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Originally Posted by JustDressageIt  Exactly as it sounds. Bleeding some blood out so the horse is more lethargic.
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Exactly.
As far as I know, it is not nearly as common these days as it used to be. The sole purpose for doing it was to make the Western Pleasure horse weak, so that it would appear very docile and quiet and keep its head low.
A friend of mine went to the QH Congress several years ago, back when "bleeding" was much more common. He said that the drains in the wash stalls actually clogged up at one point - from all of the blood.
Yuck.
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