wow..I only saw a couple of horses while on the beach...they looked too little for me to ride also..Glad the girl was safe and sound!
wow..I only saw a couple of horses while on the beach...they looked too little for me to ride also..Glad the girl was safe and sound!
Don't like or trust horses... something about that " side eye", they always seem very skiddish/nervous to me. I say get rid of em, or designate a certain spot for them. I too fear them knocking a small child over.
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As someone who grew up horseback on the family cattle ranch, I too must dissuade people from the "yank their head to the side" style of "stopping" a horse. Remaining calm, and *gently* applying pressure straight back is a much safer method. Violently yanking in ANY direction is rarely prudent advice when dealing with horses, and will generally result in an equally violent counteraction of some sort, and yanking their head to the side at a gallop is a recipe for disaster, or at the very least, broken legs or other injuries obtained when a horse falls on you. Too, different styles of "bits" (the metal part of the halter that goes in the horse's mouth and basically provides "control" of the horse) can provide different results depending on how the reins are handled and how much force is applied. There is simply no reason to "YANK" a well-broken horse's head in any direction for any reason, and if it takes such actions to control the horse, its NOT well broken and NOT suitable for newbie riders or the tourism trade in any capacity. Knowing what I know about horses and tack, i won't take part in most trail rides or commercial riding endeavors. I like to know more about the horse and the equipment used than the operators typically know or are willing to share.
Last edited by Troublemaker_420; 04-11-2014 at 05:11 AM.
This horse ran from the road through CCLP on to the beach. I seem to remember horses on the beach years ago and they were banned. About time they were banned again.
uumm, yeah, I never mentioned violently YANKing. I said quickly (as in before the horse hits full stride) pull hard (enough to turn the horse) to hopefully distract it from its panic and slow it, bringing it back under control. That said, most novices have so much slack in the reins that they have no control whatsoever if the horse decides to take off. Anyway, maybe they should just give pony rides in a designated area of the beach; let peope get led around and get their photo ops without all the kentucky derby stylee.
Thanks Papa I just added my two cents.
two cents more. great suggestion. thanks for the link!
Again... You will not have this issue on the cliffs. Horses start climbing the cliffs, I am DONE with Jamaica.
as i said before on a previous thread, get rid of the horses on the beach before someone gets hurt, soon come
This past week we watched a horse get "away" from his handler a few times. It ended up walking over the wall at Rooms into the walled-in area. The Dumb@ss handler comes over the wall to get the horse, hops in the saddle, backs up the horse and forces him to jump the wall, hitting the horse's leg on the wall in the process. Completely unnecessary, the horse wasn't panicked he just desperately wanted to get away from this guy who was NOT treating him well; the handler was showing off and someone could have been hurt.
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