Dangerous? Abuse? Or maybe just outside your experience?

doublebarr · 07-26-2007, 05:55 PM

Look at the following pictures:

All the horses above are tied with their reins. All are working cow horses on a ranch. This is a common sight on working ranches throughout the US. All are our horses. Guess how many have broken their reins or hurt their mouths tied this way? NONE! Guess how many years experience we have handling horses this way? From MY Grandparents and Hubbys Grandparents on down to our kids. GENERATIONS!

Do our horses spook sometimes? Yes they do, but they spook only as far as they know their tie allows them to go. They are Ranch Horses because of their leavelheadedness (LOL, long word) and because of their training. Becasue of both of these things, they can be tied with their reins and it does not cause any problems. We also tie off to the rope when we have to doctor a calf out in the middle of a couple of hundred acres and the horse will not go anywhere even though they are not "correctly tied up according to conventional modern wisdom".

So, dangerous? NOPE, not one bit.

Next two pictures. Does this look mean and abusive?

Just from the pictures, without you asking any questions about what was going on and why, sure, it can look very mean. But, take a moment and ask why and you might learn something before jumping on a self-righteous rant.

So, just because it is beyond what you "think you know", you might want to take a moment and ask "why" and "how". It could end up with a person learning something new.

kizmet · 07-26-2007, 05:59 PM

I cant really make out what is happening in the photos!

can you pm me if you dont want to give the answer away on the thread!!

my eyesight aint what it used to be!

HorseGurly143 · 07-26-2007, 06:08 PM

You are trying to make him keep walking, the cart isn't really moving, the horse is pulling back... I have no clue! You are trying to crack his back? New form of equine yoga...

BklynCwgrl · 07-26-2007, 06:12 PM

I know I know they're playing tug of war!! The horse that's pulling back is teaching the Drafts to back up!

Blistering Winds · 07-26-2007, 06:12 PM

The single horse is teaching the two other horses how to WHOA. They obviously aren't listening.....

Apparently.......he got what he want.

Now, he wants them to back up? Man, can't get through to those two. They just aren't listening are they?????

BklynCwgrl · 07-26-2007, 06:14 PM

And here you're trying to make that poor horse think he's a cow.

BklynCwgrl · 07-26-2007, 06:15 PM

I beat you BW!!!

kizmet · 07-26-2007, 06:15 PM

does it save you on farrier fees!!!

doublebarr · 07-26-2007, 06:16 PM

ROTFLOL!!!!! You guys are funny

I'm going to hold off a bit and see what is SERIOUSLY said, LOL.

buddiebreeze · 07-26-2007, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kizmet

does it save you on farrier fees!!!

LMAO!!!

That is quite a way to get a great trim

07-26-2007, 05:55 PM	#1
doublebarr Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,053	Dangerous? Abuse? Or maybe just outside your experience? Look at the following pictures: All the horses above are tied with their reins. All are working cow horses on a ranch. This is a common sight on working ranches throughout the US. All are our horses. Guess how many have broken their reins or hurt their mouths tied this way? NONE! Guess how many years experience we have handling horses this way? From MY Grandparents and Hubbys Grandparents on down to our kids. GENERATIONS! Do our horses spook sometimes? Yes they do, but they spook only as far as they know their tie allows them to go. They are Ranch Horses because of their leavelheadedness (LOL, long word) and because of their training. Becasue of both of these things, they can be tied with their reins and it does not cause any problems. We also tie off to the rope when we have to doctor a calf out in the middle of a couple of hundred acres and the horse will not go anywhere even though they are not "correctly tied up according to conventional modern wisdom". So, dangerous? NOPE, not one bit. Next two pictures. Does this look mean and abusive? Just from the pictures, without you asking any questions about what was going on and why, sure, it can look very mean. But, take a moment and ask why and you might learn something before jumping on a self-righteous rant. So, just because it is beyond what you "think you know", you might want to take a moment and ask "why" and "how". It could end up with a person learning something new.

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07-26-2007, 05:59 PM	#2
kizmet Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: scotland Posts: 861	I cant really make out what is happening in the photos! can you pm me if you dont want to give the answer away on the thread!! my eyesight aint what it used to be!

07-26-2007, 06:08 PM	#3
HorseGurly143 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bellingham, Washington, USA Posts: 1,625	You are trying to make him keep walking, the cart isn't really moving, the horse is pulling back... I have no clue! You are trying to crack his back? New form of equine yoga...

07-26-2007, 06:12 PM	#4
BklynCwgrl Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles Posts: 3,671	I know I know they're playing tug of war!! The horse that's pulling back is teaching the Drafts to back up!

07-26-2007, 06:12 PM	#5
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,349	The single horse is teaching the two other horses how to WHOA. They obviously aren't listening..... Apparently.......he got what he want. Now, he wants them to back up? Man, can't get through to those two. They just aren't listening are they?????

07-26-2007, 06:14 PM	#6
BklynCwgrl Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles Posts: 3,671	And here you're trying to make that poor horse think he's a cow.

07-26-2007, 06:15 PM	#7
BklynCwgrl Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles Posts: 3,671	I beat you BW!!!

07-26-2007, 06:16 PM	#9
doublebarr Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 6,053	ROTFLOL!!!!! You guys are funny I'm going to hold off a bit and see what is SERIOUSLY said, LOL.