I have been thinking about writing this ever since I first ran into the idea that it is ALWAYS wrong to allow the horse to enter your space, an idea I found mostly in the modern aspects of Western horsemanship. This seems to be tied into the idea of teaching the horse to “respect” the human.
All through the 44 years I’ve handled horses I have reacted strongly to any horse that rudely and suddenly invades my personal space. My reactions range a sudden harsh scolding…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on September 27, 2014 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Well, I seem to have survived the summer heat. It has been a challenge living without air-conditioning but I got a wonderful surprise, this summer I had a LOT more endurance when riding in the heat. My youngest son, who has a BS in Biochemistry, told me that organisms have a mechanism when it is hot that protects the body’s proteins, and when the weather turns cold (or if a person is in air-conditioning a lot) the body stops doing this particular protective…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on September 18, 2014 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments
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