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wildbrumby said
on 10/31/2009 How can you write this and be satisfied? this is worst e-how article i have seen in ages. you do not just get on and ride it. what about the schooloing? what about teaching it how to do a simple dressage test? how to jump? how to complete simple manovures? how to behave? how to complete a correct transition? how to canter with soft and rounded movement? none of these are mention, even the basic topics, such as getting it to actually walk on, asking to trot, getting it to relax, none are covered. this is crap,
i have a some tips:
>DONT WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU DONT KNOW
>DONT REFER TO SCHOOLING OR TRAINING A HORSE AS BREAKING. THIS IS DISRESPECTFUL AND DISGUSTING we do not break horses, horse are 'broken' when it has a saddle thrust upon its back and some one leaps on it and holds on until it has been tired out completley.
leterbuck66 said
on 9/30/2009 i've broke horses all my life..its a dna thing..and rodeo aint no stranger to this ol cowpuncher and ya writen crap like this gonna get someone hurt if not dead..leave the parelli siminars and books alone and get with an ol timer that knows the reines there is a hellava lot not written here..a good horse starts with imprinting and alot of work..trust me I make a livn at it. always remember that a horse is prey to all hunting creatures..and the horse KNOWS THIS..so think about it.
ethal said
on 4/25/2009 the person who wrote the ten steps is heading for a recipe for disaster i have two arabs and consider these steps dangerous to someone with little or no experience one of my arabs i ride regularly and the other is a three year old which needs to be broken this year but i think i wont be following the ten tips and would have to be crazy to do so. there is so much information they have left out
racingquest said
on 4/5/2009 this article needs to be removed its like telling someone how to check is there petrol in your car by opening the filler cap and lighting a match to have a look.before you even think about breaking a horse or getting on its back you must make its mouth .this is not spoke about here it takes eight weeks to break a horse properly anyone tells you different either hasnt a clue or knows nothing about horses ive been training horses for forty years
ainahorseluvr said
on 10/22/2008 im going to go break a few horses the natural horsemanship way and kinda like this person is saying tell you how it goes!
Ponygirl21 said
on 8/27/2008 I agree completely with FourHorses. There is alot more to it than that. A horse needs to be accepting and able to pay attention before you can "ride" him.
FourHorses said
on 5/29/2008 This article needs to be deleted or completely overhauled. You are going to get someone hurt by posting these 'steps' to breaking a horse.
There is a LOT more involved than the 10 steps posted. Horses are potentially very dangerous animals, and anyone who is going to learn how to break a horse from this web page DOES NOT have the experience necessary to be working with an unbroke horse.
It takes a lot of experience, a lot of knowledge and the vast majority of people are better off getting an older horse who already knows it all. If they DO get a young horse, they need to send it to a reputable trainer.
Someone will get hurt.
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