old thread got resurrected but I enjoyed the article.</p><p></p><p>I'm considered by those that know me to be a fair horseman. I've had horses and ridden for around 47 years now including raising and breaking quite a few of my own.</p><p></p><p>Horses are a lot like motorcycles in that they will hurt you and you can never become complacent or take them for granted.</p><p></p><p>Of course a motorcycle has no mind of it's own and does not come with a built in disposition to spook at anything it doesn't fully understand resulting in anything from freezing dead still at the wrong moment, breaking into a bucking fit, running blindly in whatever direction happens to be directly away from what spooked it, or do just do a back flip.</p><p></p><p>Horses are an invaluable asset in rough country particularly on long journeys but if you mess with them long enough they will hurt you, sometimes seriously.</p><p></p><p>I got reminded of that fact a couple of years ago when my big ole Tennessee Walker "Louie" who's a 16.1h hand 1,500lbs gentle giant broke five bones in my foot totally on accident.</p><p></p><p>He was about half asleep when I pulled up the cinch and when I did he took a step back and a little to the side. </p><p></p><p>No anger, no attitude from him and certainly no intent to harm me. </p><p></p><p>Keep than in mind anytime you are working with horses if you are a novice. They don't have to do anything with evil intent to hurt you very badly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 995194, member: 30902"] Not sure how this old thread got resurrected but I enjoyed the article. I'm considered by those that know me to be a fair horseman. I've had horses and ridden for around 47 years now including raising and breaking quite a few of my own. Horses are a lot like motorcycles in that they will hurt you and you can never become complacent or take them for granted. Of course a motorcycle has no mind of it's own and does not come with a built in disposition to spook at anything it doesn't fully understand resulting in anything from freezing dead still at the wrong moment, breaking into a bucking fit, running blindly in whatever direction happens to be directly away from what spooked it, or do just do a back flip. Horses are an invaluable asset in rough country particularly on long journeys but if you mess with them long enough they will hurt you, sometimes seriously. I got reminded of that fact a couple of years ago when my big ole Tennessee Walker "Louie" who's a 16.1h hand 1,500lbs gentle giant broke five bones in my foot totally on accident. He was about half asleep when I pulled up the cinch and when I did he took a step back and a little to the side. No anger, no attitude from him and certainly no intent to harm me. Keep than in mind anytime you are working with horses if you are a novice. They don't have to do anything with evil intent to hurt you very badly. [/QUOTE]
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