Afew weeks late..but nonetheless..:) Pie and I were invited to one of the local church's "Blessing of the Animals" earlier this month. The day's forecast included an almost guranteed rain..wonderful to help quench the drought we are in..but how could Pie come if the event was being moved INSIDE the church, versus outside, like it normally is? Simple, Pie was invited INTO the sanctuary! Pics here http://slidebythesea .wordpress.com/2011/10/10/a- pony-in-the-church /

Ive always used DINK at a low quality, glue factory canidate horse..my uncle called them "cockaroaches".. I've never heard anyone call a novice horseperson a dink..to me, that would be a very derogatory term.

Cindy I do understand your rationale behind the printing of this article..it comes down to the old "will we educate or leave the people to form their OWN education"..fact is, one cannot stop a person from buying a training aid "gadget"..but one can help a person learn about them, so mabey they will realize what those training aids are used for, in what circumstances they are used and when they are not used. I think as a horse community, we need to be more prepared to explain then

I can only assume the you seem to have gotten a notion I am defending the riding in the video..since you quoted my post..please re-read the post..I have not defended anything or anyone..merely offered information to those unfamilar with reining..on what the BASIC premise of the terms bump and fencing "ideally" should be...I know how confused mobs of people can get..and how the horse world loves it's labels and generalities..I am trying to enlighten those people, who choose to listen

I, as JG, am going to copy/paste some stuff I posted on another site..I was pleased with how the discussion turned out. what he is doing is called fencing..it is not used to teach a horse stop..at least in a basic sense? it is teaching the horse to run "Straight and true". Because reining is essentially the same manuvers at the same places in the arena (just in a difference sequence), horses get "Smart" and they figure out once you run past that center cone, they are going to

 

It IS something to be taken seriously...but also not something to panic over. the key is taking a pro active approach to the situation..and many organizations are doing this, by canceling or postponing shows to FORCE people to stay home so this run of the virus has time to run it's course. not unlike many illnesses..it is always "here"..but there are outbreaks, some big, some small. some horses will recover, some will die.. Here in Texas, we have had many cutting shows canceled..and

 

I tell ya..I dont get excited about the triple crown anymore.. IMO..and based of of conversations with racetrack addicts..:)..the breeding and training of the TB's today has led to our lack of a triple crown champion