UnbelievablyFlippy..Sarcasm

Agree or disagree?
"The real truth is, that for a general purpose horse, the trainer doesn't NEED to have a truly independent seat, or perfect hands, or very subtle cues. In fact, the greener the horse, the LOUDER the cues, initially. Kind of like talking to a toddler, short, clear, loud words. You don't add subtlety until much later."

Yes, I always taught my greenies by yanking and kicking. They are not capable of feeling subtle cues.. Oh, and kids always respond better to yelling..

Sorry, sarcasm again.

I DISAGREE. My gosh, do I disagree..

Oye!!!!!

Sorry, now, at last, I am speechless.

Nice pictures of nephew and husband kidding around, Flip, peeking out from the hydrangea, and my delphiniums bluely blooming. That makes sense. The above? NOT SO MUCH.

Green horses and green riders are a match made in hell. For the horse.
Obviously, the above quote is from someone that cares not, for the horse.
Ribbons ReallY count, for some.

To Trainers and Coaches. Boy, do you need help, with opinions like THAT out there...
I can't believe it...

BTW, anybody out there got a general purpose horse? WTF is That? Must be a new breed or something.

I KnoW! Draft/Paint/Arab/Hackney/TB. Maybe throw in a bit of QH/TWH/SB. For kicks.
What do you get? Nothing at all, unless the horse is well trained, by an Experienced Trainer.

Good grief.
To Horses.
And trainers like kestrel & HP & FV & Trex..
Heaven help the horses with green trainers.

OH, and I have to report on the 10 year old Ontario SPCA Facility on Woodbine.
Wow.
Meghan Simpson mentioned a new program called Canine (& Feline) Personality tests, i.e. Canine-ality etc. Started by the ASPCA. Thanks, Yanks:)

Sure could work well in horses too, don't you think??

Little late for some, of course, poor things. ALL the animals I've known absolutely appreciated the absence of discomfort. It's a given.
Even for a trail horse. Yes, even them.

To Horses and their comfort. We ask them a huge question when we get on their backs. It's their answers we need to listen to.

sarcasm here... "Whack with a stick, step one. Kick with legs, step two, squeeze the breath out of them, step three, oh DRAT I forgot, Rake your sharpened spur into them, step one.. Whack with a stick, step two, ..." Sarcasm over.
fcik....
To Those Poor Horses..