Cherie

Hi Cherie,
I just read about the horse auction you went to and I feel the same way. I'm over in AR and the horses here are meeting the same fate. I used to go sell goats, chickens, etc and now I'm done. You are 100% right about not keeping the old going and the terminally ill horses around when we could at least donate money to rescues or take on a sound horse that deserves to live. The other day a woman I knew called me frantically begging me to adopt her mare. She had a terrible case of ringbone, super gentle & broke, but unfit to ride much and she was sending her to the sale if I didn't take her. I cried till I couldn't see straight, but decided not too and get a horse that had a longer life ahead of him who was in need and in the same scenario. It's hard to say it, but it's true, thanks for putting it out there.

Hiya;
I saw your reply and found it quite rude; I am actually working with an abused horse who is terrified of whips. I do use one in my lesson, but as soon as he knows I have it in my hand he starts to get joggy, nervous and it feels like I am riding a ticking time bomb. As soon as I drop it he stops the anxiety and calms down and manages a collected walk.

Yes, I am not as experienced as you and you may be older, but that does not mean you have to tap a horse with a whip for it to respect you, or gain the upper hand. I do treat my horse differently to others because he has been abused, and when I first got him I couldn't do anything on him because I had to gain his trust, and when I finally did - thats when I started to incorporate new idea's such as a lunging whip. (the first time I used it he went into the corner of the round yard and was shaking)

There are many more ways to gain respect, just because I am 15 doesn't mean I don't know what im talking about.

Cherie where do I find this mineral block: "im in KS and also have a 3 yr old that has just started chewing wood.
TIna

I am not promoting it here to sell it - just as a natural alternative to something that i found to work on my own gelding. Because i love natural products in my TB instead of drugs and bute, found this worked better then most things i've done. Why not tell people about it ? same thing with buying a product no one has ever heard of and coming onto a forum and saying OMG this product was great u have to try it? just trying to share the info that i have . and the experiences i've gone thru with it