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- From: wrat@unisql.UUCP (wharfie)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: horse doesn't like to be groomed
- Message-ID: <4252@unisql.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 15:48:48 GMT
- Organization: UniSQL, Inc., Austin, Texas, USA
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- Hi, y'all. I'm a novice rider who pays for his lessons by
- working around the stables. One of the things I do is groom and tack
- up. There's this horse, Dollar, who doesn't like to be groomed. When
- I try to brush or curry him, he lays his ears back and tosses his head
- and his skin moves like there's flies on him. I've tried all different
- curries and brushes, too. I can usually get one side of him done
- before he decides he's had enough and starts running away.
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- I'm not the only one who has trouble with this horse. He
- apparently doesn't like to be handled at all. I've been told just don't
- bother with Dollar and someone else will see to him, but I've decided
- to make this my Personal Challenge :-) so my question is:
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- What could I do to get this horse to trust me enough to
- groom him, or make the experience more tolerable to him? I've tried
- bribing him with carrots...
-